diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index 125cce59..a3200fda 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -50,6 +50,17 @@ var BitcoreNode = function(bus, networkMonitor, blockService, transactionService
     });
   });
   */
+
+  setInterval(function() {
+    if (!self.blockchain) {
+      // not ready yet
+      return;
+    }
+    var tipHash = self.blockchain.tip;
+    var block = self.blockCache[tipHash];
+    console.log('block', block.id, 'height', block.height);
+  }, 5 * 1000);
+
   this.bus.register(bitcore.Block, function(block) {
 
     var prevHash = bitcore.util.buffer.reverse(block.header.prevHash).toString('hex');
@@ -65,10 +76,6 @@ var BitcoreNode = function(bus, networkMonitor, blockService, transactionService
     block.height = self.blockchain.height[block.id];
     block.work = self.blockchain.work[block.id];
 
-    if (block.height % 100 === 0) {
-      console.log('block', block.id, 'height', block.height);
-    }
-
     return Promise.each(blockchainChanges.unconfirmed, function(hash) {
         return self.blockService.unconfirm(self.blockCache[hash]);
       })