diff --git a/pkg/intervalstore/intervals.go b/pkg/puller/intervalstore/intervals.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/intervalstore/intervals.go
rename to pkg/puller/intervalstore/intervals.go
diff --git a/pkg/intervalstore/intervals_test.go b/pkg/puller/intervalstore/intervals_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/intervalstore/intervals_test.go
rename to pkg/puller/intervalstore/intervals_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/intervalstore/main_test.go b/pkg/puller/intervalstore/main_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/intervalstore/main_test.go
rename to pkg/puller/intervalstore/main_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/intervalstore/store_test.go b/pkg/puller/intervalstore/store_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/intervalstore/store_test.go
rename to pkg/puller/intervalstore/store_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/puller/puller.go b/pkg/puller/puller.go
index 2992ef0a8c3..f2cfd15eee0 100644
--- a/pkg/puller/puller.go
+++ b/pkg/puller/puller.go
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/intervalstore"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/p2p"
+	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/puller/intervalstore"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/pullsync"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/rate"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/storage"
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func New(
 		blockLister: blockLister,
 		rate:        rate.New(DefaultHistRateWindow),
 		cancel:      func() { /* Noop, since the context is initialized in the Start(). */ },
-		limiter:     ratelimit.NewLimiter(ratelimit.Every(time.Second/2), int(swarm.MaxBins)), // allows for 2 syncs per second, max bins bursts
+		limiter:     ratelimit.NewLimiter(ratelimit.Every(time.Second/4), int(swarm.MaxBins)), // allows for 2 syncs per second, max bins bursts
 	}
 
 	return p
@@ -129,18 +129,15 @@ func (p *Puller) manage(ctx context.Context) {
 		p.syncPeersMtx.Lock()
 		defer p.syncPeersMtx.Unlock()
 
-		// peersDisconnected is used to mark and prune peers that are no longer connected.
-		peersDisconnected := make(map[string]*syncPeer)
-		for _, peer := range p.syncPeers {
-			peersDisconnected[peer.address.ByteString()] = peer
-		}
-
 		newRadius := p.radius.StorageRadius()
 
 		// reset all intervals below the new radius to resync:
 		// 1. previously evicted chunks
 		// 2. previously ignored chunks due to a higher radius
 		if newRadius < prevRadius {
+			for _, peer := range p.syncPeers {
+				p.disconnectPeer(peer.address)
+			}
 			err := p.resetIntervals(prevRadius)
 			if err != nil {
 				p.logger.Debug("reset lower sync radius failed", "error", err)
@@ -148,6 +145,12 @@ func (p *Puller) manage(ctx context.Context) {
 		}
 		prevRadius = newRadius
 
+		// peersDisconnected is used to mark and prune peers that are no longer connected.
+		peersDisconnected := make(map[string]*syncPeer)
+		for _, peer := range p.syncPeers {
+			peersDisconnected[peer.address.ByteString()] = peer
+		}
+
 		_ = p.topology.EachConnectedPeerRev(func(addr swarm.Address, po uint8) (stop, jumpToNext bool, err error) {
 			if _, ok := p.syncPeers[addr.ByteString()]; !ok {
 				p.syncPeers[addr.ByteString()] = newSyncPeer(addr, p.bins, po)
@@ -187,7 +190,7 @@ func (p *Puller) disconnectPeer(addr swarm.Address) {
 	loggerV2.Debug("disconnecting peer", "peer_address", addr)
 	if peer, ok := p.syncPeers[addr.ByteString()]; ok {
 		peer.mtx.Lock()
-		peer.gone()
+		peer.stop()
 		peer.mtx.Unlock()
 	}
 	delete(p.syncPeers, addr.ByteString())
@@ -229,7 +232,7 @@ func (p *Puller) syncPeer(ctx context.Context, peer *syncPeer, storageRadius uin
 
 		if storedEpoch != epoch {
 			// cancel all bins
-			peer.gone()
+			peer.stop()
 
 			p.logger.Debug("peer epoch change detected, resetting past synced intervals", "stored_epoch", storedEpoch, "new_epoch", epoch, "peer_address", peer.address)
 
