diff --git a/ethcore/src/block_queue.rs b/ethcore/src/block_queue.rs
index ee77c56a4..dcfcec1e4 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/block_queue.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/block_queue.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ struct Verification {
 	bad: HashSet<H256>,
 }
 
-const MAX_UNVERIFIED_QUEUE_SIZE: usize = 2000;
+const MAX_UNVERIFIED_QUEUE_SIZE: usize = 50000;
 
 impl BlockQueue {
 	/// Creates a new queue instance.
diff --git a/ethcore/src/client.rs b/ethcore/src/client.rs
index 3582aca6c..09f7417e8 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/client.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/client.rs
@@ -316,12 +316,11 @@ impl Client {
 			self.report.write().unwrap().accrue_block(&block);
 			trace!(target: "client", "Imported #{} ({})", header.number(), header.hash());
 			ret += 1;
-
-			if self.block_queue.read().unwrap().queue_info().is_empty() {
-				io.send(NetworkIoMessage::User(SyncMessage::BlockVerified)).unwrap();
-			}
 		}
 		self.block_queue.write().unwrap().mark_as_good(&good_blocks);
+		if !good_blocks.is_empty() && self.block_queue.read().unwrap().queue_info().is_empty() {
+			io.send(NetworkIoMessage::User(SyncMessage::BlockVerified)).unwrap();
+		}
 		ret
 	}
 
diff --git a/parity/main.rs b/parity/main.rs
index 6fdbaf82c..28e448705 100644
--- a/parity/main.rs
+++ b/parity/main.rs
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ impl Informant {
 		let sync_info = sync.status();
 
 		if let (_, &Some(ref last_cache_info), &Some(ref last_report)) = (self.chain_info.read().unwrap().deref(), self.cache_info.read().unwrap().deref(), self.report.read().unwrap().deref()) {
-			println!("[ {} {} ]---[ {} blk/s | {} tx/s | {} gas/s  //··· {}/{} peers, {} downloaded, {}+{} queued ···//  {} ({}) bl  {} ({}) ex ]",
+			println!("[ #{} {} ]---[ {} blk/s | {} tx/s | {} gas/s  //··· {}/{} peers, #{}, {}+{} queued ···//  {} ({}) bl  {} ({}) ex ]",
 				chain_info.best_block_number,
 				chain_info.best_block_hash,
 				(report.blocks_imported - last_report.blocks_imported) / dur,
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ impl Informant {
 
 				sync_info.num_active_peers,
 				sync_info.num_peers,
-				sync_info.blocks_received,
+				sync_info.last_imported_block_number.unwrap_or(chain_info.best_block_number),
 				queue_info.unverified_queue_size,
 				queue_info.verified_queue_size,