diff --git a/cic_syncer/backend.py b/cic_syncer/backend.py
index af58be9..8a8a564 100644
--- a/cic_syncer/backend.py
+++ b/cic_syncer/backend.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 import logging
 
 # local imports
-from cic_eth.db.models.sync import BlockchainSync
-from cic_eth.db.models.base import SessionBase
+from cic_syncer.db.models.sync import BlockchainSync
+from cic_syncer.db.models.base import SessionBase
 
 logg = logging.getLogger()
 
diff --git a/cic_syncer/db/models/sync.py b/cic_syncer/db/models/sync.py
index c920a89..6dab033 100644
--- a/cic_syncer/db/models/sync.py
+++ b/cic_syncer/db/models/sync.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class BlockchainSync(SessionBase):
     :param block_target: Block number to sync until, inclusive
     :type block_target: number
     """
-    __tablename__ = 'blockchain_sync'
+    __tablename__ = 'chain_sync'
 
     blockchain = Column(String)
     block_start = Column(Integer)
diff --git a/cic_syncer/driver.py b/cic_syncer/driver.py
index e1d9dcd..97e76c1 100644
--- a/cic_syncer/driver.py
+++ b/cic_syncer/driver.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # standard imports
 import uuid
 import logging
+import time
 
 # third-party imports
 import websockets
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ logg = logging.getLogger()
 
 class Syncer:
 
+    running_global = True
+
     def __init__(self, backend):
         self.cursor = None
         self.running = True
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ class Syncer:
 class MinedSyncer(Syncer):
 
     def __init__(self, backend):
-        super(HeadSyncer, self).__init__(backend)
+        super(MinedSyncer, self).__init__(backend)
 
 
     def loop(self, interval):
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ class MinedSyncer(Syncer):
             getter = self.backend.connect()
             logg.debug('loop execute')
             e = self.get(getter)
+            time.sleep(interval)
 
 
 class HeadSyncer(MinedSyncer):
diff --git a/cic_syncer/runnable/tracker.py b/cic_syncer/runnable/tracker.py
index 37fa2cc..1ca57f1 100644
--- a/cic_syncer/runnable/tracker.py
+++ b/cic_syncer/runnable/tracker.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ from cic_syncer.driver import HeadSyncer
 from cic_syncer.db import dsn_from_config
 from cic_syncer.db.models.base import SessionBase
 from cic_syncer.client.evm.websocket import EVMWebsocketClient
+from cic_syncer.backend import SyncerBackend
+from cic_syncer.error import LoopDone
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING)
 logg = logging.getLogger()
@@ -92,24 +94,15 @@ re_websocket = re.compile('^wss?://')
 re_http = re.compile('^https?://')
 c = EVMWebsocketClient(config.get('ETH_PROVIDER'))
 chain = args.i
-#blockchain_provider = config.get('ETH_PROVIDER')
-#if re.match(re_websocket, blockchain_provider) != None:
-#    blockchain_provider = WebsocketProvider(blockchain_provider)
-#elif re.match(re_http, blockchain_provider) != None:
-#    blockchain_provider = HTTPProvider(blockchain_provider)
-#else:
-#    raise ValueError('unknown provider url {}'.format(blockchain_provider))
-#
+
 
 def main(): 
-    #chain_spec = ChainSpec.from_chain_str(config.get('CIC_CHAIN_SPEC'))
-    #c = RpcClient(chain_spec)
 
     block_offset = c.block_number()
     logg.debug('block offset {}'.format(block_offset))
 
-    return
-    syncer = SyncerBackend.live(chain, block_offset+1)
+    syncer_backend = SyncerBackend.live(chain, block_offset+1)
+    syncer = HeadSyncer(syncer_backend)
 
     for cb in config.get('TASKS_SYNCER_CALLBACKS', '').split(','):
         task_split = cb.split(':')
diff --git a/config/syncer.ini b/config/syncer.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..452fb81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/syncer.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[syncer]
+loop_interval = 1