diff --git a/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp b/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
index 22eadd24356..c540600ec5e 100644
--- a/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
@@ -468,6 +468,8 @@ namespace eosio {
     void stop_send();
 
     void enqueue( const net_message &msg );
+    void cancel_sync(const string &reason);
+    void cancel_fetch();
     bool enqueue_sync_block();
     void send_next_message();
     void send_next_txn();
@@ -515,18 +517,15 @@ namespace eosio {
     uint32_t            sync_known_lib_num;
     uint32_t            sync_last_requested_num;
     uint32_t            sync_req_span;
+    connection_ptr      source;
 
-    // deque<sync_state_ptr> full_chunks;
-    // deque<sync_state_ptr> partial_chunks;
     deque<block_id_type> _blocks;
     chain_plugin * chain_plug;
 
   public:
     sync_manager(uint32_t span);
     bool syncing();
-    void request_next_chunk();
-    void assign_chunk(connection_ptr c);
-    void apply_chunk(sync_state_ptr ss);
+    void request_next_chunk(connection_ptr conn);
     void take_chunk(connection_ptr c);
     void start_sync(connection_ptr c, uint32_t target);
 
@@ -837,7 +836,17 @@ namespace eosio {
       });
   }
 
-  bool connection::enqueue_sync_block( ) {
+  void connection::cancel_sync(const string &reason) {
+    elog("cancel sync reason = ${m} ", ("m",reason));
+    enqueue( ( sync_request_message ) {0,0} );
+    my_impl->sync_master->reassign_fetch();
+  }
+
+  void connection::cancel_fetch() {
+    enqueue( ( request_message ) {ordered_txn_ids( ), ordered_blk_ids( )} );
+  }
+
+  bool connection::enqueue_sync_block() {
     chain_controller& cc = app().find_plugin<chain_plugin>()->chain();
     uint32_t num = ++sync_requested->last;
 
@@ -960,14 +969,14 @@ namespace eosio {
   void connection::sync_timeout( boost::system::error_code ec ) {
     if( !ec ) {
       if( sync_receiving && sync_receiving->last < sync_receiving->end_block) {
-        enqueue( (sync_request_message) {0,0});
-        my_impl->sync_master->take_chunk(shared_from_this());
+        cancel_sync("sync timeout");
+        //        my_impl->sync_master->take_chunk(shared_from_this());
       }
     }
     else if( ec == boost::asio::error::operation_aborted) {
-      if( !connected()) {
-        my_impl->sync_master->take_chunk(shared_from_this());
-      }
+      // if( !connected()) {
+      //   my_impl->sync_master->take_chunk(shared_from_this());
+      // }
     }
     else {
       elog ("setting timer for sync request got error ${ec}",("ec", ec.message()));
@@ -987,14 +996,13 @@ namespace eosio {
   void connection::fetch_timeout( boost::system::error_code ec ) {
     if( !ec ) {
       if( !( pending_fetch->req_trx.empty( ) || pending_fetch->req_blocks.empty( ) ) ) {
-       enqueue( ( request_message ) {ordered_txn_ids( ), ordered_blk_ids( )} );
-       my_impl->sync_master->reassign_fetch( );
+        cancel_fetch ();
       }
     }
     else if( ec == boost::asio::error::operation_aborted ) {
       if( !connected( ) ) {
         fc_dlog(logger, "fetch timeout was cancelled due to dead connection");
-        my_impl->sync_master->reassign_fetch( );
+        //        my_impl->sync_master->reassign_fetch( );
       }
     }
     else {
@@ -1040,6 +1048,7 @@ namespace eosio {
     :sync_known_lib_num( 0 )
     ,sync_last_requested_num( 0 )
     ,sync_req_span( span )
+    ,source()
   {
     chain_plug = app( ).find_plugin<chain_plugin>( );
   }
@@ -1050,18 +1059,53 @@ namespace eosio {
             chain_plug->chain( ).head_block_num( ) < sync_last_requested_num );
   }
 