@@ -285,81 +288,97 @@ func (p *Puller) syncPeer(ctx context.Context, peer *syncPeer, storageRadius uin
 
 // syncPeerBin will start historical and live syncing for the peer for a particular bin.
 // Must be called under syncPeer lock.
-func (p *Puller) syncPeerBin(ctx context.Context, peer *syncPeer, bin uint8, cur uint64) {
-	binCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-	peer.setBinCancel(cancel, bin)
-	peer.wg.Add(1)
-	p.wg.Add(1)
-	go p.syncWorker(binCtx, peer.address, bin, cur, peer.wg.Done)
-}
-
-func (p *Puller) syncWorker(ctx context.Context, peer swarm.Address, bin uint8, cur uint64, done func()) {
+func (p *Puller) syncPeerBin(parentCtx context.Context, peer *syncPeer, bin uint8, cursor uint64) {
 	loggerV2 := p.logger.V(2).Register()
 
-	p.metrics.SyncWorkerCounter.Inc()
-	defer p.wg.Done()
-	defer p.metrics.SyncWorkerDoneCounter.Inc()
-	defer done()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(parentCtx)
+	peer.setBinCancel(cancel, bin)
 
-	loggerV2.Debug("syncWorker starting", "peer_address", peer, "bin", bin, "cursor", cur)
+	sync := func(isHistorical bool, address swarm.Address, start uint64, bin uint8, done func()) {
+		p.metrics.SyncWorkerCounter.Inc()
 
-	for {
+		defer p.wg.Done()
+		defer p.metrics.SyncWorkerDoneCounter.Inc()
+		defer done()
 
-		s, _, _, err := p.nextPeerInterval(peer, bin)
-		if err != nil {
-			p.metrics.SyncWorkerErrCounter.Inc()
-			p.logger.Error(err, "syncWorker nextPeerInterval failed, quitting")
-			return
-		}
-
-		// rate limit historical syncing
-		if s <= cur {
-			_ = p.limiter.Wait(ctx)
-		}
+		var (
+			cursor = start
+			err    error
+		)
 
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			loggerV2.Debug("syncWorker context cancelled", "peer_address", peer, "bin", bin)
-			return
-		default:
-		}
+		for {
+			if isHistorical { // overide start with the next interval if historical syncing
+				start, err = p.nextPeerInterval(address, bin)
+				if err != nil {
+					p.metrics.SyncWorkerErrCounter.Inc()
+					p.logger.Error(err, "syncWorker nextPeerInterval failed, quitting")
+					return
+				}
+
+				// historical sync has caught up to the cursor, exit
+				if start > cursor {
+					return
+				}
+				// rate limit historical syncing
+				_ = p.limiter.Wait(ctx)
+			}
 
-		p.metrics.SyncWorkerIterCounter.Inc()
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				loggerV2.Debug("syncWorker context cancelled", "peer_address", address, "bin", bin)
+				return
+			default:
+			}
 
-		syncStart := time.Now()
-		top, count, err := p.syncer.Sync(ctx, peer, bin, s)
+			p.metrics.SyncWorkerIterCounter.Inc()
 
-		if top == math.MaxUint64 {
-			p.metrics.MaxUintErrCounter.Inc()
-			p.logger.Error(nil, "syncWorker max uint64 encountered, quitting", "peer_address", peer, "bin", bin, "from", s, "topmost", top)
-			return
-		}
+			syncStart := time.Now()
+			top, count, err := p.syncer.Sync(ctx, address, bin, start)
 
-		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 == math.MaxUint64 {
+				p.metrics.MaxUintErrCounter.Inc()
+				p.logger.Error(nil, "syncWorker max uint64 encountered, quitting", "peer_address", address, "bin", bin, "from", start, "topmost", top)
+				return
+			}
 
