diff --git a/db/sync.go b/db/sync.go
index 81268a8c..339daedb 100644
--- a/db/sync.go
+++ b/db/sync.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func NewSyncWorker(db *RocksDB, chain bchain.BlockChain, syncWorkers, syncChunk
 	}, nil
 }
 
-var synced = errors.New("synced")
+var errSynced = errors.New("synced")
 
 // ResyncIndex synchronizes index to the top of the blockchain
 // onNewBlock is called when new block is connected, but not in initial parallel sync
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (w *SyncWorker) ResyncIndex(onNewBlock func(hash string)) error {
 		w.metrics.IndexResyncDuration.Observe(float64(d) / 1e6) // in milliseconds
 		w.metrics.IndexDBSize.Set(float64(w.db.DatabaseSizeOnDisk()))
 		fallthrough
-	case synced:
+	case errSynced:
 		// this is not actually error but flag that resync wasn't necessary
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -68,90 +68,54 @@ func (w *SyncWorker) ResyncIndex(onNewBlock func(hash string)) error {
 }
 
 func (w *SyncWorker) resyncIndex(onNewBlock func(hash string)) error {
-	remote, err := w.chain.GetBestBlockHash()
+	remoteBestHash, err := w.chain.GetBestBlockHash()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	localBestHeight, local, err := w.db.GetBestBlock()
+	localBestHeight, localBestHash, err := w.db.GetBestBlock()
 	if err != nil {
-		local = ""
+		return err
 	}
-
-	// If the locally indexed block is the same as the best block on the
-	// network, we're done.
-	if local == remote {
-		glog.Infof("resync: synced on %d %s", localBestHeight, local)
-		return synced
+	// If the locally indexed block is the same as the best block on the network, we're done.
+	if localBestHash == remoteBestHash {
+		glog.Infof("resync: synced at %d %s", localBestHeight, localBestHash)
+		return errSynced
 	}
-
-	var header *bchain.BlockHeader
-	if local != "" {
-		// Is local tip on the best chain?
-		header, err = w.chain.GetBlockHeader(local)
-		forked := false
-		if err != nil {
-			if err == bchain.ErrBlockNotFound {
-				forked = true
-			} else {
-				return err
-			}
-		} else {
-			if header.Confirmations < 0 {
-				forked = true
-			}
-		}
-
-		if forked {
-			// find and disconnect forked blocks and then synchronize again
-			glog.Info("resync: local is forked")
-			var height uint32
-			hashes := []string{local}
-			for height = localBestHeight - 1; height >= 0; height-- {
-				local, err = w.db.GetBlockHash(height)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-				remote, err = w.chain.GetBlockHash(height)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-				if local == remote {
-					break
-				}
-				hashes = append(hashes, local)
-			}
-			err = w.DisconnectBlocks(height+1, localBestHeight, hashes)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			return w.resyncIndex(onNewBlock)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if header != nil {
-		glog.Info("resync: local is behind")
-		w.startHash = header.Next
-		w.startHeight = localBestHeight + 1
-	} else {
-		// If the local block is missing, we're indexing from the genesis block
-		// or from the start block specified by flags
-		glog.Info("resync: genesis from block ", w.startHeight)
-		w.startHash, err = w.chain.GetBlockHash(w.startHeight)
-		if err != nil {
+	if localBestHash != "" {
+		remoteHash, err := w.chain.GetBlockHash(localBestHeight)
+		// for some coins (eth) remote can be at lower best height after rollback
+		if err != nil && err != bchain.ErrBlockNotFound {
 			return err
 		}
+		if remoteHash != localBestHash {
+			// forked - the remote hash differs from the local hash at the same height
+			glog.Info("resync: local is forked at height ", localBestHeight, ", local hash ", localBestHash, ", remote hash", remoteHash)
+			return w.handleFork(localBestHeight, localBestHash, onNewBlock)
+		}
+		glog.Info("resync: local at ", localBestHeight, " is behind")
+		w.startHeight = localBestHeight + 1
+	} else {
+		// database is empty, start genesis
+		glog.Info("resync: genesis from block ", w.startHeight)
+	}
+	w.startHash, err = w.chain.GetBlockHash(w.startHeight)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-
 	// if parallel operation is enabled and the number of blocks to be connected is large,
 	// use parallel routine to load majority of blocks
 	if w.syncWorkers > 1 {
-		chainBestHeight, err := w.chain.GetBestBlockHeight()
+		remoteBestHeight, err := w.chain.GetBestBlockHeight()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if chainBestHeight-w.startHeight > uint32(w.syncChunk) {
-			glog.Infof("resync: parallel sync of blocks %d-%d, using %d workers", w.startHeight, chainBestHeight, w.syncWorkers)
-			err = w.connectBlocksParallel(w.startHeight, chainBestHeight)
+		if remoteBestHeight < w.startHeight {
+			glog.Error("resync: error - remote best height ", remoteBestHeight, " less than sync start height ", w.startHeight)
+			return errors.New("resync: remote best height error")
+		}
+		if remoteBestHeight-w.startHeight > uint32(w.syncChunk) {
+			glog.Infof("resync: parallel sync of blocks %d-%d, using %d workers", w.startHeight, remoteBestHeight, w.syncWorkers)
+			err = w.connectBlocksParallel(w.startHeight, remoteBestHeight)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -160,10 +124,37 @@ func (w *SyncWorker) resyncIndex(onNewBlock func(hash string)) error {
 			return w.resyncIndex(onNewBlock)
 		}
 	}
-
 	return w.connectBlocks(onNewBlock)
 }
 
+func (w *SyncWorker) handleFork(localBestHeight uint32, localBestHash string, onNewBlock func(hash string)) error {
+	// find forked blocks, disconnect them and then synchronize again
+	var height uint32
+	hashes := []string{localBestHash}
+	for height = localBestHeight - 1; height >= 0; height-- {
+		local, err := w.db.GetBlockHash(height)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if local == "" {
+			break
+		}
+		remote, err := w.chain.GetBlockHash(height)
+		// for some coins (eth) remote can be at lower best height after rollback
+		if err != nil && err != bchain.ErrBlockNotFound {
+			return err
+		}
+		if local == remote {
+			break
+		}
+		hashes = append(hashes, local)
+	}
+	if err := w.DisconnectBlocks(height+1, localBestHeight, hashes); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return w.resyncIndex(onNewBlock)
+}
+
 func (w *SyncWorker) connectBlocks(onNewBlock func(hash string)) error {
 	bch := make(chan blockResult, 8)
 	done := make(chan struct{})
@@ -187,7 +178,7 @@ func (w *SyncWorker) connectBlocks(onNewBlock func(hash string)) error {
 	}
 
 	if lastRes.block != nil {
-		glog.Infof("resync: synced on %d %s", lastRes.block.Height, lastRes.block.Hash)
+		glog.Infof("resync: synced at %d %s", lastRes.block.Height, lastRes.block.Hash)
 	}
 
 	return nil