diff --git a/server/block_processor.py b/server/block_processor.py
index c9c86be..aaf1f2c 100644
--- a/server/block_processor.py
+++ b/server/block_processor.py
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ class BlockProcessor(server.db.DB):
         a real reorg.'''
         self.logger.info('chain reorg detected')
         self.flush(True)
-        self.logger.info('finding common height...')
 
         hashes = await self.reorg_hashes(count)
         # Reverse and convert to hex strings.
@@ -305,12 +304,11 @@ class BlockProcessor(server.db.DB):
         assert not self.utxo_cache
         assert not self.db_deletes
 
-    def flush(self, flush_utxos=False, flush_history=None):
+    def flush(self, flush_utxos=False):
         '''Flush out cached state.
 
         History is always flushed.  UTXOs are flushed if flush_utxos.'''
         if self.height == self.db_height:
-            assert flush_history is None
             self.assert_flushed()
             return
 
@@ -319,14 +317,10 @@ class BlockProcessor(server.db.DB):
         last_flush = self.last_flush
         tx_diff = self.tx_count - self.last_flush_tx_count
 
-        if self.height > self.db_height:
-            assert flush_history is None
-            flush_history = self.flush_history
-
         with self.db.write_batch() as batch:
             # History first - fast and frees memory.  Flush state last
             # as it reads the wall time.
-            flush_history(batch)
+            self.flush_history(batch)
             if flush_utxos:
                 self.flush_utxos(batch)
             self.flush_state(batch)
@@ -394,12 +388,36 @@ class BlockProcessor(server.db.DB):
         self.tx_hashes = []
         self.headers = []
 
-    def backup_history(self, batch, hash168s):
-        self.logger.info('backing up history to height {:,d}  tx_count {:,d}'
-                         .format(self.height, self.tx_count))
+    def backup_flush(self, hash168s):
+        '''Like flush() but when backing up.  All UTXOs are flushed.
 
+        hash168s - sequence of hash168s which were touched by backing
+        up.  Searched for history entries to remove after the backup
+        height.
+        '''
+        assert self.height < self.db_height
         assert not self.history
 
+        self.flush_count += 1
+        flush_start = time.time()
+
+        with self.db.write_batch() as batch:
+            # Flush state last as it reads the wall time.
+            self.backup_history(batch, hash168s)
+            self.flush_utxos(batch)
+            self.flush_state(batch)
+
+        # Update and put the wall time again - otherwise we drop the
+        # time it took to commit the batch
+        self.flush_state(self.db)
+
+        self.logger.info('backup flush #{:,d} took {:.1f}s.  '
+                         'Height {:,d} txs: {:,d}'
+                         .format(self.flush_count,
+                                 self.last_flush - flush_start,
+                                 self.height, self.tx_count))
+
+    def backup_history(self, batch, hash168s):
         nremoves = 0
         for hash168 in sorted(hash168s):
             prefix = b'H' + hash168
@@ -426,8 +444,8 @@ class BlockProcessor(server.db.DB):
         assert not self.headers
         assert not self.tx_hashes
 
-        self.logger.info('removed {:,d} history entries from {:,d} addresses'
-                         .format(nremoves, len(hash168s)))
+        self.logger.info('backing up removed {:,d} history entries from '
+                         '{:,d} addresses'.format(nremoves, len(hash168s)))
 
     def check_cache_size(self):
         '''Flush a cache if it gets too big.'''
@@ -520,7 +538,6 @@ class BlockProcessor(server.db.DB):
         The blocks should be in order of decreasing height.
         A flush is performed once the blocks are backed up.
         '''
-        self.logger.info('backing up {:,d} blocks'.format(len(blocks)))
         self.assert_flushed()
 
         for block in blocks:
@@ -541,8 +558,7 @@ class BlockProcessor(server.db.DB):
 
         # touched includes those passed into this function.  That will
         # generally be empty but is harmless if not.
-        flush_history = partial(self.backup_history, hash168s=touched)
-        self.flush(True, flush_history=flush_history)
+        self.backup_flush(touched)
 
     def backup_txs(self, tx_hashes, txs, touched):
         # Prevout values, in order down the block (coinbase first if present)