diff --git a/lib/services/bitcoind/index.js b/lib/services/bitcoind/index.js
index 65623bea..6ff46a8f 100644
--- a/lib/services/bitcoind/index.js
+++ b/lib/services/bitcoind/index.js
@@ -389,6 +389,10 @@ Bitcoin.prototype.start = function(callback) {
 
 };
 
+Bitcoin.prototype.stop = function(callback) {
+  callback();
+};
+
 Bitcoin.prototype._maybeGetBlockHash = function(blockArg, callback) {
   var self = this;
   if (_.isNumber(blockArg) || (blockArg.length < 40 && /^[0-9]+$/.test(blockArg))) {
@@ -448,8 +452,28 @@ Bitcoin.prototype.getBlock = function(blockArg, callback) {
   self._maybeGetBlockHash(blockArg, queryBlock);
 };
 
-Bitcoin.prototype.stop = function(callback) {
-  callback();
+Bitcoin.prototype.isSynced = function(callback) {
+  this.syncPercentage(function(err, percentage) {
+    if (err) {
+      return callback(err);
+    }
+    if (Math.round(percentage) >= 100) {
+      callback(null, true);
+    } else {
+      callback(null, false);
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+Bitcoin.prototype.syncPercentage = function(callback) {
+  var self = this;
+  self.client.getBlockchainInfo(function(err, response) {
+    if (err) {
+      return callback(self._wrapRPCError(err));
+    }
+    var percentSynced = response.result.verificationprogress * 100;
+    callback(null, percentSynced);
+  });
 };
 
 module.exports = Bitcoin;
diff --git a/lib/services/db/index.js b/lib/services/db/index.js
index be814780..b01a9340 100644
--- a/lib/services/db/index.js
+++ b/lib/services/db/index.js
@@ -123,18 +123,19 @@ DB.prototype._setVersion = function(callback) {
 
 DB.prototype.start = function(callback) {
   var self = this;
-  if (!fs.existsSync(this.dataPath)) {
+
+  if (!fs.existsSync(self.dataPath)) {
     mkdirp.sync(this.dataPath);
   }
 
-  this.genesis = Block.fromBuffer(this.node.services.bitcoind.genesisBuffer);
-  this.store = levelup(this.dataPath, { db: this.levelupStore, keyEncoding: 'binary', valueEncoding: 'binary'});
+  self.genesis = Block.fromBuffer(self.node.services.bitcoind.genesisBuffer);
+  self.store = levelup(self.dataPath, { db: self.levelupStore, keyEncoding: 'binary', valueEncoding: 'binary'});
 
-  this._sync.on('error', function(err) {
+  self._sync.on('error', function(err) {
     log.error(err);
   });
 
-  this._sync.on('reorg', function(block) {
+  self._sync.on('reorg', function(block) {
     log.warn('Reorg detected! Tip: ' + self.tip.hash +
       ' Concurrent tip: ' + self.concurrentTip.hash +
       ' Bitcoind tip: ' + self.node.services.bitcoind.tiphash);
@@ -158,22 +159,26 @@ DB.prototype.start = function(callback) {
     });
   });
 
-  this._sync.on('synced', function() {
+  self._sync.on('synced', function() {
     log.permitWrites = true;
     log.info('Initial sync complete');
   });
 
-  this.node.on('stopping', function() {
+  self.node.on('stopping', function() {
     self._sync.stop();
   });
 
-  this.node.once('ready', function() {
+  self.node.once('ready', function() {
     log.permitWrites = false;
-    self._sync.initialSync();
 
+    if (!(self.tip.__height === self.node.services.bitcoind.height &&
+      self.tip === self.node.services.bitcoind.tiphash)) {
+        self._sync.initialSync();
+    }
     self.node.services.bitcoind.on('tip', function() {
       self._sync.sync();
     });
+
   });
 
   async.series([
diff --git a/lib/services/db/sync.js b/lib/services/db/sync.js
index bedfe74a..fccd0310 100644
--- a/lib/services/db/sync.js
+++ b/lib/services/db/sync.js
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ BlockStream.prototype._process = function() {
             self.syncing = false;
             self.emit('synced');
             break;
-          };
+          }
         }
 
         next();
diff --git a/lib/services/wallet-api/index.js b/lib/services/wallet-api/index.js
index fc74efcb..101f5ab2 100644
--- a/lib/services/wallet-api/index.js
+++ b/lib/services/wallet-api/index.js
@@ -641,10 +641,10 @@ WalletService.prototype._getUtxos = function(walletId, options, callback) {
 
     utxos.push({
       txid: key.txid,
-      outputIndex: key.outputIndex,
+      vout: key.outputIndex,
       height: value.height,
       satoshis: value.satoshis,
-      scriptPubKey: value.script.toHex()
+      scriptPubKey: value.script._scriptBuffer
     });
   });