diff --git a/blockbook.go b/blockbook.go
index 6675aec3..fa0cfdd7 100644
--- a/blockbook.go
+++ b/blockbook.go
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func mainWithExitCode() int {
 		until := uint32(*blockUntil)
 
 		if !*synchronize {
-			if err = syncWorker.ConnectBlocksParallel(height, until); err != nil {
+			if err = syncWorker.BulkConnectBlocks(height, until); err != nil {
 				if err != db.ErrOperationInterrupted {
 					glog.Error("connectBlocksParallel ", err)
 					return exitCodeFatal
diff --git a/db/sync.go b/db/sync.go
index 5c3edc52..e0ba75fc 100644
--- a/db/sync.go
+++ b/db/sync.go
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ func (w *SyncWorker) resyncIndex(onNewBlock bchain.OnNewBlockFunc, initialSync b
 	// if parallel operation is enabled and the number of blocks to be connected is large,
 	// use parallel routine to load majority of blocks
 	// use parallel sync only in case of initial sync because it puts the db to inconsistent state
-	if w.syncWorkers > 1 && initialSync {
+	// or in case of ChainEthereumType if the tip is farther
+	if w.syncWorkers > 1 && (initialSync || w.chain.GetChainParser().GetChainType() == bchain.ChainEthereumType) {
 		remoteBestHeight, err := w.chain.GetBestBlockHeight()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -162,15 +163,30 @@ func (w *SyncWorker) resyncIndex(onNewBlock bchain.OnNewBlockFunc, initialSync b
 			glog.Error("resync: error - remote best height ", remoteBestHeight, " less than sync start height ", w.startHeight)
 			return errors.New("resync: remote best height error")
 		}
-		if remoteBestHeight-w.startHeight > uint32(w.syncChunk) {
-			glog.Infof("resync: parallel sync of blocks %d-%d, using %d workers", w.startHeight, remoteBestHeight, w.syncWorkers)
-			err = w.ConnectBlocksParallel(w.startHeight, remoteBestHeight)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
+		if initialSync {
+			if remoteBestHeight-w.startHeight > uint32(w.syncChunk) {
+				glog.Infof("resync: bulk sync of blocks %d-%d, using %d workers", w.startHeight, remoteBestHeight, w.syncWorkers)
+				err = w.BulkConnectBlocks(w.startHeight, remoteBestHeight)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				// after parallel load finish the sync using standard way,
+				// new blocks may have been created in the meantime
+				return w.resyncIndex(onNewBlock, initialSync)
+			}
+		}
+		if w.chain.GetChainParser().GetChainType() == bchain.ChainEthereumType {
+			syncWorkers := uint32(4)
+			if remoteBestHeight-w.startHeight >= syncWorkers {
+				glog.Infof("resync: parallel sync of blocks %d-%d, using %d workers", w.startHeight, remoteBestHeight, syncWorkers)
+				err = w.ParallelConnectBlocks(onNewBlock, w.startHeight, remoteBestHeight, syncWorkers)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				// after parallel load finish the sync using standard way,
+				// new blocks may have been created in the meantime
+				return w.resyncIndex(onNewBlock, initialSync)
 			}
-			// after parallel load finish the sync using standard way,
-			// new blocks may have been created in the meantime
-			return w.resyncIndex(onNewBlock, initialSync)
 		}
 	}
 	err = w.connectBlocks(onNewBlock, initialSync)
@@ -184,7 +200,7 @@ func (w *SyncWorker) handleFork(localBestHeight uint32, localBestHash string, on
 	// find forked blocks, disconnect them and then synchronize again
 	var height uint32
 	hashes := []string{localBestHash}
-	for height = localBestHeight - 1; height >= 0; height-- {
+	for height = localBestHeight - 1; ; height-- {
 		local, err := w.db.GetBlockHash(height)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -271,12 +287,140 @@ func (w *SyncWorker) connectBlocks(onNewBlock bchain.OnNewBlockFunc, initialSync
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ConnectBlocksParallel uses parallel goroutines to get data from blockchain daemon
-func (w *SyncWorker) ConnectBlocksParallel(lower, higher uint32) error {
-	type hashHeight struct {
-		hash   string
-		height uint32
+type hashHeight struct {
+	hash   string
+	height uint32
+}
+
+// ParallelConnectBlocks uses parallel goroutines to get data from blockchain daemon but keeps Blockbook in
+func (w *SyncWorker) ParallelConnectBlocks(onNewBlock bchain.OnNewBlockFunc, lower, higher uint32, syncWorkers uint32) error {
+	var err error
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	bch := make([]chan *bchain.Block, syncWorkers)
+	for i := 0; i < int(syncWorkers); i++ {
+		bch[i] = make(chan *bchain.Block)
 	}
+	hch := make(chan hashHeight, syncWorkers)
+	hchClosed := atomic.Value{}
+	hchClosed.Store(false)
+	writeBlockDone := make(chan struct{})
+	terminating := make(chan struct{})
+	writeBlockWorker := func() {
+		defer close(writeBlockDone)
+		lastBlock := lower - 1
+	WriteBlockLoop:
+		for {
+			select {
+			case b := <-bch[(lastBlock+1)%syncWorkers]:
+				if b == nil {
+					// channel is closed and empty - work is done
+					break WriteBlockLoop
+				}
+				if b.Height != lastBlock+1 {
+					glog.Fatal("writeBlockWorker skipped block, expected block ", lastBlock+1, ", new block ", b.Height)
+				}
+				err := w.db.ConnectBlock(b)
+				if err != nil {
+					glog.Fatal("writeBlockWorker ", b.Height, " ", b.Hash, " error ", err)
+				}
+
+				if onNewBlock != nil {
+					onNewBlock(b.Hash, b.Height)
+				}
+				w.metrics.BlockbookBestHeight.Set(float64(b.Height))
+
+				if b.Height > 0 && b.Height%1000 == 0 {
+					glog.Info("connected block ", b.Height, " ", b.Hash)
+				}
+
+				lastBlock = b.Height
+			case <-terminating:
+				break WriteBlockLoop
+			}
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.Error("sync: ParallelConnectBlocks.Close error ", err)
+		}
+		glog.Info("WriteBlock exiting...")
