diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index fe3eee242..cb1f4672d 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ impl Client {
 		let mut opts = Options::new();
 		opts.create_if_missing(true);
 		opts.set_max_open_files(256);
-		opts.set_use_fsync(false);
+		/*opts.set_use_fsync(false);
 		opts.set_bytes_per_sync(8388608);
 		opts.set_disable_data_sync(false);
 		opts.set_block_cache_size_mb(1024);
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ impl Client {
 		opts.set_max_background_compactions(4);
 		opts.set_max_background_flushes(4);
 		opts.set_filter_deletes(false);
-		opts.set_disable_auto_compactions(true);		
+		opts.set_disable_auto_compactions(false);*/
 
 		let mut state_path = path.to_path_buf();
 		state_path.push("state");
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ impl Client {
 				return;
 			}
 		}
-		info!(target: "client", "Imported #{} ({})", header.number(), header.hash());
+		debug!(target: "client", "Imported #{} ({})", header.number(), header.hash());
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sync/chain.rs b/src/sync/chain.rs
index 43f5968f4..40dbc6c9c 100644
--- a/src/sync/chain.rs
+++ b/src/sync/chain.rs
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ impl ChainSync {
 	pub fn on_peer_aborting(&mut self, io: &mut SyncIo, peer: PeerId) {
 		trace!(target: "sync", "== Disconnecting {}", peer);
 		if self.peers.contains_key(&peer) {
-			info!(target: "sync", "Disconneced {}:{}", peer, io.peer_info(peer));
+			info!(target: "sync", "Disconnected {}:{}", peer, io.peer_info(peer));
 			self.clear_peer_download(peer);
 			self.peers.remove(&peer);
 			self.continue_sync(io);
diff --git a/util/src/journaldb.rs b/util/src/journaldb.rs
index 8dd49cda1..803c0a8c3 100644
--- a/util/src/journaldb.rs
+++ b/util/src/journaldb.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ impl JournalDB {
 					self.forward.remove(i);
 				}
 				try!(self.backing.delete(&last));
+				info!("JournalDB: delete journal for time #{}.{}, (canon was {}): {} entries", end_era, index, canon_id, to_remove.len());
 				index += 1;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/util/src/overlaydb.rs b/util/src/overlaydb.rs
index 3c2286657..1d369af96 100644
--- a/util/src/overlaydb.rs
+++ b/util/src/overlaydb.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ impl OverlayDB {
 	/// ```
 	pub fn commit(&mut self) -> Result<u32, UtilError> {
 		let mut ret = 0u32;
+		let mut deletes = 0usize;
 		for i in self.overlay.drain().into_iter() {
 			let (key, (value, rc)) = i;
 			if rc != 0 {
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ impl OverlayDB {
 						if total_rc < 0 {
 							return Err(From::from(BaseDataError::NegativelyReferencedHash));
 						}
-						self.put_payload(&key, (back_value, total_rc as u32));
+						deletes += if self.put_payload(&key, (back_value, total_rc as u32)) {1} else {0};
 					}
 					None => {
 						if rc < 0 {
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ impl OverlayDB {
 				ret += 1;
 			}
 		}
+		info!("OverlayDB::commit() deleted {} nodes", deletes);
 		Ok(ret)
 	}
 
@@ -130,14 +132,16 @@ impl OverlayDB {
 	}
 
 	/// Get the refs and value of the given key.
-	fn put_payload(&self, key: &H256, payload: (Bytes, u32)) {
+	fn put_payload(&self, key: &H256, payload: (Bytes, u32)) -> bool {
 		if payload.1 > 0 {
 			let mut s = RlpStream::new_list(2);
 			s.append(&payload.1);
 			s.append(&payload.0);
 			self.backing.put(&key.bytes(), &s.out()).expect("Low-level database error. Some issue with your hard disk?");
+			false
 		} else {
 			self.backing.delete(&key.bytes()).expect("Low-level database error. Some issue with your hard disk?");
+			true
 		}
 
 	}