diff --git a/squeaknode/config/config.py b/squeaknode/config/config.py
index 9d3ccb38..3163a3ef 100644
--- a/squeaknode/config/config.py
+++ b/squeaknode/config/config.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ DEFAULT_SQK_DIR = ".sqk"
 DEFAULT_SQK_DIR_PATH = str(Path.home() / DEFAULT_SQK_DIR)
 DEFAULT_LND_HOST = "localhost"
 DEFAULT_SYNC_INTERVAL_S = 10
+DEFAULT_SYNC_BLOCK_RANGE = 2016
 
 
 @section('bitcoin')
@@ -98,6 +99,8 @@ class CoreConfig(Config):
 class SyncConfig(Config):
     enabled = key(cast=bool, required=False, default=True)
     interval_s = key(cast=int, required=False, default=DEFAULT_SYNC_INTERVAL_S)
+    block_range = key(cast=int, required=False,
+                      default=DEFAULT_SYNC_BLOCK_RANGE)
 
 
 @section('db')
diff --git a/squeaknode/main.py b/squeaknode/main.py
index cc0727e5..7af0a42a 100644
--- a/squeaknode/main.py
+++ b/squeaknode/main.py
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ def run_node(config):
 
     sync_controller = SqueakSyncController(
         squeak_controller,
+        config.sync.block_range,
     )
 
     admin_handler = load_admin_handler(
diff --git a/squeaknode/sync/squeak_sync_status.py b/squeaknode/sync/squeak_sync_status.py
index 2912fe9e..31f43182 100644
--- a/squeaknode/sync/squeak_sync_status.py
+++ b/squeaknode/sync/squeak_sync_status.py
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@ from squeaknode.sync.network_task import TimelineNetworkSyncTask
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-LOOKUP_BLOCK_INTERVAL = 1008  # 1 week
-
-
 class SqueakSyncController:
-    def __init__(self, squeak_controller):
+    def __init__(self, squeak_controller, sync_block_range):
         self.squeak_controller = squeak_controller
+        self.sync_block_range = sync_block_range
 
-    def sync_timeline(self):
+    def sync_timeline(self, block_range=None):
+        block_range = block_range or self.sync_block_range
         try:
             block_height = self.squeak_controller.get_best_block_height()
         except Exception:
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ class SqueakSyncController:
                 "Failed to sync timeline because unable to get best block height.", exc_info=False
             )
             return
-        min_block = block_height - LOOKUP_BLOCK_INTERVAL
+        min_block = block_height - block_range
         max_block = block_height
         dowload_timeline_task = TimelineNetworkSyncTask(
             self.squeak_controller,