diff --git a/chainsyncer/backend.py b/chainsyncer/backend.py
index fdafda9..4cfde9d 100644
--- a/chainsyncer/backend.py
+++ b/chainsyncer/backend.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class SyncerBackend:
         """
         self.connect()
         target = self.db_object.target()
-        (filter_state, count, digest) = self.db_object_filter.target()
+        (filter_target, count, digest) = self.db_object_filter.target()
         self.disconnect()
         return (target, filter_target,)
 
@@ -190,12 +190,22 @@ class SyncerBackend:
 
         object_id = None
 
+        highest_unsynced_block = 0
+        highest_unsynced_tx = 0
+        object_id = BlockchainSync.get_last(session=session, live=False)
+        if object_id != None:
+            q = session.query(BlockchainSync)
+            o = q.get(object_id)
+            (highest_unsynced_block, highest_unsynced_index) = o.cursor()
+        
         for object_id in BlockchainSync.get_unsynced(session=session):
             logg.debug('block syncer resume added previously unsynced sync entry id {}'.format(object_id))
-            syncers.append(SyncerBackend(chain_spec, object_id))
+            s = SyncerBackend(chain_spec, object_id)
+            syncers.append(s)
 
-        last_live_id = BlockchainSync.get_last_live(block_height, session=session)
+        last_live_id = BlockchainSync.get_last(session=session)
         logg.debug('last_live_id {}'.format(last_live_id))
+        logg.debug('higesst {} {}'.format(highest_unsynced_block, highest_unsynced_tx))
         if last_live_id != None:
 
             q = session.query(BlockchainSync)
@@ -204,7 +214,8 @@ class SyncerBackend:
             (block_resume, tx_resume) = o.cursor()
             session.flush()
 
-            if block_height != block_resume:
+            #if block_height != block_resume:
+            if highest_unsynced_block < block_resume: 
 
                 q = session.query(BlockchainSyncFilter)
                 q = q.filter(BlockchainSyncFilter.chain_sync_id==last_live_id)
diff --git a/chainsyncer/db/models/sync.py b/chainsyncer/db/models/sync.py
index 01c28c1..ab6ab88 100644
--- a/chainsyncer/db/models/sync.py
+++ b/chainsyncer/db/models/sync.py
@@ -61,11 +61,9 @@ class BlockchainSync(SessionBase):
 
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_last_live(current, session=None):
+    def get_last(session=None, live=True):
         """Get the most recent open-ended ("live") syncer record.
 
-        :param current: Current block number
-        :type current: number
         :param session: Session to use. If not specified, a separate session will be created for this method only.
         :type session: SqlAlchemy Session
         :returns: Block and transaction number, respectively
@@ -74,7 +72,10 @@ class BlockchainSync(SessionBase):
         session = SessionBase.bind_session(session)
 
         q = session.query(BlockchainSync.id)
-        q = q.filter(BlockchainSync.block_target==None)
+        if live:
+            q = q.filter(BlockchainSync.block_target==None)
+        else:
+            q = q.filter(BlockchainSync.block_target!=None)
         q = q.order_by(BlockchainSync.date_created.desc())
         object_id = q.first()
 
@@ -169,3 +170,20 @@ class BlockchainSync(SessionBase):
         self.block_target = block_target
         self.date_created = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
         self.date_updated = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return """object_id: {}
+start: {}:{}
+cursor: {}:{}
+target: {}
+""".format(
+        self.id,
+        self.block_start,
+        self.tx_start,
+        self.block_cursor,
+        self.tx_cursor,
+        self.block_target,
+        )
+
+
diff --git a/tests/test_database.py b/tests/test_database.py
index 5066f69..9797b18 100644
--- a/tests/test_database.py
+++ b/tests/test_database.py
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ class TestDatabase(TestBase):
 
         session.close()
 
-
     def test_backend_retrieve(self):
         s = SyncerBackend.live(self.chain_spec, 42)
         s.register_filter('foo')
@@ -107,15 +106,46 @@ class TestDatabase(TestBase):
         self.assertEqual(len(s), 1)
         resumed_id = s[0].object_id
         self.assertEqual(resumed_id, original_id + 1)
+        self.assertEqual(s[0].get(), ((42, 0), 0))
 
 
+    def test_backend_resume_when_completed(self):
+        s = SyncerBackend.live(self.chain_spec, 42)
+
+        s = SyncerBackend.resume(self.chain_spec, 666)
+        s[0].set(666, 0)
+    
+        s = SyncerBackend.resume(self.chain_spec, 666)
+        self.assertEqual(len(s), 0)
+        
+    
     def test_backend_resume_several(self):
         s = SyncerBackend.live(self.chain_spec, 42)
         s.set(43, 13)
+        
         s = SyncerBackend.resume(self.chain_spec, 666)
+        SyncerBackend.live(self.chain_spec, 666)
         s[0].set(123, 2)
+
+        logg.debug('>>>>>')
         s = SyncerBackend.resume(self.chain_spec, 1024)
+        SyncerBackend.live(self.chain_spec, 1024) 
+        s[0].connect()
+        logg.debug('syncer 1 {}'.format(s[0].db_object))
+        s[0].disconnect()
+        s[1].connect()
+        logg.debug('syncer 2 {}'.format(s[1].db_object))
+        s[1].disconnect()
+
+
+
         self.assertEqual(len(s), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(s[0].target(), (666, 0))
+        self.assertEqual(s[0].get(), ((123, 2), 0))
+        self.assertEqual(s[1].target(), (1024, 0))
+        self.assertEqual(s[1].get(), ((666, 0), 0))
+
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()