diff --git a/electrumx/server/block_processor.py b/electrumx/server/block_processor.py
index a7ecc0a..457d30b 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/block_processor.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/block_processor.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class BlockProcessor(DB):
         for hex_hashes in chunks(hashes, 50):
             raw_blocks = await get_raw_blocks(last, hex_hashes)
             await self.run_in_thread_with_lock(self.backup_blocks, raw_blocks)
-            await self.backup_flush()
+            await self.flush_for_backup()
             last -= len(raw_blocks)
         await self.prefetcher.reset_height(self.height)
 
@@ -319,6 +319,16 @@ class BlockProcessor(DB):
         assert not self.db_deletes
         self.db_assert_flushed(self.tx_count, self.height)
 
+    async def flush_for_backup(self):
+        # self.touched can include other addresses which is
+        # harmless, but remove None.
+        self.touched.discard(None)
+        await self.run_in_thread_with_lock(
+            self.flush_backup, self.flush_data(), self.touched)
+        self.db_deletes = []
+        self.utxo_cache = {}
+        self.undo_infos = []
+
     async def flush(self, flush_utxos):
         if self.height == self.db_height:
             self.assert_flushed()
@@ -367,46 +377,6 @@ class BlockProcessor(DB):
                              .format(formatted_time(self.wall_time),
                                      formatted_time(tx_est / this_tx_per_sec)))
 
-    async def backup_flush(self):
-        assert self.height < self.db_height
-        assert not self.headers
-        assert not self.tx_hashes
-        self.history.assert_flushed()
-        await self.run_in_thread_with_lock(self._backup_flush_body)
-
-    def _backup_flush_body(self):
-        '''Like flush() but when backing up.  All UTXOs are flushed.
-
-        hashXs - sequence of hashXs which were touched by backing
-        up.  Searched for history entries to remove after the backup
-        height.
-        '''
-        flush_start = time.time()
-
-        self.backup_fs(self.height, self.tx_count)
-
-        # Backup history.  self.touched can include other addresses
-        # which is harmless, but remove None.
-        self.touched.discard(None)
-        nremoves = self.history.backup(self.touched, self.tx_count)
-        self.logger.info('backing up removed {:,d} history entries'
-                         .format(nremoves))
-
-        with self.utxo_db.write_batch() as batch:
-            self.flush_utxo_db(batch, self.flush_data())
-            # Flush state last as it reads the wall time.
-            self.flush_state(batch)
-
-        self.db_deletes = []
-        self.utxo_cache = {}
-        self.undo_infos = []
-
-        self.logger.info('backup flush #{:,d} took {:.1f}s.  '
-                         'Height {:,d} txs: {:,d}'
-                         .format(self.history.flush_count,
-                                 self.last_flush - flush_start,
-                                 self.height, self.tx_count))
-
     def check_cache_size(self):
         '''Flush a cache if it gets too big.'''
         # Good average estimates based on traversal of subobjects and
diff --git a/electrumx/server/db.py b/electrumx/server/db.py
index d5d62ca..861845c 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/db.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/db.py
@@ -282,6 +282,28 @@ class DB(object):
         self.last_flush_tx_count = self.fs_tx_count
         self.write_utxo_state(batch)
 
+    def flush_backup(self, flush_data, touched):
+        '''Like flush_dbs() but when backing up.  All UTXOs are flushed.'''
+        assert not flush_data.headers
+        assert not flush_data.block_tx_hashes
+        assert flush_data.height < self.db_height
+        self.history.assert_flushed()
+
+        start_time = time.time()
+        tx_delta = flush_data.tx_count - self.last_flush_tx_count
+
+        self.backup_fs(flush_data.height, flush_data.tx_count)
+        self.history.backup(touched, flush_data.tx_count)
+        with self.utxo_db.write_batch() as batch:
+            self.flush_utxo_db(batch, flush_data)
+            # Flush state last as it reads the wall time.
+            self.flush_state(batch)
+
+        elapsed = self.last_flush - start_time
+        self.logger.info(f'backup flush #{self.history.flush_count:,d} took '
+                         f'{elapsed:.1f}s.  Height {flush_data.height:,d} '
+                         f'txs: {flush_data.tx_count:,d} ({tx_delta:+,d})')
+
     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
diff --git a/electrumx/server/history.py b/electrumx/server/history.py
index eaab4af..b42ca6c 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/history.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/history.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class History(object):
             if flush_id > utxo_flush_count:
                 keys.append(key)
 
-        self.logger.info('deleting {:,d} history entries'.format(len(keys)))
+        self.logger.info(f'deleting {len(keys):,d} history entries')
 
         self.flush_count = utxo_flush_count
         with self.db.write_batch() as batch:
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ class History(object):
             self.logger.info(f'flushed history in {elapsed:.1f}s '
                              f'for {count:,d} addrs')
 
-
     def backup(self, hashXs, tx_count):
         # Not certain this is needed, but it doesn't hurt
         self.flush_count += 1
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ class History(object):
                     batch.put(key, value)
             self.write_state(batch)
 
-        return nremoves
+        self.logger.info(f'backing up removed {nremoves:,d} history entries')
 
     def get_txnums(self, hashX, limit=1000):
         '''Generator that returns an unpruned, sorted list of tx_nums in the