diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/callback.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/callback.py
index c70ddc72..ace3be58 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/callback.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/callback.py
@@ -105,3 +105,6 @@ class CallbackFilter(SyncFilter):
                 self.call_back(tokentx.to_dict())
             except UnknownContractError:
                 logg.debug('callback filter {}:{} skipping "transfer" method on unknown contract {} tx {}'.format(tc.queue, tc.method, transfer_data['to'], tx.hash.hex()))
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return 'cic-eth callbacks'
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/gas.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/gas.py
index 3a44db8a..db6c9d31 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/gas.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/gas.py
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ class GasFilter(SyncFilter):
         self.queue = queue
 
 
-    def filter(self, w3, tx, rcpt, chain_str, session=None):
-        logg.debug('applying gas filter')
-        tx_hash_hex = tx.hash.hex()
-        if tx['value'] > 0:
+    def filter(self, conn, block, tx, session): #rcpt, chain_str, session=None):
+        tx_hash_hex = tx.hash
+        if tx.value > 0:
             logg.debug('gas refill tx {}'.format(tx_hash_hex))
             session = SessionBase.bind_session(session)
             q = session.query(TxCache.recipient)
@@ -54,3 +53,7 @@ class GasFilter(SyncFilter):
                         queue=self.queue,
                 )
                 s.apply_async()
+
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return 'eic-eth gasfilter'
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/register.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/register.py
index f753d57f..03c80938 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/register.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/register.py
@@ -37,3 +37,8 @@ class RegistrationFilter(SyncFilter):
                     queue=self.queue,
                     )
                 s.apply_async()
+
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return 'cic-eth account registration'
+
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/tx.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/tx.py
index ceab9a10..93d6a5c9 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/tx.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/tx.py
@@ -39,3 +39,7 @@ class TxFilter(SyncFilter):
                 )
         t = s.apply_async()
         return t
+
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return 'cic-eth erc20 transfer filter'
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/manager.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/manager.py
index be4cab9e..6a3974f0 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/manager.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/manager.py
@@ -98,11 +98,17 @@ def main():
 
     syncers = []
 
-    if SyncerBackend.first(chain_spec):
-        backend = SyncerBackend.initial(chain_spec, block_offset)
+    #if SyncerBackend.first(chain_spec):
+    #    backend = SyncerBackend.initial(chain_spec, block_offset)
+    syncer_backends = SyncerBackend.resume(chain_spec, block_offset)
+
+    if len(syncer_backends) == 0:
+        syncer_backends.append(SyncerBackend.initial(chain_spec, block_offset))
+
+    #block_sync = SyncerBackend.live(chain_spec, block_offset+1)
+    for syncer_backend in syncer_backends:
+        syncers.append(HeadSyncer(syncer_backend))
 
-    block_sync = SyncerBackend.live(chain_spec, block_offset+1)
-    syncers.append(HeadSyncer(block_sync))
 
     trusted_addresses_src = config.get('CIC_TRUST_ADDRESS')
     if trusted_addresses_src == None: