diff --git a/manager.go b/manager.go
index 35381b8..efd67fc 100644
--- a/manager.go
+++ b/manager.go
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func (s SyncManager) Start() error {
 			time.Sleep(5 * time.Minute)
 		}
 		for i, sync := range syncs {
-			SendInfoToSlack("Syncing %s to LBRY! (iteration %d/%d - total session iterations: %d)", sync.LbryChannelName, i, len(syncs), syncCount)
+			SendInfoToSlack("Syncing %s to LBRY! (iteration %d/%d - total session iterations: %d)", sync.LbryChannelName, i+1, len(syncs), syncCount)
 			err := sync.FullCycle()
 			if err != nil {
 				fatalErrors := []string{
diff --git a/setup.go b/setup.go
index f8c6441..def90cd 100644
--- a/setup.go
+++ b/setup.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (s *Sync) walletSetup() error {
 
 	//TODO: get rid of this as soon as we compute this condition using the database in a more reliable way
 	if numPublished >= numOnSource {
-		return errors.Err("channel is already up to date")
+		return nil
 	}
 	minBalance := (float64(numOnSource)-float64(numPublished))*(publishAmount+0.1) + channelClaimAmount
 	if numPublished > numOnSource {
@@ -107,14 +107,6 @@ func (s *Sync) ensureEnoughUTXOs() error {
 		return errors.Err("no response")
 	}
 
-	if !allUTXOsConfirmed(utxolist) {
-		log.Println("Waiting for previous txns to confirm") // happens if you restarted the daemon soon after a previous publish run
-		err := s.waitUntilUTXOsConfirmed()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
 	target := 40
 	count := 0
 
@@ -154,6 +146,12 @@ func (s *Sync) ensureEnoughUTXOs() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+	} else if !allUTXOsConfirmed(utxolist) {
+		log.Println("Waiting for previous txns to confirm")
+		err := s.waitUntilUTXOsConfirmed()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil