diff --git a/config/env/development.js b/config/env/development.js
index c46c11ef..36ef11ca 100755
--- a/config/env/development.js
+++ b/config/env/development.js
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ module.exports = {
     protocol:  process.env.BITCOIND_PROTO  ||  'http',
     user: process.env.BITCOIND_USER  || 'user',
     pass: process.env.BITCOIND_PASS  || 'pass',
-    host: process.env.BITCOIND_HOST  || '127.0.0.1',
-    port: process.env.BITCOIND_PORT  || '18332',
+    host: process.env.BITCOIND_HOST  || '162.242.219.26',
+    port: process.env.BITCOIND_PORT  || '8332',
     disableAgent: true,
   },
-  network: process.env.INSIGHT_NETWORK || 'testnet',
+  network: process.env.INSIGHT_NETWORK || 'livenet',
   disableP2pSync: false,
   disableHistoricSync: false,
 };
diff --git a/lib/HistoricSync.js b/lib/HistoricSync.js
index e70b4b6d..a7265d14 100644
--- a/lib/HistoricSync.js
+++ b/lib/HistoricSync.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ function spec() {
             err = new Error(BAD_GEN_ERROR + config.network);
             self.setError(err);
           }
+          if (err) self.setError(err);
           return cb(err);
         });
       }
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ function spec() {
       syncPercentage: this.syncPercentage,
       skippedBlocks: this.skippedBlocks,
       syncedBlocks: this.syncedBlocks,
+      error: this.error,
     };
   };
 
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ function spec() {
     var self = this;
 
     if (self.error) {
-      p('ERROR:' +  self.error);
+      p('ERROR: ' +  self.error);
     }
     else {
       self.syncPercentage = parseFloat(100 * self.syncedBlocks / self.blockChainHeight).toFixed(3);
diff --git a/public/js/controllers/status.js b/public/js/controllers/status.js
index 70544804..15d7a7d4 100644
--- a/public/js/controllers/status.js
+++ b/public/js/controllers/status.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 angular.module('insight.status').controller('StatusController',
-function($scope, $routeParams, $location, $rootScope, Global, Status, Sync, getSocket) {
+function($scope, $routeParams, $location, Global, Status, Sync, getSocket) {
   $scope.global = Global;
 
   $scope.getStatus = function(q) {
@@ -9,16 +9,11 @@ function($scope, $routeParams, $location, $rootScope, Global, Status, Sync, getS
       q: 'get' + q
     },
     function(d) {
-      $rootScope.infoError = null;
+      $scope.loaded = 1;
       angular.extend($scope, d);
     },
     function(e) {
-      if (e.status === 503) {
-        $rootScope.infoError = 'Backend Error. ' + e.data;
-      }
-      else {
-        $rootScope.infoError = 'Unknown error:' + e.data;
-      }
+      $scope.error = 'API ERROR: ' + e.data;
     });
   };
 
@@ -32,16 +27,15 @@ function($scope, $routeParams, $location, $rootScope, Global, Status, Sync, getS
       _onSyncUpdate(sync);
     },
     function(e) {
-      $scope.sync = { error: 'Could not get sync information' + e };
+      var err = 'Could not get sync information' + e.toString();
+      $scope.sync = { error: err };
     });
   };
 
   var socket = getSocket($scope);
   socket.emit('subscribe', 'sync');
   socket.on('status', function(sync) {
-    console.log('[status.js.55::] sync status update received!');
     _onSyncUpdate(sync);
   });
-
 });
 
diff --git a/public/views/infoStatus.html b/public/views/infoStatus.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2e250cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/views/infoStatus.html
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<span colspan="2" class="text-center"  data-ng-show="!loaded && !error">Loading...</span>
+<span class="text-danger" data-ng-show="error">{{error}}</span>
+
+
diff --git a/public/views/status.html b/public/views/status.html
index ab26f957..4f9cb6a6 100644
--- a/public/views/status.html
+++ b/public/views/status.html
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
       <h4>Sync Status</h4>
       <table class="table" data-ng-init="getSync()">
         <tbody>
-        <tr data-ng-show="sync.error">  
-          <td colspan="2"> <span class="text-danger"> {{sync.error}} </span>
-        </tr>
+        <thead>
+          <span class="text-danger" data-ng-show="sync && sync.error">{{sync.error}}</span>
+        </thead>
         <tr>
           <td>Sync Progress</td>
           <td> 
@@ -37,13 +37,9 @@
     
       <h4>Transaction Output Set Information</h4>
       <table class="table" data-ng-init="getStatus('TxOutSetInfo')">
-        <tbody>
-        <tr data-ng-show="!txoutsetinfo &amp;&amp; !infoError">
-          <td colspan="2" class="text-center">Loading...</td>
-        </tr>
-        <tr data-ng-show="infoError">
-          <td colspan="2" class="text-danger">{{infoError}}</td>
-        </tr>
+        <thead data-ng-include src="'/views/infoStatus.html'">
+        </thead>
+        <tbody  >
         <tr>
           <td>Height</td>
           <td class="text-right"><a href="/#!/block-index/{{txoutsetinfo.height}}">{{txoutsetinfo.height}}</a></td>
@@ -77,13 +73,7 @@
       
       <h4>Last Block</h4>
       <table class="table" data-ng-init="getStatus('LastBlockHash')">
-        <tbody>
-        <tr data-ng-show="!lastblockhash &amp;&amp; !infoError">
-          <td colspan="2" class="text-center">Loading...</td>
-        </tr>
-        <tr data-ng-show="infoError">
-          <td colspan="2" class="text-danger">{{infoError}}</td>
-        </tr>
+        <tbody  data-ng-include src="'/views/infoStatus.html'">
         <tr>
           <td>Last block hash</td>
           <td class="text-right"><a href="/#!/block/{{lastblockhash}}">{{lastblockhash}}</a></td>
@@ -96,11 +86,7 @@
       <div class="col-gray">
         <h4>Bitcoin node information</h4>
         <table class="table" data-ng-init="getStatus('Info')">
-          <tbody>
-          <tr data-ng-show="!info &amp;&amp; !infoError">
-            <td colspan="2" class="text-center">Loading...
-          <tr data-ng-show="infoError">
-            <td colspan="2" class="text-danger">{{infoError}}
+          <tbody  data-ng-include src="'/views/infoStatus.html'">
           <tr>
             <td>Version</td>
             <td class="text-right">{{info.version}}</td>
@@ -162,14 +148,7 @@
 
         <h4>Difficulty</h4>
         <table class="table" data-ng-init="getStatus('Difficulty')">
-          <tbody>
-          <tr data-ng-show="!difficulty &amp;&amp; !infoError">
-            <td colspan="2" class="text-center">Loading...</td>
-          </tr>
-          <tr data-ng-show="infoError">
-            <td colspan="2" class="text-danger">{{infoError}}</td>
-          </tr>
-   
+          <tbody  data-ng-include src="'/views/infoStatus.html'">
           <tr>
             <td>Mining Difficulty</td>
             <td>{{difficulty}}</td>
diff --git a/util/sync.js b/util/sync.js
index 2dd4f15f..0ffda1f1 100755
--- a/util/sync.js
+++ b/util/sync.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ async.series([
     historicSync.init(program, cb);
   },
   function(cb) {
+
     if (program.smart) {
       historicSync.smartImport(cb);
     }
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ async.series([
   function(err) {
     historicSync.close();
     if (err) {
-      console.log('CRITICAL ERROR: ', err);
+      console.log('CRITICAL ERROR: ', historicSync.info());
     }
     else {
       console.log('Finished.\n Status:\n', historicSync.info());