diff --git a/lib/logger.js b/lib/logger.js
index 12b5b27e..0e8576c7 100644
--- a/lib/logger.js
+++ b/lib/logger.js
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ Logger.prototype.info = function() {
  * #error
  */
 Logger.prototype.error = function() {
+  var existingPermitWrites = this.permitWrites;
+  this.permitWrites = true;
   this._log.apply(this, ['red', 'error'].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)));
+  this.permitWrites = existingPermitWrites;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/services/db/sync.js b/lib/services/db/sync.js
index 4c50c686..02d34198 100644
--- a/lib/services/db/sync.js
+++ b/lib/services/db/sync.js
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ Sync.prototype.initialSync = function() {
     return;
   }
 
-  self.progressBar = new ProgressBar('[:bar] :percent :current blocks/sec: :blockspersec', {
+  self.progressBar = new ProgressBar('[:bar] :percent processed: :current blocks/sec: :blockspersec', {
     complete: green,
     incomplete: red,
     total: self.node.services.bitcoind.height
   });
 
-  console.log('tip: ', self.db.tip.__height);
+  console.log('starting at tip: ', self.db.tip.__height);
   self.progressBar.tick(self.db.tip.__height, {
     blockspersec: 0.0000
   });
diff --git a/lib/services/transaction/encoding.js b/lib/services/transaction/encoding.js
index bae22587..456abd69 100644
--- a/lib/services/transaction/encoding.js
+++ b/lib/services/transaction/encoding.js
@@ -36,12 +36,11 @@ Encoding.prototype.encodeTransactionValue = function(transaction) {
 
 Encoding.prototype.decodeTransactionValue = function(buffer) {
   var height = buffer.readUInt32BE();
-
   var timestamp = buffer.readDoubleBE(4);
 
-  var inputValues = [];
   var inputValuesLength = buffer.readUInt16BE(12);
-  for(var i = 0; i < inputValuesLength / 8; i++) {
+  var inputValues = [];
+  for(var i = 0; i < inputValuesLength; i++) {
     inputValues.push(buffer.readDoubleBE(i * 8 + 14));
   }
   var transaction = new bitcore.Transaction(buffer.slice(inputValues.length * 8 + 14));