diff --git a/electrumx/server/block_processor.py b/electrumx/server/block_processor.py
index 3502c09..a2697fb 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/block_processor.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/block_processor.py
@@ -344,11 +344,12 @@ class BlockProcessor(electrumx.server.db.DB):
         tx_diff = self.tx_count - self.last_flush_tx_count
 
         # Flush to file system
-        self.fs_flush()
+        self.fs_flush(self.height, self.tx_count, self.headers,
+                      self.tx_hashes)
+        self.tx_hashes = []
+        self.headers = []
+
         fs_end = time.time()
-        if self.utxo_db.for_sync:
-            self.logger.info('flushed to FS in {:.1f}s'
-                             .format(fs_end - flush_start))
 
         # History next - it's fast and frees memory
         hashX_count = self.history.flush()
@@ -395,17 +396,6 @@ class BlockProcessor(electrumx.server.db.DB):
                              .format(formatted_time(self.wall_time),
                                      formatted_time(tx_est / this_tx_per_sec)))
 
-    def fs_flush(self):
-        '''Flush the things stored on the filesystem.'''
-        assert self.fs_height + len(self.headers) == self.height
-        assert self.tx_count == self.tx_counts[-1] if self.tx_counts else 0
-
-        self.fs_update(self.fs_height, self.headers, self.tx_hashes)
-        self.fs_height = self.height
-        self.fs_tx_count = self.tx_count
-        self.tx_hashes = []
-        self.headers = []
-
     async def backup_flush(self):
         assert self.height < self.db_height
         assert not self.headers
diff --git a/electrumx/server/db.py b/electrumx/server/db.py
index 3cb36dd..817f51e 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/db.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/db.py
@@ -150,6 +150,43 @@ class DB(object):
         return await self.header_mc.branch_and_root(length, height)
 
     # Flushing
+    def fs_flush(self, to_height, to_tx_count, headers, block_tx_hashes):
+        '''Write headers, tx counts and block tx hashes to the filesystem.
+        No LevelDB state is updated.
+
+        The first height to write is self.fs_height + 1.  The FS
+        metadata is all append-only, so in a crash we just pick up
+        again from the height stored in the DB.
+        '''
+        prior_tx_count = (self.tx_counts[self.fs_height]
+                          if self.fs_height >= 0 else 0)
+        assert len(block_tx_hashes) == len(headers)
+        assert to_height == self.fs_height + len(headers)
+        assert to_tx_count == self.tx_counts[-1] if self.tx_counts else 0
+        assert len(self.tx_counts) == to_height + 1
+        hashes = b''.join(block_tx_hashes)
+        assert len(hashes) % 32 == 0
+        assert len(hashes) // 32 == to_tx_count - prior_tx_count
+
+        # Write the headers, tx counts, and tx hashes
+        start_time = time.time()
+        height_start = self.fs_height + 1
+        offset = self.header_offset(height_start)
+        self.headers_file.write(offset, b''.join(headers))
+        self.fs_update_header_offsets(offset, height_start, headers)
+        offset = height_start * self.tx_counts.itemsize
+        self.tx_counts_file.write(offset,
+                                  self.tx_counts[height_start:].tobytes())
+        offset = prior_tx_count * 32
+        self.hashes_file.write(offset, hashes)
+
+        self.fs_height = to_height
+        self.fs_tx_count = to_tx_count
+
+        if self.utxo_db.for_sync:
+            elapsed = time.time() - start_time
+            self.logger.info(f'flushed to FS in {elapsed:.2f}s')
+
     def db_assert_flushed(self, to_tx_count, to_height):
         '''Asserts state is fully flushed.'''
         assert to_tx_count == self.fs_tx_count == self.db_tx_count
@@ -185,36 +222,6 @@ class DB(object):
         # Truncate header_mc: header count is 1 more than the height.
         self.header_mc.truncate(height + 1)
 
-    def fs_update(self, fs_height, headers, block_tx_hashes):
-        '''Write headers, the tx_count array and block tx hashes to disk.
-
-        Their first height is fs_height.  No recorded DB state is
-        updated.  These arrays are all append only, so in a crash we
-        just pick up again from the DB height.
-        '''
-        blocks_done = len(headers)
-        height_start = fs_height + 1
-        new_height = fs_height + blocks_done
-        prior_tx_count = (self.tx_counts[fs_height] if fs_height >= 0 else 0)
-        cur_tx_count = self.tx_counts[-1] if self.tx_counts else 0
-        txs_done = cur_tx_count - prior_tx_count
-
-        assert len(block_tx_hashes) == blocks_done
-        assert len(self.tx_counts) == new_height + 1
-        hashes = b''.join(block_tx_hashes)
-        assert len(hashes) % 32 == 0
-        assert len(hashes) // 32 == txs_done
-
-        # Write the headers, tx counts, and tx hashes
-        offset = self.header_offset(height_start)
-        self.headers_file.write(offset, b''.join(headers))
-        self.fs_update_header_offsets(offset, height_start, headers)
-        offset = height_start * self.tx_counts.itemsize
-        self.tx_counts_file.write(offset,
-                                  self.tx_counts[height_start:].tobytes())
-        offset = prior_tx_count * 32
-        self.hashes_file.write(offset, hashes)
-
     async def read_headers(self, start_height, count):
         '''Requires start_height >= 0, count >= 0.  Reads as many headers as
         are available starting at start_height up to count.  This