diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 744a842f..b4d08d78 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ coverage/*
 **/*.config
 **/*.creator
 *.log
+*.tmp
 .DS_Store
 bin/florincoin*
 bin/SHA256SUMS.asc
diff --git a/lib/services/header/index.js b/lib/services/header/index.js
index 51eae75f..5a586919 100644
--- a/lib/services/header/index.js
+++ b/lib/services/header/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ var assert = require('assert');
 var constants = require('../../constants');
 var bcoin = require('fcoin');
 
+const SYNC_CHECK_INTERVAL = 1000 * 60 * 15; //15 mins
+
 var HeaderService = function(options) {
 
   BaseService.call(this, options);
@@ -522,6 +524,7 @@ HeaderService.prototype._saveHeaders = function(dbOps, callback) {
 HeaderService.prototype._onHeadersSave = function(callback) {
   var self = this;
 
+  self._syncUnresponsive = false; //SZ: got response from peer
   self._logProgress();
 
   if (!self._syncComplete()) {
@@ -529,6 +532,10 @@ HeaderService.prototype._onHeadersSave = function(callback) {
     return callback();
   }
 
+  //SZ: clear the interval check as sync is completed
+  if(self._syncCheckInterval)
+    clearInterval(self._syncCheckInterval); 
+
   self._endHeaderSubscription(); // we don't need headers any more
   self._startBlockSubscription(); // we need new blocks coming tu us aynchronuously
 
@@ -707,6 +714,23 @@ HeaderService.prototype._startSync = function() {
     // common case
     if (numNeeded > 0) {
       log.info('Header Service: Gathering: ' + numNeeded + ' ' + 'header(s) from the peer-to-peer network.');
+      
+      //SZ: Adding interval check for sync with peer is responsive or not
+      //(only if fcoin is started by flocore)
+      if(self._p2p._bcoin){
+        self._syncUnresponsive = true;
+        self._syncCheckInterval = setInterval(() => {
+          //check the best height
+          if(self._bestHeight < self._p2p._bcoin._bcoin.pool.chain.height)
+              self._bestHeight = self._p2p._bcoin._bcoin.pool.chain.height;
+          //call sync again if unresponsive
+          if(self._syncUnresponsive)
+            self._sync();
+          else //reset unresponsive as true
+            self._syncUnresponsive = true;
+        }, SYNC_CHECK_INTERVAL);
+      }      
+
       return self._sync();
     }