diff --git a/src/page.h b/src/page.h
index 34b1247..f1f48c1 100644
--- a/src/page.h
+++ b/src/page.h
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ namespace xmreg {
             server_timestamp = std::time(nullptr);
 
             // number of last blocks to show
-            uint64_t no_of_last_blocks {50 + 1};
+            uint64_t no_of_last_blocks {25 + 1};
 
             // get the current blockchain height. Just to check
             uint64_t height =
@@ -724,10 +724,14 @@ namespace xmreg {
 
             //cout << "_blk_height: " << _blk_height << endl;
 
-            if (_blk_height > core_storage->get_current_blockchain_height())
+            uint64_t current_blockchain_height
+                    = core_storage->get_current_blockchain_height();
+
+            if (_blk_height > current_blockchain_height)
             {
                 cerr << "Cant get block: " << _blk_height
                      << " since its higher than current blockchain height"
+                     << "i.e., " <<  current_blockchain_height
                      << endl;
                 return fmt::format("Cant get block {:d} since its higher than current blockchain height!",
                                    _blk_height);
diff --git a/src/templates/index2.html b/src/templates/index2.html
index bf37e49..87fa027 100644
--- a/src/templates/index2.html
+++ b/src/templates/index2.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     {{{mempool_info}}}
 
     {{#is_page_zero}}
-      <h2>Transactions in the last 50 blocks</h2>
+      <h2>Transactions in the last 25 blocks</h2>
     {{/is_page_zero}}
     {{^is_page_zero}}
       <h2>Transactions in older blocks<!--(height: {{height}})--></h2>