diff --git a/lbry/wallet/server/block_processor.py b/lbry/wallet/server/block_processor.py
index e7076a5a7..df40d7ea6 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/server/block_processor.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/server/block_processor.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class BlockProcessor:
             self.logger.info('chain reorg detected')
         else:
             self.logger.info(f'faking a reorg of {count:,d} blocks')
-        await self.flush(True)
+
 
         async def get_raw_blocks(last_height, hex_hashes):
             heights = range(last_height, last_height - len(hex_hashes), -1)
@@ -265,17 +265,28 @@ class BlockProcessor:
             self.touched.discard(None)
             self.db.flush_backup(self.flush_data(), self.touched)
 
-        start, last, hashes = await self.reorg_hashes(count)
-        # Reverse and convert to hex strings.
-        hashes = [hash_to_hex_str(hash) for hash in reversed(hashes)]
-        for hex_hashes in chunks(hashes, 50):
-            raw_blocks = await get_raw_blocks(last, hex_hashes)
-            await self.run_in_thread_with_lock(self.backup_blocks, raw_blocks)
-            await self.run_in_thread_with_lock(flush_backup)
-            last -= len(raw_blocks)
-        await self.run_in_thread_with_lock(self.db.sql.delete_claims_above_height, self.height)
-        await self.prefetcher.reset_height(self.height)
-        self.reorg_count_metric.inc()
+        try:
+            await self.flush(True)
+
+            start, last, hashes = await self.reorg_hashes(count)
+            # Reverse and convert to hex strings.
+            hashes = [hash_to_hex_str(hash) for hash in reversed(hashes)]
+            self.logger.info("reorg %i block hashes", len(hashes))
+            for hex_hashes in chunks(hashes, 50):
+                raw_blocks = await get_raw_blocks(last, hex_hashes)
+                self.logger.info("got %i raw blocks", len(raw_blocks))
+                await self.run_in_thread_with_lock(self.backup_blocks, raw_blocks)
+                await self.run_in_thread_with_lock(flush_backup)
+                last -= len(raw_blocks)
+
+            await self.run_in_thread_with_lock(self.db.sql.delete_claims_above_height, self.height)
+            await self.prefetcher.reset_height(self.height)
+            self.reorg_count_metric.inc()
+        except:
+            self.logger.exception("boom")
+            raise
+        finally:
+            self.logger.info("done with reorg")
 
     async def reorg_hashes(self, count):
         """Return a pair (start, last, hashes) of blocks to back up during a
@@ -465,6 +476,7 @@ class BlockProcessor:
 
         coin = self.coin
         for raw_block in raw_blocks:
+            self.logger.info("backup block %i", self.height)
             # Check and update self.tip
             block = coin.block(raw_block, self.height)
             header_hash = coin.header_hash(block.header)
@@ -493,7 +505,6 @@ class BlockProcessor:
         undo_entry_len = 12 + HASHX_LEN
 
         for tx, tx_hash in reversed(txs):
-            self.db.total_transactions.pop()
             for idx, txout in enumerate(tx.outputs):
                 # Spend the TX outputs.  Be careful with unspendable
                 # outputs - we didn't save those in the first place.
@@ -511,6 +522,8 @@ class BlockProcessor:
                 self.utxo_cache[txin.prev_hash + s_pack('<H', txin.prev_idx)] = undo_item
                 self.touched.add(undo_item[:-12])
 
+            self.db.total_transactions.pop()
+
         assert n == 0
         self.tx_count -= len(txs)
 
@@ -588,13 +601,17 @@ class BlockProcessor:
         prefix = b'h' + tx_hash[:4] + idx_packed
         candidates = {db_key: hashX for db_key, hashX
                       in self.db.utxo_db.iterator(prefix=prefix)}
-
         for hdb_key, hashX in candidates.items():
             tx_num_packed = hdb_key[-4:]
-
             if len(candidates) > 1:
+
                 tx_num, = unpack('<I', tx_num_packed)
-                hash, height = self.db.fs_tx_hash(tx_num)
+                try:
+                    hash, height = self.db.fs_tx_hash(tx_num)
+                except IndexError:
+                    self.logger.error("data integrity error for hashx history: %s missing tx #%s (%s:%s)",
+                                      hashX.hex(), tx_num, hash_to_hex_str(tx_hash), tx_idx)
+                    continue
                 if hash != tx_hash:
                     assert hash is not None  # Should always be found
                     continue
@@ -603,12 +620,17 @@ class BlockProcessor:
             # Value: the UTXO value as a 64-bit unsigned integer
             udb_key = b'u' + hashX + hdb_key[-6:]
             utxo_value_packed = self.db.utxo_db.get(udb_key)
-            if utxo_value_packed:
-                # Remove both entries for this UTXO
-                self.db_deletes.append(hdb_key)
-                self.db_deletes.append(udb_key)
-                return hashX + tx_num_packed + utxo_value_packed
+            if utxo_value_packed is None:
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    "%s:%s is not found in UTXO db for %s", hash_to_hex_str(tx_hash), tx_idx, hash_to_hex_str(hashX)
+                )
+                raise ChainError(f"{hash_to_hex_str(tx_hash)}:{tx_idx} is not found in UTXO db for {hash_to_hex_str(hashX)}")
+            # Remove both entries for this UTXO
+            self.db_deletes.append(hdb_key)
+            self.db_deletes.append(udb_key)
+            return hashX + tx_num_packed + utxo_value_packed
 
+        self.logger.error('UTXO {hash_to_hex_str(tx_hash)} / {tx_idx} not found in "h" table')
         raise ChainError('UTXO {} / {:,d} not found in "h" table'
                          .format(hash_to_hex_str(tx_hash), tx_idx))
 
@@ -621,7 +643,7 @@ class BlockProcessor:
                     self._caught_up_event.set()
             await self.blocks_event.wait()
             self.blocks_event.clear()
-            if self.reorg_count:
+            if self.reorg_count:  # this could only happen by calling the reorg rpc
                 await self.reorg_chain(self.reorg_count)
                 self.reorg_count = 0
             else: