diff --git a/pkg/puller/puller.go b/pkg/puller/puller.go
index 7b6296265fc..298c0982b55 100644
--- a/pkg/puller/puller.go
+++ b/pkg/puller/puller.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const loggerName = "puller"
 
 var errCursorsLength = errors.New("cursors length mismatch")
 
-const DefaultSyncSleepDur = time.Minute
+const DefaultSyncErrorSleepDur = time.Second * 5
 
 type Options struct {
 	Bins         uint8
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type Puller struct {
 
 	wg sync.WaitGroup
 
-	syncSleepDur time.Duration
+	syncErrorSleepDur time.Duration
 
 	bins uint8 // how many bins do we support
 }
@@ -66,15 +66,15 @@ func New(stateStore storage.StateStorer, topology topology.Driver, reserveState
 	}
 
 	p := &Puller{
-		statestore:   stateStore,
-		topology:     topology,
-		reserveState: reserveState,
-		syncer:       pullSync,
-		metrics:      newMetrics(),
-		logger:       logger.WithName(loggerName).Register(),
-		syncPeers:    make([]map[string]*syncPeer, bins),
-		syncSleepDur: o.SyncSleepDur,
-		bins:         bins,
+		statestore:        stateStore,
+		topology:          topology,
+		reserveState:      reserveState,
+		syncer:            pullSync,
+		metrics:           newMetrics(),
+		logger:            logger.WithName(loggerName).Register(),
+		syncPeers:         make([]map[string]*syncPeer, bins),
+		syncErrorSleepDur: o.SyncSleepDur,
+		bins:              bins,
 	}
 
 	for i := uint8(0); i < bins; i++ {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func (p *Puller) histSyncWorker(ctx context.Context, peer swarm.Address, bin uin
 			case <-ctx.Done():
 				loggerV2.Debug("histSyncWorker context cancelled", "peer_address", peer, "bin", bin, "cursor", cur)
 				return
-			case <-time.After(p.syncSleepDur):
+			case <-time.After(p.syncErrorSleepDur):
 			}
 			sleep = false
 		}
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ func (p *Puller) histSyncWorker(ctx context.Context, peer swarm.Address, bin uin
 			p.logger.Error(err, "histSyncWorker nextPeerInterval failed")
 			return
 		}
-
 		if s > cur {
 			p.logger.Debug("histSyncWorker syncing finished", "bin", bin, "cursor", cur)
 			return
@@ -260,17 +259,21 @@ func (p *Puller) histSyncWorker(ctx context.Context, peer swarm.Address, bin uin
 		if err != nil {
 			p.metrics.HistWorkerErrCounter.Inc()
 			p.logger.Error(err, "histSyncWorker syncing interval failed", "peer_address", peer, "bin", bin, "cursor", cur, "start", s, "topmost", top)
-			sleep = true
 		}
-
-		err = p.addPeerInterval(peer, bin, s, top)
-		if err != nil {
-			p.metrics.HistWorkerErrCounter.Inc()
-			p.logger.Error(err, "histSyncWorker could not persist interval for peer, quitting...", "peer_address", peer)
-			return
+		if top == 0 {
+			// we did not receive an offer from the peer
+			// this is due to a connection error, read interval timing out, or peer disconnecting
+			// as such only for this case the sync sleeps before a new attempt
+			sleep = true
+		} else {
+			err = p.addPeerInterval(peer, bin, s, top)
+			if err != nil {
+				p.metrics.HistWorkerErrCounter.Inc()
+				p.logger.Error(err, "histSyncWorker could not persist interval for peer, quitting...", "peer_address", peer)
+				return
+			}
+			loggerV2.Debug("histSyncWorker pulled", "bin", bin, "start", s, "topmost", top, "peer_address", peer)
 		}
-
-		loggerV2.Debug("histSyncWorker pulled", "bin", bin, "start", s, "topmost", top, "peer_address", peer)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -291,7 +294,7 @@ func (p *Puller) liveSyncWorker(ctx context.Context, peer swarm.Address, bin uin
 			case <-ctx.Done():
 				loggerV2.Debug("liveSyncWorker context cancelled", "peer_address", peer, "bin", bin, "cursor", cur)
 				return
-			case <-time.After(p.syncSleepDur):
+			case <-time.After(p.syncErrorSleepDur):
 			}
 			sleep = false
 		}
@@ -307,23 +310,26 @@ func (p *Puller) liveSyncWorker(ctx context.Context, peer swarm.Address, bin uin
 		if err != nil {
 			p.metrics.LiveWorkerErrCounter.Inc()
 			p.logger.Error(err, "liveSyncWorker sync error", "peer_address", peer, "bin", bin, "from", from, "topmost", top)
-			sleep = true
 		}
-
 		if top == math.MaxUint64 {
 			p.metrics.MaxUintErrCounter.Inc()
+			p.logger.Error(nil, "liveSyncWorker max uint64 encountered", "peer_address", peer, "bin", bin, "from", from, "topmost", top)
 			return
+		} else if top == 0 {
+			// we did not receive an offer from the peer
+			// this is due to a connection error, read interval timing out, or peer disconnecting
+			// as such only for this case the sync sleeps before a new attempt
+			sleep = true
+		} else {
+			err = p.addPeerInterval(peer, bin, from, top)
+			if err != nil {
+				p.metrics.LiveWorkerErrCounter.Inc()
+				p.logger.Error(err, "liveSyncWorker exit on add peer interval", "peer_address", peer, "bin", bin, "from", from, "error", err)
+				return
+			}
+			loggerV2.Debug("liveSyncWorker pulled bin", "bin", bin, "from", from, "topmost", top, "peer_address", peer)
+			from = top + 1
 		}
-		err = p.addPeerInterval(peer, bin, from, top)
-		if err != nil {
-			p.metrics.LiveWorkerErrCounter.Inc()
-			p.logger.Error(err, "liveSyncWorker exit on add peer interval", "peer_address", peer, "bin", bin, "from", from, "error", err)
-			return
-		}
-
-		loggerV2.Debug("liveSyncWorker pulled bin", "bin", bin, "from", from, "topmost", top, "peer_address", peer)
-
-		from = top + 1
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/pullsync/pullsync.go b/pkg/pullsync/pullsync.go
index 28eb1f0e612..4e3f5cdd376 100644
--- a/pkg/pullsync/pullsync.go
+++ b/pkg/pullsync/pullsync.go
@@ -303,12 +303,16 @@ func (s *Syncer) handler(streamCtx context.Context, p p2p.Peer, stream p2p.Strea
 		return fmt.Errorf("read get range: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	s.logger.Debug("make offer start", "bin", rn.Bin, "from", rn.From, "to", rn.To, "peer", p.Address)
+
 	// make an offer to the upstream peer in return for the requested range
 	offer, _, err := s.makeOffer(ctx, rn)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("make offer: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	s.logger.Debug("make offer end", "bin", rn.Bin, "from", rn.From, "topmost", offer.Topmost, "peer", p.Address)
+
 	// recreate the reader to allow the first one to be garbage collected
 	// before the makeOffer function call, to reduce the total memory allocated
 	// while makeOffer is executing (waiting for the new chunks)