diff --git a/assets/utils/check-synced.sh b/assets/utils/check-synced.sh
index a527c7f..a7f4ff0 100644
--- a/assets/utils/check-synced.sh
+++ b/assets/utils/check-synced.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fi
 TXINDEX_CHECK=$(curl -sS --user $b_username:$b_password --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id": "sync-hck", "method": "getindexinfo", "params": ["txindex"]}' -H 'content-type: text/plain;' $b_host:8332 | sed -n 's/.*\("synced":true\).*/1/p') 
 TXINDEX_SYNC=$(curl -sS --user $b_username:$b_password --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id": "sync-hck", "method": "getindexinfo", "params": ["txindex"]}' -H 'content-type: text/plain;' $b_host:8332 | sed -n 's/.*\("synced":false\).*/1/p')
 IBD_STATE=$(curl -sS --user $b_username:$b_password --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id": "sync-hck", "method": "getblockchaininfo", "params": []}' -H 'content-type: text/plain;' $b_host:8332 | sed -n 's/.*\("initialblockdownload":false\).*/1/p')
-TXINDEX_SYNC=$TXINDEX_SYNC+$IBD_STATE
+
 check_sync(){
     DURATION=$(</dev/stdin)
     if (($DURATION <= 5000 )); then
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ check_sync(){
     elif test "$TXINDEX_CHECK" != 1; then
         echo "Transaction Indexer is either not enabled. Mempool will not display completely." >&2
         exit 1
+    elif test "$IBD_STATE" != 1; then
+        echo "Initial blockchain download still in progress. Mempool will not display correctly until this is complete." >&2
+        exit 61
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/assets/utils/health-check.sh b/assets/utils/health-check.sh
index ab1c7b3..d77d251 100644
--- a/assets/utils/health-check.sh
+++ b/assets/utils/health-check.sh
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-CURRENT_HEIGHT=$(wget -q -O- https://blockchain.info/q/getblockcount; echo)
-b_type=$(yq e '.bitcoind.type' /root/start9/config.yaml)
-if [ "$b_type" = "internal" ]; then
-    b_host="bitcoind.embassy"
-    b_username=$(yq e '.bitcoind.user' /root/start9/config.yaml)
-    b_password=$(yq e '.bitcoind.password' /root/start9/config.yaml)
-else
-    b_host="btc-rpc-proxy.embassy"
-    b_username=$(yq e '.bitcoind.user' /root/start9/config.yaml)
-    b_password=$(yq e '.bitcoind.password' /root/start9/config.yaml)
-fi
-TXINDEX_CHECK=$(curl --silent --fail -sS --user $b_username:$b_password --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id": "sync-hck", "method": "getrawtransaction", "params": [00000000839a8e6886ab5951d76f411475428afc90947ee320161bbf18eb6048]}' -H 'content-type: text/plain;' $b_host:8332/ | sed 's/[^0-9]*//g') 
-SYNC_HEIGHT=$(curl --silent --fail -sS --user $b_username:$b_password --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id": "sync-hck", "method": "getblockcount", "params": []}' -H 'content-type: text/plain;' $b_host:8332/ | sed 's/[^0-9]*//g') 
-        
 check_api(){
     DURATION=$(</dev/stdin)
     if (($DURATION <= 5000 )); then
@@ -42,27 +28,8 @@ check_web(){
     fi
 }
 
-check_sync(){
-    DURATION=$(</dev/stdin)
-    if (($DURATION <= 5000 )); then
-        exit 60
-    else
-        curl --silent --fail -sS --user $b_username:$b_password --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id": "sync-hck", "method": "getblockcount", "params": []}' -H 'content-type: text/plain;' $b_host:8332/ | sed 's/[^0-9]*//g' &>/dev/null
-        RES=$?
-        if test "$RES" != 0; then
-            echo "The Bitcoin Core is unreachable" >&2
-            exit 1
-        elif test "$SYNC_HEIGHT" -lt "$CURRENT_HEIGHT"; then
-            echo "Bitcoin Core is still syncing, Mempool will not display completely until syncing is complete. Current block height: $SYNC_HEIGHT of $CURRENT_HEIGHT" >&2
-            exit 61
-        fi
-    fi
-}
 
 case "$1" in
-	sync)
-        check_sync
-        ;;
 	api)
         check_api
         ;;
@@ -75,5 +42,4 @@ case "$1" in
         echo "Commands:"
         echo "         api"
         echo "         web"
-        echo "         sync"
 esac
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