diff --git a/domain/src/main/java/ch/dissem/bitmessage/BitmessageContext.java b/domain/src/main/java/ch/dissem/bitmessage/BitmessageContext.java
index 0b3ad1d..d7d8980 100644
--- a/domain/src/main/java/ch/dissem/bitmessage/BitmessageContext.java
+++ b/domain/src/main/java/ch/dissem/bitmessage/BitmessageContext.java
@@ -192,8 +192,22 @@ public class BitmessageContext {
         ctx.getNetworkHandler().stop();
     }
 
-    public void synchronize(InetAddress host, int port, long timeoutInSeconds) {
-        ctx.getNetworkHandler().synchronize(host, port, networkListener, timeoutInSeconds);
+    /**
+     * @param host             a trusted node that must be reliable (it's used for every synchronization)
+     * @param port             of the trusted host, default is 8444
+     * @param timeoutInSeconds synchronization should end no later than about 5 seconds after the timeout elapsed, even
+     *                         if not all objects were fetched
+     * @param wait             waits for the synchronization thread to finish
+     */
+    public void synchronize(InetAddress host, int port, long timeoutInSeconds, boolean wait) {
+        Thread t = ctx.getNetworkHandler().synchronize(host, port, networkListener, timeoutInSeconds);
+        if (wait) {
+            try {
+                t.join();
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(e.getMessage(), e);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     public void cleanup() {
diff --git a/networking/src/main/java/ch/dissem/bitmessage/networking/Connection.java b/networking/src/main/java/ch/dissem/bitmessage/networking/Connection.java
index 5015094..6aa4210 100644
--- a/networking/src/main/java/ch/dissem/bitmessage/networking/Connection.java
+++ b/networking/src/main/java/ch/dissem/bitmessage/networking/Connection.java
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ public class Connection implements Runnable {
             return false;
         }
         if (syncTimeout < UnixTime.now()) {
+            LOG.info("Synchronization timed out");
             return true;
         }
         if (msg == null) {
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ public class Connection implements Runnable {
         readTimeoutCounter = 0;
         if (!(msg.getPayload() instanceof Addr) && !(msg.getPayload() instanceof GetData)
                 && requestedObjects.isEmpty() && sendingQueue.isEmpty()) {
+            LOG.info("Synchronisation completed");
             return true;
         }
         return false;