diff --git a/lib/services/bitcoind.js b/lib/services/bitcoind.js
index 73c1ab74..4e96d2ea 100644
--- a/lib/services/bitcoind.js
+++ b/lib/services/bitcoind.js
@@ -479,11 +479,14 @@ Bitcoin.prototype._checkReindex = function(node, callback) {
   }
   if (node._reindex) {
     interval = setInterval(function() {
-      node.client.syncPercentage(function(err, percentSynced) {
+      node.client.getBlockchainInfo(function(err, response) {
         if (err) {
           return finish(self._wrapRPCError(err));
         }
+        var percentSynced = response.result.verificationprogress * 100;
+
         log.info('Bitcoin Core Daemon Reindex Percentage: ' + percentSynced.toFixed(2));
+
         if (Math.round(percentSynced) >= 100) {
           node._reindex = false;
           finish();
diff --git a/test/services/bitcoind.unit.js b/test/services/bitcoind.unit.js
index fb2fc7ca..50ef9a5d 100644
--- a/test/services/bitcoind.unit.js
+++ b/test/services/bitcoind.unit.js
@@ -728,13 +728,13 @@ describe('Bitcoin Service', function() {
     after(function() {
       sandbox.restore();
     });
-    it('give error from client syncpercentage', function(done) {
+    it('give error from client getblockchaininfo', function(done) {
       var bitcoind = new BitcoinService(baseConfig);
       bitcoind._reindexWait = 1;
       var node = {
         _reindex: true,
         client: {
-          syncPercentage: sinon.stub().callsArgWith(0, {code: -1 , message: 'Test error'})
+          getBlockchainInfo: sinon.stub().callsArgWith(0, {code: -1 , message: 'Test error'})
         }
       };
       bitcoind._checkReindex(node, function(err) {
@@ -743,15 +743,20 @@ describe('Bitcoin Service', function() {
         done();
       });
     });
-    it('will wait until syncpercentage is 100 percent', function(done) {
+    it('will wait until sync is 100 percent', function(done) {
       var bitcoind = new BitcoinService(baseConfig);
       bitcoind._reindexWait = 1;
-      var percent = 90;
+      var percent = 0.89;
       var node = {
         _reindex: true,
         client: {
-          syncPercentage: function(callback) {
-            callback(null, percent++);
+          getBlockchainInfo: function(callback) {
+            percent += 0.01;
+            callback(null, {
+              result: {
+                verificationprogress: percent
+              }
+            });
           }
         }
       };