-  void sync_manager::request_next_chunk() {
+  void sync_manager::request_next_chunk( connection_ptr conn = connection_ptr() ) {
     uint32_t head_block = chain_plug->chain().head_block_num();
-    for(auto &c : my_impl->connections ) {
-      if(c->sync_receiving && c->sync_receiving->start_block == head_block + 1) {
-        c->enqueue( (sync_request_message){c->sync_receiving->start_block,
-              c->sync_receiving->end_block});
-        sync_last_requested_num = c->sync_receiving->end_block;
+    if (conn) {
+      source = conn;
+    }
+    else if (my_impl->connections.size() == 1) {
+      if (!source) {
+        source = *my_impl->connections.begin();
+      }
+      if (!source->current()) {
+        source.reset();
       }
     }
-  }
+    else {
+      auto cptr = my_impl->connections.find(source);
+      if (cptr == my_impl->connections.end()) {
+        elog ("unable to find previous source connection in connections list");
+        cptr = my_impl->connections.begin();
+      } else {
+        ++cptr;
+      }
+      while (true) {
+        if (cptr == my_impl->connections.end()) {
+          cptr = my_impl->connections.begin();
+          if (!source) {
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        if (*cptr == source) {
+          break;
+        }
+        if ((*cptr)->current()) {
+          source = *cptr;
+          break;
+        }
+        else {
+          ++cptr;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    if (!source) {
+      elog("Unable to continue syncing at this time");
+      sync_last_requested_num = chain_plug->chain().head_block_num();
+      sync_known_lib_num = chain_plug->chain().last_irreversible_block_num();
+      return;
+    }
 
-  void sync_manager::assign_chunk( connection_ptr c ) {
     uint32_t start = 0;
     uint32_t end = 0;
 
@@ -1071,58 +1115,70 @@ namespace eosio {
       if( end > sync_known_lib_num )
         end = sync_known_lib_num;
       if( end > 0 && end >= start ) {
-        fc_dlog(logger, "conn ${n} recv blks ${s} to ${e}",("n",c->peer_name() )("s",start)("e",end));
-        c->sync_receiving.reset(new sync_state( start, end, sync_last_requested_num ) );
+        fc_dlog(logger, "conn ${n} recv blks ${s} to ${e}",("n",source->peer_name() )("s",start)("e",end));
+        source->sync_receiving.reset(new sync_state( start, end, sync_last_requested_num ) );
       }
     }
     else {
-      fc_dlog(logger, "conn ${n} resetting sync recv",("n",c->peer_name() ));
-      c->sync_receiving.reset( );
+      fc_dlog(logger, "conn ${n} resetting sync recv",("n",source->peer_name() ));
+      source->sync_receiving.reset( );
+    }
+
+    if(source->sync_receiving && source->sync_receiving->start_block == head_block + 1) {
+        source->enqueue( (sync_request_message){source->sync_receiving->start_block,
+              source->sync_receiving->end_block});
+        sync_last_requested_num = source->sync_receiving->end_block;
     }
   }
 
