diff --git a/electrumx/server/block_processor.py b/electrumx/server/block_processor.py
index b0e93432..de41597d 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/block_processor.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/block_processor.py
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ def __init__(self, env: "Env", db: DB, daemon: Daemon, notifications: "Notificat
         self.touched = set()
         self.semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore()
         self.reorg_count = 0
+        self.reorg_processing = False
         self.height = -1
         self.tip = None  # type: Optional[bytes]
         self.tip_advanced_event = asyncio.Event()
@@ -354,6 +355,10 @@ async def check_and_advance_blocks(self, raw_blocks):
         hprevs = [self.coin.header_prevhash(h) for h in headers]
         chain = [self.tip] + [self.coin.header_hash(h) for h in headers[:-1]]
 
+        if self.reorg_processing:
+            self.logger.warning("Awaiting the previous reorg to finished...")
+            await self.semaphore.acquire()
+
         if hprevs == chain:
             start = time.monotonic()
             await self.run_in_thread_with_lock(self.advance_blocks, blocks)
@@ -387,38 +392,42 @@ async def reorg_chain(self, count=None):
 
             Count is the number of blocks to simulate a reorg, or None for
             a real reorg."""
+            self.reorg_processing = True
             if count is None:
                 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) -> Sequence[bytes]:
-                heights = range(last_height, last_height - len(hex_hashes), -1)
-                try:
-                    blocks = [self.db.read_raw_block(height) for height in heights]
-                    self.logger.info(f"read {len(blocks)} blocks from disk")
-                    return blocks
-                except FileNotFoundError:
-                    return await self.daemon.raw_blocks(hex_hashes)
-
-            def flush_backup():
-                # self.touched can include other addresses which is
-                # harmless, but remove None.
-                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.prefetcher.reset_height(self.height)
-            self.backed_up_event.set()
-            self.backed_up_event.clear()
+            try:
+                await self.flush(True, force=True)
+
+                async def get_raw_blocks(last_height, hex_hashes) -> Sequence[bytes]:
+                    heights = range(last_height, last_height - len(hex_hashes), -1)
+                    try:
+                        blocks = [self.db.read_raw_block(height) for height in heights]
+                        self.logger.info(f"read {len(blocks)} blocks from disk")
+                        return blocks
+                    except FileNotFoundError:
+                        return await self.daemon.raw_blocks(hex_hashes)
+
+                def flush_backup():
+                    # self.touched can include other addresses which is
+                    # harmless, but remove None.
+                    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.prefetcher.reset_height(self.height)
+                self.backed_up_event.set()
+                self.backed_up_event.clear()
+            finally:
+                self.reorg_processing = False
 
     async def reorg_hashes(self, count):
         """Return a pair (start, last, hashes) of blocks to back up during a
@@ -504,9 +513,9 @@ def flush_data(self):
             self.op_data_cache,
         )
 
-    async def flush(self, flush_utxos):
+    async def flush(self, flush_utxos, force=False):
         def flush():
-            self.db.flush_dbs(self.flush_data(), flush_utxos, self.estimate_txs_remaining)
+            self.db.flush_dbs(self.flush_data(), flush_utxos, self.estimate_txs_remaining, force=force)
 
         await self.run_in_thread_with_lock(flush)
 
@@ -564,6 +573,7 @@ def advance_blocks(self, blocks):
                 self.undo_infos.append((undo_info, height))
                 self.atomicals_undo_infos.append((atomicals_undo_info, height))
                 self.db.write_raw_block(block.raw, height)
+            self.logger.debug(f'processed block {height} with {len(block.transactions)} txs')
 
         headers = [block.header for block in blocks]
         self.height = height
@@ -3990,7 +4000,7 @@ def backup_blocks(self, raw_blocks: Sequence[bytes]):
         The blocks should be in order of decreasing height, starting at.
         self.height.  A flush is performed once the blocks are backed up.
         """
-        self.db.assert_flushed(self.flush_data())
+        # self.db.assert_flushed(self.flush_data())
         assert self.height >= len(raw_blocks)
         genesis_activation = self.coin.GENESIS_ACTIVATION