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < int(syncWorkers); i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go w.getBlockWorker(i, syncWorkers, &wg, hch, bch, &hchClosed, terminating)
+	}
+	go writeBlockWorker()
+	var hash string
+ConnectLoop:
+	for h := lower; h <= higher; {
+		select {
+		case <-w.chanOsSignal:
+			glog.Info("connectBlocksParallel interrupted at height ", h)
+			err = ErrOperationInterrupted
+			// signal all workers to terminate their loops (error loops are interrupted below)
+			close(terminating)
+			break ConnectLoop
+		default:
+			hash, err = w.chain.GetBlockHash(h)
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.Error("GetBlockHash error ", err)
+				w.metrics.IndexResyncErrors.With(common.Labels{"error": "failure"}).Inc()
+				time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 500)
+				continue
+			}
+			hch <- hashHeight{hash, h}
+			h++
+		}
+	}
+	close(hch)
+	// signal stop to workers that are in a error loop
+	hchClosed.Store(true)
+	// wait for workers and close bch that will stop writer loop
+	wg.Wait()
+	for i := 0; i < int(syncWorkers); i++ {
+		close(bch[i])
+	}
+	<-writeBlockDone
+	return err
+}
+
+func (w *SyncWorker) getBlockWorker(i int, syncWorkers uint32, wg *sync.WaitGroup, hch chan hashHeight, bch []chan *bchain.Block, hchClosed *atomic.Value, terminating chan struct{}) {
+	defer wg.Done()
+	var err error
+	var block *bchain.Block
+GetBlockLoop:
+	for hh := range hch {
+		for {
+			block, err = w.chain.GetBlock(hh.hash, hh.height)
+			if err != nil {
+				// signal came while looping in the error loop
+				if hchClosed.Load() == true {
+					glog.Error("getBlockWorker ", i, " connect block error ", err, ". Exiting...")
+					return
+				}
+				if err == bchain.ErrBlockNotFound {
+					glog.Error("getBlockWorker ", i, " connect block ", hh.height, " ", hh.hash, " error ", err, ". Retrying...")
+				} else {
+					glog.Error("getBlockWorker ", i, " connect block error ", err, ". Retrying...")
+				}
+				w.metrics.IndexResyncErrors.With(common.Labels{"error": "failure"}).Inc()
+				time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 500)
+			} else {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if w.dryRun {
+			continue
+		}
+		select {
+		case bch[hh.height%syncWorkers] <- block:
+		case <-terminating:
+			break GetBlockLoop
+		}
+	}
+	glog.Info("getBlockWorker ", i, " exiting...")
+}
+
+// BulkConnectBlocks uses parallel goroutines to get data from blockchain daemon
+func (w *SyncWorker) BulkConnectBlocks(lower, higher uint32) error {
 	var err error
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	bch := make([]chan *bchain.Block, w.syncWorkers)
@@ -322,45 +466,9 @@ func (w *SyncWorker) ConnectBlocksParallel(lower, higher uint32) error {
 		}
 		glog.Info("WriteBlock exiting...")
 	}
-	getBlockWorker := func(i int) {
-		defer wg.Done()
-		var err error
-		var block *bchain.Block
-	GetBlockLoop:
-		for hh := range hch {
-			for {
-				block, err = w.chain.GetBlock(hh.hash, hh.height)
-				if err != nil {
-					// signal came while looping in the error loop
-					if hchClosed.Load() == true {
-						glog.Error("getBlockWorker ", i, " connect block error ", err, ". Exiting...")
-						return
-					}
-					if err == bchain.ErrBlockNotFound {
-						glog.Error("getBlockWorker ", i, " connect block ", hh.height, " ", hh.hash, " error ", err, ". Retrying...")
-					} else {
-						glog.Error("getBlockWorker ", i, " connect block error ", err, ". Retrying...")
-					}
-					w.metrics.IndexResyncErrors.With(common.Labels{"error": "failure"}).Inc()
-					time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 500)
-				} else {
-					break
-				}
-			}
-			if w.dryRun {
-				continue
-			}
-			select {
-			case bch[hh.height%uint32(w.syncWorkers)] <- block:
-			case <-terminating:
-				break GetBlockLoop
-			}
-		}
-		glog.Info("getBlockWorker ", i, " exiting...")
-	}
 	for i := 0; i < w.syncWorkers; i++ {
 		wg.Add(1)
-		go getBlockWorker(i)
+		go w.getBlockWorker(i, uint32(w.syncWorkers), &wg, hch, bch, &hchClosed, terminating)
 	}
 	go writeBlockWorker()
 	var hash string
@@ -422,7 +530,6 @@ func (w *SyncWorker) getBlockChain(out chan blockResult, done chan struct{}) {
 	hash := w.startHash
 	height := w.startHeight
 	prevHash := ""
-
 	// loop until error ErrBlockNotFound
 	for {
 		select {