diff --git a/lbry/blockchain/sync.py b/lbry/blockchain/sync.py
index 7d6a55a81..8ca5837e3 100644
--- a/lbry/blockchain/sync.py
+++ b/lbry/blockchain/sync.py
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ class BlockchainSync(Sync):
         self.advance_loop_event = asyncio.Event()
 
     async def start(self):
-        for _ in range(2):
+        for _ in range(1):  # range(2):
             # initial sync can take a long time, new blocks may have been
             # created while sync was running; therefore, run a second sync
             # after first one finishes to possibly sync those new blocks.
diff --git a/lbry/console.py b/lbry/console.py
index 9aa226022..e636e1e50 100644
--- a/lbry/console.py
+++ b/lbry/console.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Basic(Console):
 
 class Advanced(Basic):
 
-    FORMAT = '{l_bar}{bar}| {n_fmt:>8}/{total_fmt:>8} [{elapsed:>7}<{remaining:>8}, {rate_fmt:>15}]'
+    FORMAT = '{l_bar}{bar}| {n_fmt:>8}/{total_fmt:>8} [{elapsed:>7}<{remaining:>8}, {rate_fmt:>16}]'
 
     def __init__(self, service: Service):
         super().__init__(service)
@@ -101,9 +101,11 @@ class Advanced(Basic):
             bar.close()
 
     def update_other_bars(self, e, d):
-        bar = self.get_or_create_bar(e, e, d['unit'], d['total'], leave=True)
+        bar = self.get_or_create_bar(e, e[-13:], d['unit'], d['total'], leave=True)
         diff = d['step']-bar.last_print_n
         bar.update(diff)
+        if d['step'] == d['total']:
+            bar.close()
 
     def on_sync_progress(self, event):
         e, d = event['event'], event.get('data', {})
diff --git a/scripts/simulate_sync_console.py b/scripts/simulate_sync_console.py
index c26ba12a6..056cea964 100644
--- a/scripts/simulate_sync_console.py
+++ b/scripts/simulate_sync_console.py
@@ -36,12 +36,18 @@ class Simulator:
                 "txs": self.txs
             }
         })
+        blocks_synced = txs_synced = 0
         for starting_file in range(self.starting_file, self.ending_file, self.processes):
             tasks = []
             for b in range(starting_file, min(self.ending_file, starting_file+self.processes)):
-                blocks = int(self.blocks / self.files)
-                txs = int(self.txs / self.files)
-                tasks.append(self.sync_block_file(b, blocks, txs))
+                if b == (self.ending_file-1):
+                    tasks.append(self.sync_block_file(b, self.blocks-blocks_synced, self.txs-txs_synced))
+                else:
+                    blocks = int(self.blocks / self.files)
+                    blocks_synced += blocks
+                    txs = int(self.txs / self.files)
+                    txs_synced += txs
+                    tasks.append(self.sync_block_file(b, blocks, txs))
             await asyncio.wait(tasks)
         await self.progress.add({
             "event": "blockchain.sync.block.done",
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ class Simulator:
             "event": "blockchain.sync.block.read",
             "data": {"step": blocks, "total": blocks, "unit": "blocks", "block_file": block_file}
         })
-
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
         for i in range(0, txs, 10000):
             await self.progress.add({
                 "event": "blockchain.sync.block.save",
@@ -82,12 +88,14 @@ class Simulator:
                 "event": "db.sync.input",
                 "data": {"step": i, "total": 2, "unit": "txis"}
             })
+            await asyncio.sleep(1)
         claims = int(self.txs/4)
-        for i in range(claims+1):
+        for i in range(0, claims+1, 10_000):
             await self.progress.add({
                 "event": "blockchain.sync.claim.update",
                 "data": {"step": i, "total": claims, "unit": "claims"}
             })
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
 
 
 async def main():