diff --git a/electrumx/server/block_processor.py b/electrumx/server/block_processor.py
index 8b2015c..e0ccf57 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/block_processor.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/block_processor.py
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ class BlockProcessor(electrumx.server.db.DB):
 
         # Meta
         self.next_cache_check = 0
-        self.last_flush = time.time()
         self.touched = set()
         self.reorg_count = 0
 
@@ -313,14 +312,6 @@ class BlockProcessor(electrumx.server.db.DB):
 
         return start, count
 
-    def flush_state(self, batch):
-        '''Flush chain state to the batch.'''
-        now = time.time()
-        self.wall_time += now - self.last_flush
-        self.last_flush = now
-        self.last_flush_tx_count = self.tx_count
-        self.write_utxo_state(batch)
-
     def assert_flushed(self):
         '''Asserts state is fully flushed.'''
         assert not self.undo_infos
@@ -725,7 +716,6 @@ class BlockProcessor(electrumx.server.db.DB):
         self.height = self.db_height
         self.tip = self.db_tip
         self.tx_count = self.db_tx_count
-        self.last_flush_tx_count = self.tx_count
 
     # --- External API
 
diff --git a/electrumx/server/db.py b/electrumx/server/db.py
index 7beba1d..f86bcd8 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/db.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/db.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class DB(object):
         self.history = History()
         self.utxo_db = None
         self.tx_counts = None
+        self.last_flush = time.time()
 
         self.logger.info(f'using {self.env.db_engine} for DB backend')
 
@@ -232,6 +233,14 @@ class DB(object):
         self.db_tx_count = to_tx_count
         self.db_tip = to_tip
 
+    def flush_state(self, batch):
+        '''Flush chain state to the batch.'''
+        now = time.time()
+        self.wall_time += now - self.last_flush
+        self.last_flush = now
+        self.last_flush_tx_count = self.fs_tx_count
+        self.write_utxo_state(batch)
+
     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
@@ -441,6 +450,7 @@ class DB(object):
         # These are our state as we move ahead of DB state
         self.fs_height = self.db_height
         self.fs_tx_count = self.db_tx_count
+        self.last_flush_tx_count = self.fs_tx_count
 
         # Log some stats
         self.logger.info('DB version: {:d}'.format(self.db_version))