diff --git a/libethereum/BlockChainSync.cpp b/libethereum/BlockChainSync.cpp
index b3b168cb7..6aede0c16 100644
--- a/libethereum/BlockChainSync.cpp
+++ b/libethereum/BlockChainSync.cpp
@@ -298,10 +298,12 @@ void BlockChainSync::onPeerNewBlock(std::shared_ptr<EthereumPeer> _peer, RLP con
 		case ImportResult::UnknownParent:
 		{
 			logNewBlock(h);
-			clog(NetMessageDetail) << "Received block with no known parent. Resyncing...";
 			u256 totalDifficulty = _r[1].toInt<u256>();
 			if (totalDifficulty > _peer->m_totalDifficulty)
+			{
+				clog(NetMessageDetail) << "Received block with no known parent. Resyncing...";
 				resetSyncFor(_peer, h, totalDifficulty);
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 		default:;
@@ -1168,9 +1170,9 @@ SyncStatus PV61Sync::status() const
 {
 	RecursiveGuard l(x_sync);
 	SyncStatus res = PV60Sync::status();
+	res.protocolVersion = 61;
 	if (m_state == SyncState::Hashes && isPV61Syncing())
 	{
-		res.protocolVersion = 61;
 		res.hashesReceived = 0;
 		for (auto const& d : m_readyChainMap)
 			res.hashesReceived += d.second.size();
diff --git a/libethereum/BlockChainSync.h b/libethereum/BlockChainSync.h
index 4fb7bae2c..6be17bc74 100644
--- a/libethereum/BlockChainSync.h
+++ b/libethereum/BlockChainSync.h
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ public:
 	/// @returns true is Sync is in progress
 	virtual bool isSyncing() const = 0;
 
+	/// Restart sync
+	virtual void restartSync() = 0;
+
 	/// Called by peer to report status
 	virtual void onPeerStatus(std::shared_ptr<EthereumPeer> _peer);
 
@@ -92,9 +95,6 @@ protected:
 	/// Resume downloading after witing state
 	virtual void continueSync() = 0;
 
-	/// Restart sync
-	virtual void restartSync() = 0;
-
 	/// Called after all blocks have been donloaded
 	virtual void completeSync() = 0;
 
diff --git a/libethereum/EthereumHost.cpp b/libethereum/EthereumHost.cpp
index f00ec7dc7..88f95f64f 100644
--- a/libethereum/EthereumHost.cpp
+++ b/libethereum/EthereumHost.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ void EthereumHost::reset()
 	if (m_sync)
 		m_sync->abortSync();
 	m_sync.reset();
+	m_syncStart = 0;
 
 	m_latestBlockSent = h256();
 	Guard tl(x_transactions);
@@ -115,6 +116,21 @@ void EthereumHost::doWork()
 
 	foreachPeer([](std::shared_ptr<EthereumPeer> _p) { _p->tick(); return true; });
 
+	if (m_syncStart)
+	{
+		DEV_GUARDED(x_sync);
+			if (!m_sync)
+			{
+				time_t now = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(chrono::system_clock::now());
+				if (now - m_syncStart > 10)
+				{
+					m_sync.reset(new PV60Sync(*this));
+					m_syncStart = 0;
+					m_sync->restartSync();
+				}
+			}
+	}
+
 //	return netChange;
 	// TODO: Figure out what to do with netChange.
 	(void)netChange;
@@ -259,7 +275,14 @@ BlockChainSync* EthereumHost::sync()
 			pv61 = true;
 		return !pv61;
 	});
-	m_sync.reset(pv61 ? new PV61Sync(*this) : new PV60Sync(*this));
+	if (pv61)
+	{
+		m_syncStart = 0;
+		m_sync.reset(new PV61Sync(*this));
+	}
+	else if (!m_syncStart)
+		m_syncStart = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(chrono::system_clock::now());
+
 	return m_sync.get();
 }
 
diff --git a/libethereum/EthereumHost.h b/libethereum/EthereumHost.h
index 6cb82ebb4..9afaa8413 100644
--- a/libethereum/EthereumHost.h
+++ b/libethereum/EthereumHost.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ private:
 	mutable Mutex x_transactions;
 	DownloadMan m_man;
 	std::unique_ptr<BlockChainSync> m_sync;
+	std::atomic<time_t> m_syncStart = { 0 };
 };
 
 }