-		if top >= s {
-			if err := p.addPeerInterval(peer, bin, s, top); err != nil {
+			if err != nil {
 				p.metrics.SyncWorkerErrCounter.Inc()
-				p.logger.Error(err, "syncWorker could not persist interval for peer, quitting", "peer_address", peer)
-				return
+				if errors.Is(err, p2p.ErrPeerNotFound) {
+					p.logger.Debug("syncWorker interval failed, quitting", "error", err, "peer_address", address, "bin", bin, "cursor", address, "start", start, "topmost", top)
+					return
+				}
+				loggerV2.Debug("syncWorker interval failed", "error", err, "peer_address", address, "bin", bin, "cursor", address, "start", start, "topmost", top)
 			}
-			loggerV2.Debug("syncWorker pulled", "bin", bin, "start", s, "topmost", top, "duration", time.Since(syncStart), "peer_address", peer)
-		}
 
-		if err != nil {
-			p.metrics.SyncWorkerErrCounter.Inc()
-			if errors.Is(err, p2p.ErrPeerNotFound) {
-				p.logger.Debug("syncWorker interval failed, quitting", "error", err, "peer_address", peer, "bin", bin, "cursor", cur, "start", s, "topmost", top)
-				return
+			if isHistorical {
+				p.metrics.SyncedCounter.WithLabelValues("historical").Add(float64(count))
+				p.rate.Add(count)
+			} else {
+				p.metrics.SyncedCounter.WithLabelValues("live").Add(float64(count))
+			}
+
+			// pulled at least one chunk
+			if top >= start {
+				if err := p.addPeerInterval(address, bin, start, top); err != nil {
+					p.metrics.SyncWorkerErrCounter.Inc()
+					p.logger.Error(err, "syncWorker could not persist interval for peer, quitting", "peer_address", address)
+					return
+				}
+				loggerV2.Debug("syncWorker pulled", "bin", bin, "start", start, "topmost", top, "isHistorical", isHistorical, "duration", time.Since(syncStart), "peer_address", address)
+				start = top + 1
 			}
-			p.logger.Debug("syncWorker interval failed", "error", err, "peer_address", peer, "bin", bin, "cursor", cur, "start", s, "topmost", top)
 		}
 	}
+
+	if cursor > 0 {
+		peer.wg.Add(1)
+		p.wg.Add(1)
+		go sync(true, peer.address, cursor, bin, peer.wg.Done)
+	}
+
+	peer.wg.Add(1)
+	p.wg.Add(1)
+	go sync(false, peer.address, cursor+1, bin, peer.wg.Done)
 }
 
 func (p *Puller) Close() error {
@@ -443,17 +462,17 @@ func (p *Puller) resetIntervals(upto uint8) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (p *Puller) nextPeerInterval(peer swarm.Address, bin uint8) (start, end uint64, empty bool, err error) {
+func (p *Puller) nextPeerInterval(peer swarm.Address, bin uint8) (uint64, error) {
 	p.intervalMtx.Lock()
 	defer p.intervalMtx.Unlock()
 
 	i, err := p.getOrCreateInterval(peer, bin)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, 0, false, err
+		return 0, err
 	}
 
-	start, end, empty = i.Next(0)
-	return start, end, empty, nil
+	start, _, _ := i.Next(0)
+	return start, nil
 }
 
 // Must be called underlock.
@@ -506,7 +525,7 @@ 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() {
+func (p *syncPeer) stop() {
 	for bin, c := range p.binCancelFuncs {
 		c()
 		delete(p.binCancelFuncs, bin)
diff --git a/pkg/puller/puller_test.go b/pkg/puller/puller_test.go
index 339e492f488..f76fe292432 100644
--- a/pkg/puller/puller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/puller/puller_test.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/intervalstore"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/puller"
+	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/puller/intervalstore"
 	mockps "github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/pullsync/mock"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/spinlock"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/statestore/mock"
@@ -438,11 +438,12 @@ func TestContinueSyncing(t *testing.T) {
 
 	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 	kad.Trigger()
-	time.Sleep(time.Second)
 
-	calls := len(pullsync.SyncCalls(addr))
-	if calls != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected amount of calls, got %d", calls)
+	err := spinlock.Wait(time.Second, func() bool {
+		return len(pullsync.SyncCalls(addr)) == 1
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }