diff --git a/scripts/validate_blocks.php b/scripts/validate_blocks.php
index 57895295..e1d0af9f 100644
--- a/scripts/validate_blocks.php
+++ b/scripts/validate_blocks.php
@@ -13,25 +13,25 @@
 	  
 	echo "Validating blocks in database against coind..". PHP_EOL;
 	
-	$mask = "| %6s | %8s | %13s | %20s | %10s | \n";
+	$mask = "| %6s | %8s | %13s | %20s | %10s |". PHP_EOL;;
 	printf($mask, 'DB-ID', 'Height', 'Confirmations', 'Time', 'Status');
 	  
 	// fetch all blocks
 	$allBlocks = $block->getAll();
 	foreach ($allBlocks as $block) 
-	{
-		$status = 'VALID';
-		
+	{		
 		try {
-		  $blockInfo = $bitcoin->getblock($block['blockhash']);		  
+			if($block['confirmations']== -1) // mark orphan blocks.
+				$status = 'ORPHAN';
+			else 
+			{				
+				$blockInfo = $bitcoin->getblock($block['blockhash']);	
+				$status = 'VALID'; // if the getblock() call didn't throw an exception, it's a valid block then.
+			}									
 		}
 		catch(Exception $e)
 		{
-			if($block['confirmations']== -1)
-			{
-				$status = 'ORPHAN';
-			}			
-			else if($e->getMessage() == 'RPC call did not return 200: HTTP error: 500 - JSON Response: [-5] Block not found')
+			if($e->getMessage() == 'RPC call did not return 200: HTTP error: 500 - JSON Response: [-5] Block not found')
 			{
 				$status = 'INVALID';
 			}