diff --git a/electrumx/server/block_processor.py b/electrumx/server/block_processor.py
index a2697fb..b157a33 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/block_processor.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/block_processor.py
@@ -344,18 +344,13 @@ class BlockProcessor(electrumx.server.db.DB):
         tx_diff = self.tx_count - self.last_flush_tx_count
 
         # Flush to file system
-        self.fs_flush(self.height, self.tx_count, self.headers,
+        self.flush_fs(self.height, self.tx_count, self.headers,
                       self.tx_hashes)
         self.tx_hashes = []
         self.headers = []
 
-        fs_end = time.time()
-
-        # History next - it's fast and frees memory
-        hashX_count = self.history.flush()
-        if self.utxo_db.for_sync:
-            self.logger.info('flushed history in {:.1f}s for {:,d} addrs'
-                             .format(time.time() - fs_end, hashX_count))
+        # Then history
+        self.flush_history()
 
         # Flush state last as it reads the wall time.
         with self.utxo_db.write_batch() as batch:
diff --git a/electrumx/server/db.py b/electrumx/server/db.py
index 817f51e..f862af3 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/db.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/db.py
@@ -150,9 +150,8 @@ 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):
+    def flush_fs(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
@@ -187,6 +186,9 @@ class DB(object):
             elapsed = time.time() - start_time
             self.logger.info(f'flushed to FS in {elapsed:.2f}s')
 
+    def flush_history(self):
+        self.history.flush()
+
     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 b525af8..b78e757 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/history.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/history.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import array
 import ast
 import bisect
+import time
 from collections import defaultdict
 from functools import partial
 from struct import pack, unpack
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ class History(object):
         assert not self.unflushed
 
     def flush(self):
+        start_time = time.time()
         self.flush_count += 1
         flush_id = pack('>H', self.flush_count)
         unflushed = self.unflushed
@@ -132,7 +134,12 @@ class History(object):
         count = len(unflushed)
         unflushed.clear()
         self.unflushed_count = 0
-        return count
+
+        if self.db.for_sync:
+            elapsed = time.time() - start_time
+            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