diff --git a/lib/eventbus.js b/lib/eventbus.js
index e67c09e3..750c41b2 100644
--- a/lib/eventbus.js
+++ b/lib/eventbus.js
@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@ EventBus.prototype.process = function(e) {
 
   var whenPreviousFinishes = Promise.resolve();
   if (this.previous && !this.previous.isFulfilled()) {
+    //console.log('setting new task with other running, lets queue');
     whenPreviousFinishes = this.previous;
   }
   
   var current = whenPreviousFinishes
     .then(function() {
+      //console.log('ok, lets go with the new block');
       return processEvent(e);
     })
     .then(function() {
diff --git a/lib/networkmonitor.js b/lib/networkmonitor.js
index fb500299..bfc25a32 100644
--- a/lib/networkmonitor.js
+++ b/lib/networkmonitor.js
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ NetworkMonitor.prototype.requestBlocks = function(locator) {
     _.isString(locator[0]), 'start must be a block hash string array');
   this.peer.sendMessage(messages.GetBlocks({
     starts: locator,
+    //stop: '000000002c05cc2e78923c34df87fd108b22221ac6076c18f3ade378a4d915e9' // TODO: remove this!!!
   }));
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index c8c78ca0..fafd0fb2 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -57,15 +57,18 @@ var BitcoreNode = function(bus, networkMonitor, blockService, transactionService
       self.requestFromTip();
       return;
     }
-    console.log('block', block.id, 'height', self.blockchain.height[self.blockchain.tip] + 1);
-
     var blockchainChanges = self.blockchain.proposeNewBlock(block);
-    Promise.each(blockchainChanges.unconfirmed, function(hash) {
+    var height = self.blockchain.height[block.id];
+    if (height % 100 === 0) {
+    console.log('block', block.id, 'height', height);
+    }
+    block.height = height;
+
+    return Promise.each(blockchainChanges.unconfirmed, function(hash) {
         return self.blockService.unconfirm(self.blockCache[hash]);
       })
       .then(function() {
         return Promise.all(blockchainChanges.confirmed.map(function(hash) {
-          self.blockCache[hash].height = self.blockchain.height[hash];
           return self.blockService.confirm(self.blockCache[hash]);
         }));
       })
diff --git a/lib/services/block.js b/lib/services/block.js
index eb4fb229..9cc5beb3 100644
--- a/lib/services/block.js
+++ b/lib/services/block.js
@@ -247,24 +247,15 @@ BlockService.prototype.confirm = function(block) {
   //console.log(0);
   return Promise.try(function() {
       //console.log(1);
-      return self._setNextBlock(ops, block.header.prevHash, block);
+      self._setNextBlock(ops, block.header.prevHash, block);
 
-    })
-    .then(function() {
       //console.log(3);
+      self._setBlockHeight(ops, block, block.height);
 
-      return self._setBlockHeight(ops, block, block.height);
-
-    })
-    .then(function() {
       //console.log(4);
+      self._setBlockByTs(ops, block);
 
-      return self._setBlockByTs(ops, block);
-
-    })
-    .then(function() {
       //console.log(5);
-
       return Promise.all(block.transactions.map(function(transaction) {
         return self.transactionService._confirmTransaction(ops, block, transaction);
       }));
@@ -272,9 +263,7 @@ BlockService.prototype.confirm = function(block) {
     })
     .then(function() {
       //console.log(6);
-      var p = self.database.batchAsync(ops);
-      return p;
-
+      return self.database.batchAsync(ops);
     })
     .then(function() {
       //console.log(7);
@@ -286,28 +275,23 @@ BlockService.prototype._setNextBlock = function(ops, prevBlockHash, block) {
   if (bitcore.util.buffer.isBuffer(prevBlockHash)) {
     prevBlockHash = bitcore.util.buffer.reverse(prevBlockHash).toString('hex');
   }
-  return Promise.try(function() {
-    ops.push({
-      type: 'put',
-      key: Index.getNextBlock(prevBlockHash),
-      value: block.hash
-    });
-    ops.push({
-      type: 'put',
-      key: Index.getPreviousBlock(block.hash),
-      value: prevBlockHash.toString('hex')
-    });
+  ops.push({
+    type: 'put',
+    key: Index.getNextBlock(prevBlockHash),
+    value: block.hash
+  });
+  ops.push({
+    type: 'put',
+    key: Index.getPreviousBlock(block.hash),
+    value: prevBlockHash.toString('hex')
   });
 };
 
 BlockService.prototype._setBlockHeight = function(ops, block, height) {
-  return Promise.try(function() {
-    ops.push({
-      type: 'put',
-      key: Index.getBlockHeight(block),
-      value: height
-    });
-    return ops;
+  ops.push({
+    type: 'put',
+    key: Index.getBlockHeight(block),
+    value: height
   });
 };