   void sync_manager::take_chunk( connection_ptr c) {
-      if( !c->sync_receiving) {
-        elog( "take_chunk called, but sync_receiving is empty");
-        return;
-      }
-      sync_state_ptr ss;
-      c->sync_receiving.swap(ss);
-      fc_dlog(logger, "conn ${n} losing recv blks ${s} to ${e}",("n",c->peer_name() )("s",ss->start_block)("e",ss->end_block));
-
-      if( chain_plug->chain().head_block_num() == sync_known_lib_num ) {
-        handshake_message hello;
-        handshake_initializer::populate(hello);
-        fc_dlog(logger, "All caught up with last known last irreversible block resending handshake");
-        for( auto &ci : my_impl->connections) {
-          if( ci->current()) {
-            hello.generation = ++ci->sent_handshake_count;
-            fc_dlog(logger, "send to ${p}", ("p",ci->peer_name()));
-            ci->enqueue( hello );
-          }
+    if( !c->sync_receiving) {
+      elog( "take_chunk called, but sync_receiving is empty");
+      return;
+    }
+    sync_state_ptr ss;
+    c->sync_receiving.swap(ss);
+    fc_dlog(logger, "conn ${n} covered blks ${s} to ${e}",("n",c->peer_name() )("s",ss->start_block)("e",ss->end_block));
+
+    if( chain_plug->chain().head_block_num() == sync_known_lib_num ) {
+      handshake_message hello;
+      handshake_initializer::populate(hello);
+      fc_dlog(logger, "All caught up with last known last irreversible block resending handshake");
+      for( auto &ci : my_impl->connections) {
+        if( ci->current()) {
+          hello.generation = ++ci->sent_handshake_count;
+          fc_dlog(logger, "send to ${p}", ("p",ci->peer_name()));
+          ci->enqueue( hello );
         }
       }
-      if( c->connected()) {
-        assign_chunk( c);
-      }
-      request_next_chunk();
     }
+    request_next_chunk();
+  }
 
-    void sync_manager::start_sync( connection_ptr c, uint32_t target) {
-      if( !syncing()) {
-        sync_last_requested_num = chain_plug->chain().head_block_num();
-      }
-      ilog( "Catching up with chain, our last req is ${cc}, theirs is ${t}",
-           ( "cc",sync_last_requested_num)("t",target));
-      if( target > sync_known_lib_num) {
-        sync_known_lib_num = target;
-      }
-      if( c->sync_receiving && c->sync_receiving->end_block > 0) {
-        return;
+  void sync_manager::start_sync( connection_ptr c, uint32_t target) {
+    if( !syncing()) {
+      sync_last_requested_num = chain_plug->chain().head_block_num();
+      fc_dlog(logger, "Inform other open connections that we are syncing");
+
+      handshake_message hello;
+      handshake_initializer::populate(hello);
+      for( auto &ci : my_impl->connections) {
+        if( ci->current()) {
+          hello.generation = ++ci->sent_handshake_count;
+          fc_dlog(logger, "send to ${p}", ("p",ci->peer_name()));
+          ci->enqueue( hello );
+        }
       }
-      assign_chunk( c);
-      request_next_chunk();
     }
+    ilog( "Catching up with chain, our last req is ${cc}, theirs is ${t}", ( "cc",sync_last_requested_num)("t",target));
+    if( target > sync_known_lib_num) {
+      sync_known_lib_num = target;
+    }
+    if( c->sync_receiving && c->sync_receiving->end_block > 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+    request_next_chunk(c);
+  }
 
   void sync_manager::reassign_fetch() {
     request_next_chunk();
@@ -1255,11 +1311,13 @@ namespace eosio {
                 close( conn );
               }
             } catch (...) {
+              elog( "Undefined exception hanlding the read data from connection: ${m}",( "m", ec.message() ) );
               close( conn );
             }
           }
         );
       } catch (...) {
+        elog( "Undefined exception handling reading" );
         close( conn );
       }
     }
@@ -1614,7 +1672,7 @@ namespace eosio {
     }
 
     void net_plugin_impl::handle_message( connection_ptr c, const sync_request_message &msg) {
-      fc_dlog(logger, "got a sync_request_message from ${p}", ("p",c->peer_name()));
+      fc_dlog(logger, "got a sync_request_message { ${s} - ${e} } from ${p}",("s",msg.start_block)("e",msg.end_block) ("p",c->peer_name()));
       if( msg.end_block == 0) {
         c->sync_requested.reset();
       } else {
@@ -1800,6 +1858,9 @@ namespace eosio {
     fc_dlog(logger, "got signed_block #${n} from ${p}", ("n",msg.block_num())("p",c->peer_name()));
     chain_controller &cc = chain_plug->chain();
     block_id_type blk_id = msg.id();
+    bool has_chunk = false;
+    uint32_t num = msg.block_num();
+    bool syncing = sync_master->syncing();
     try {
       if( cc.is_known_block(blk_id)) {
         return;
@@ -1807,28 +1868,25 @@ namespace eosio {
     } catch( ...) {
     }
     if( cc.head_block_num() >= msg.block_num()) {
-      elog( "received forking block #${n}",( "n",msg.block_num()));
+      elog( "received forking block #${n} from ${p}",( "n",num)("p",c->peer_name()));
     }
     fc::microseconds age( fc::time_point::now() - msg.timestamp);
     fc_dlog(logger, "got signed_block #${n} from ${p} block age in secs = ${age}",("n",msg.block_num())("p",c->peer_name())("age",age.to_seconds()));
 
