diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b59e8a5aca..28fbc8b450 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ bool fReindex = false;
 bool fBenchmark = false;
 unsigned int nCoinCacheSize = 5000;
 
-CMedianFilter<int> cPeerBlockCounts(5, 0); // Amount of blocks that other nodes claim to have
+CMedianFilter<int> cPeerBlockCounts(8, 0); // Amount of blocks that other nodes claim to have
 
 map<uint256, CBlock*> mapOrphanBlocks;
 multimap<uint256, CBlock*> mapOrphanBlocksByPrev;
diff --git a/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp b/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp
index ce112803f8..12bd989338 100644
--- a/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp
@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@ static const int64 nClientStartupTime = GetTime();
 
 ClientModel::ClientModel(OptionsModel *optionsModel, QObject *parent) :
     QObject(parent), optionsModel(optionsModel),
-    cachedNumBlocks(0), cachedNumBlocksOfPeers(0), pollTimer(0)
+    cachedNumBlocks(0), cachedNumBlocksOfPeers(0), numBlocksAtStartup(-1), pollTimer(0)
 {
-    numBlocksAtStartup = -1;
-
     pollTimer = new QTimer(this);
     pollTimer->setInterval(MODEL_UPDATE_DELAY);
     pollTimer->start();
@@ -65,7 +63,8 @@ void ClientModel::updateTimer()
         cachedNumBlocks = newNumBlocks;
         cachedNumBlocksOfPeers = newNumBlocksOfPeers;
 
-        emit numBlocksChanged(newNumBlocks, newNumBlocksOfPeers);
+        // ensure we return the maximum of newNumBlocksOfPeers and newNumBlocks to not create weird displays in the GUI
+        emit numBlocksChanged(newNumBlocks, std::max(newNumBlocksOfPeers, newNumBlocks));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp b/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
index 3dc32d0e47..7cf2d41962 100644
--- a/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
@@ -269,8 +269,6 @@ void RPCConsole::setClientModel(ClientModel *model)
 
         setNumConnections(model->getNumConnections());
         ui->isTestNet->setChecked(model->isTestNet());
-
-        setNumBlocks(model->getNumBlocks(), model->getNumBlocksOfPeers());
     }
 }
 
@@ -342,13 +340,10 @@ void RPCConsole::setNumConnections(int count)
 void RPCConsole::setNumBlocks(int count, int countOfPeers)
 {
     ui->numberOfBlocks->setText(QString::number(count));
-    ui->totalBlocks->setText(QString::number(countOfPeers));
+    // If there is no current countOfPeers available display N/A instead of 0, which can't ever be true
+    ui->totalBlocks->setText(countOfPeers == 0 ? tr("N/A") : QString::number(countOfPeers));
     if(clientModel)
-    {
-        // If there is no current number available display N/A instead of 0, which can't ever be true
-        ui->totalBlocks->setText(clientModel->getNumBlocksOfPeers() == 0 ? tr("N/A") : QString::number(clientModel->getNumBlocksOfPeers()));
         ui->lastBlockTime->setText(clientModel->getLastBlockDate().toString());
-    }
 }
 
 void RPCConsole::on_lineEdit_returnPressed()