diff --git a/cmd/bee/cmd/db.go b/cmd/bee/cmd/db.go
index 3e6e910105f..e2887090664 100644
--- a/cmd/bee/cmd/db.go
+++ b/cmd/bee/cmd/db.go
@@ -642,8 +642,6 @@ func dbNukeCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 				logger.Error(err, "getting sleep value failed")
 			}
 
-			defer func() { time.Sleep(d) }()
-
 			dataDir, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(optionNameDataDir)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("get data-dir: %w", err)
@@ -684,6 +682,8 @@ func dbNukeCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 				return nil
 			}
 
+			logger.Info("nuking statestore...")
+
 			forgetStamps, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool(optionNameForgetStamps)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("get forget stamps: %w", err)
@@ -709,6 +709,11 @@ func dbNukeCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 					return fmt.Errorf("remove stamperstore: %w", err)
 				}
 			}
+
+			logger.Info("nuke finished")
+
+			time.Sleep(d)
+
 			return nil
 		}}
 	c.Flags().String(optionNameDataDir, "", "data directory")
@@ -740,7 +745,7 @@ func removeContent(path string) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	return os.Remove(path)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func MarshalChunkToBinary(c swarm.Chunk) ([]byte, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/puller/metrics.go b/pkg/puller/metrics.go
index 7f81271feda..715a285be63 100644
--- a/pkg/puller/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/puller/metrics.go
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type metrics struct {
-	SyncWorkerIterCounter prometheus.Counter // counts the number of syncing iterations
-	SyncWorkerCounter     prometheus.Counter // count number of syncing jobs
-	SyncWorkerDoneCounter prometheus.Counter // count number of finished syncing jobs
-	SyncWorkerErrCounter  prometheus.Counter // count number of errors
-	MaxUintErrCounter     prometheus.Counter // how many times we got maxuint as topmost
+	SyncWorkerIterCounter prometheus.Counter    // counts the number of syncing iterations
+	SyncWorkerCounter     prometheus.Counter    // count number of syncing jobs
+	SyncedCounter         prometheus.CounterVec // number of synced chunks
+	SyncWorkerDoneCounter prometheus.Counter    // count number of finished syncing jobs
+	SyncWorkerErrCounter  prometheus.Counter    // count number of errors
+	MaxUintErrCounter     prometheus.Counter    // how many times we got maxuint as topmost
 }
 
 func newMetrics() metrics {
@@ -25,25 +26,31 @@ func newMetrics() metrics {
 			Namespace: m.Namespace,
 			Subsystem: subsystem,
 			Name:      "worker_iterations",
-			Help:      "Total history worker iterations.",
+			Help:      "Total worker iterations.",
 		}),
 		SyncWorkerCounter: prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Namespace: m.Namespace,
 			Subsystem: subsystem,
 			Name:      "worker",
-			Help:      "Total history active worker jobs.",
+			Help:      "Total active worker jobs.",
 		}),
+		SyncedCounter: *prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Namespace: m.Namespace,
+			Subsystem: subsystem,
+			Name:      "synced_chunks",
+			Help:      "Total synced chunks.",
+		}, []string{"type"}),
 		SyncWorkerDoneCounter: prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Namespace: m.Namespace,
 			Subsystem: subsystem,
 			Name:      "worker_done",
-			Help:      "Total history worker jobs done.",
+			Help:      "Total worker jobs done.",
 		}),
 		SyncWorkerErrCounter: prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Namespace: m.Namespace,
 			Subsystem: subsystem,
 			Name:      "worker_errors",
-			Help:      "Total history worker errors.",
+			Help:      "Total worker errors.",
 		}),
 		MaxUintErrCounter: prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Namespace: m.Namespace,
diff --git a/pkg/puller/puller.go b/pkg/puller/puller.go
index c4f6933fa97..dc0965aa868 100644
--- a/pkg/puller/puller.go
+++ b/pkg/puller/puller.go
@@ -192,19 +192,24 @@ func (p *Puller) disconnectPeer(addr swarm.Address) {
 // recalcPeers starts or stops syncing process for peers per bin depending on the current sync radius.
 // Must be called under lock.
 func (p *Puller) recalcPeers(ctx context.Context, storageRadius uint8) {
-	var errs error
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	for _, peer := range p.syncPeers {
-		peer.mtx.Lock()
-		errs = errors.Join(p.syncPeer(ctx, peer, storageRadius))
-		peer.mtx.Unlock()
-	}
-	if errs != nil {
-		p.logger.Debug("recalculation failed", "error", errs)
+		wg.Add(1)
+		p.wg.Add(1)
+		go func(peer *syncPeer) {
+			defer p.wg.Done()
+			defer wg.Done()
+			if err := p.syncPeer(ctx, peer, storageRadius); err != nil {
+				p.logger.Debug("sync peer failed", "peer_address", peer.address, "error", err)
+			}
+		}(peer)
 	}
+	wg.Wait()
 }
 
-// Must be called under syncPeer lock.
 func (p *Puller) syncPeer(ctx context.Context, peer *syncPeer, storageRadius uint8) error {
+	peer.mtx.Lock()
+	defer peer.mtx.Unlock()
 
 	if peer.cursors == nil {
 		cursors, epoch, err := p.syncer.GetCursors(ctx, peer.address)
@@ -322,7 +327,10 @@ func (p *Puller) syncWorker(ctx context.Context, peer swarm.Address, bin uint8,
 		}
 
 		if top <= cur {
+			p.metrics.SyncedCounter.WithLabelValues("historical").Add(float64(count))
 			p.rate.Add(count)
+		} else {
+			p.metrics.SyncedCounter.WithLabelValues("live").Add(float64(count))
 		}
 
 		if top >= s {
@@ -490,8 +498,9 @@ func newSyncPeer(addr swarm.Address, bins, po uint8) *syncPeer {
 
 // called when peer disconnects or on shutdown, cleans up ongoing sync operations
 func (p *syncPeer) gone() {
-	for _, c := range p.binCancelFuncs {
+	for bin, c := range p.binCancelFuncs {
 		c()
+		delete(p.binCancelFuncs, bin)
 	}
 	p.wg.Wait()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/storer/reserve.go b/pkg/storer/reserve.go
index 01762ae8bd2..f02e93e8c21 100644
--- a/pkg/storer/reserve.go
+++ b/pkg/storer/reserve.go
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ func (db *DB) startReserveWorkers(
 		db.logger.Error(err, "reserve set radius")
 	}
 
+	db.metrics.StorageRadius.Set(float64(db.reserve.Size()))
+
 	// syncing can now begin now that the reserver worker is running
 	db.syncer.Start(ctx)