-    bool has_chunk = false;
-    uint32_t num = msg.block_num();
-    bool syncing = sync_master->syncing();
     if( syncing ) {
       has_chunk =( c->sync_receiving && c->sync_receiving->end_block > 0);
 
       if( !has_chunk) {
         if(c->sync_receiving)
-          elog("got a block while syncing but sync_receiving end block == 0 #${n}",
-             ( "n",num));
+          elog("got a block while syncing but sync_receiving end block == 0 #${n} from ${p}", ( "n",num)("p",c->peer_name()));
         else
-          elog("got a block while syncing but no sync_receiving set #${n}",
-             ( "n",num));
+          elog("got a block while syncing but no sync_receiving set #${n} from ${p}", ( "n",num)("p",c->peer_name()));
       }
       else {
         if( c->sync_receiving->last + 1 != num) {
-          wlog( "expected block ${next} but got ${num}",("next",c->sync_receiving->last+1)("num",num));
+          wlog( "expected block ${next} but got ${num} from ${p}",("next",c->sync_receiving->last+1)("num",num)("p",c->peer_name()));
+          c->cancel_sync("blk out of order");
+          sync_master->reassign_fetch();
           return;
         }
         c->sync_receiving->last = num;
@@ -1841,22 +1899,22 @@ namespace eosio {
         chain_plug->accept_block(msg, syncing);
         accepted = true;
       } catch( const unlinkable_block_exception &ex) {
-        elog( "handle signed block: unlinkable_block_exception accept block #${n} syncing",("n",num));
+        elog( "handle signed block: unlinkable_block_exception accept block #${n} syncing from ${p}",("n",num)("p",c->peer_name()));
         c->enqueue( go_away_message( go_away_reason::unlinkable ));
       } catch( const assert_exception &ex) {
-        elog( "unable to accept block on assert exception ${n}",("n",ex.what()));
+        elog( "unable to accept block on assert exception ${n} from ${p}",("n",ex.to_string())("p",c->peer_name()));
       } catch( const fc::exception &ex) {
-        elog( "accept_block threw a non-assert exception ${x}",( "x",ex.what()));
+        elog( "accept_block threw a non-assert exception ${x} from ${p}",( "x",ex.to_string())("p",c->peer_name()));
       } catch( ...) {
-        elog( "handle sync block caught something else");
+        elog( "handle sync block caught something else from ${p}",("num",num)("p",c->peer_name()));
       }
     }
 
     if( has_chunk) {
       if( !accepted) {
-        c->enqueue( ( request_message ) {ordered_txn_ids( ), ordered_blk_ids( )} );
+        wlog("block ${num}, ${bid} not accepted from ${p}",("num",num)("p",c->peer_name()));
+        c->cancel_sync("blk not acceptd");
         sync_master->reassign_fetch();
-        // c->sync_receiving->block_cache.emplace_back(std::move(c->blk_buffer));
       }
 
       if( num == c->sync_receiving->end_block) {
@@ -1979,9 +2037,9 @@ namespace eosio {
       if( c->peer_addr.empty( ) ) {
         --num_clients;
       }
+      c->close();
       if( c->sync_receiving)
         sync_master->take_chunk( c);
-      c->close();
     }