diff --git a/eth/fetcher/fetcher.go b/eth/fetcher/fetcher.go
index 53ca88a6b18b..0f99b7cb69cc 100644
--- a/eth/fetcher/fetcher.go
+++ b/eth/fetcher/fetcher.go
@@ -742,15 +742,17 @@ func (f *Fetcher) insert(peer string, block *types.Block) {
 // internal state.
 func (f *Fetcher) forgetHash(hash common.Hash) {
 	// Remove all pending announces and decrement DOS counters
-	for _, announce := range f.announced[hash] {
-		f.announces[announce.origin]--
-		if f.announces[announce.origin] == 0 {
-			delete(f.announces, announce.origin)
+	if announceMap, ok := f.announced[hash]; ok {
+		for _, announce := range announceMap {
+			f.announces[announce.origin]--
+			if f.announces[announce.origin] <= 0 {
+				delete(f.announces, announce.origin)
+			}
+		}
+		delete(f.announced, hash)
+		if f.announceChangeHook != nil {
+			f.announceChangeHook(hash, false)
 		}
-	}
-	delete(f.announced, hash)
-	if f.announceChangeHook != nil {
-		f.announceChangeHook(hash, false)
 	}
 	// Remove any pending fetches and decrement the DOS counters
 	if announce := f.fetching[hash]; announce != nil {
diff --git a/eth/fetcher/fetcher_test.go b/eth/fetcher/fetcher_test.go
index 2d319a554d37..978392800dc5 100644
--- a/eth/fetcher/fetcher_test.go
+++ b/eth/fetcher/fetcher_test.go
@@ -677,15 +677,30 @@ func testInvalidNumberAnnouncement(t *testing.T, protocol int) {
 	badBodyFetcher := tester.makeBodyFetcher("bad", blocks, 0)
 
 	imported := make(chan *types.Block)
+	announced := make(chan interface{})
 	tester.fetcher.signHook = func(block *types.Block) error {
 		imported <- block
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	// Announce a block with a bad number, check for immediate drop
+	tester.fetcher.announceChangeHook = func(hash common.Hash, b bool) {
+		announced <- nil
+	}
 	tester.fetcher.Notify("bad", hashes[0], 2, time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), badHeaderFetcher, badBodyFetcher)
+	verifyAnnounce := func() {
+		for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+			select {
+			case <-announced:
+				continue
+			case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+				t.Fatal("announce timeout")
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	verifyAnnounce()
 	verifyImportEvent(t, imported, false)
-
 	tester.lock.RLock()
 	dropped := tester.drops["bad"]
 	tester.lock.RUnlock()
@@ -698,6 +713,7 @@ func testInvalidNumberAnnouncement(t *testing.T, protocol int) {
 	goodBodyFetcher := tester.makeBodyFetcher("good", blocks, 0)
 	// Make sure a good announcement passes without a drop
 	tester.fetcher.Notify("good", hashes[0], 1, time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), goodHeaderFetcher, goodBodyFetcher)
+	verifyAnnounce()
 	verifyImportEvent(t, imported, true)
 
 	tester.lock.RLock()
diff --git a/trie/sync_bloom.go b/trie/sync_bloom.go
index 085b229e6d15..7901d53d5bca 100644
--- a/trie/sync_bloom.go
+++ b/trie/sync_bloom.go
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@ var (
 // provided disk database on creation in a background thread and will only start
 // returning live results once that's finished.
 type SyncBloom struct {
-	bloom  *bloomfilter.Filter
-	inited uint32
-	closer sync.Once
-	closed uint32
-	pend   sync.WaitGroup
+	bloom   *bloomfilter.Filter
+	inited  uint32
+	closer  sync.Once
+	closed  uint32
+	pend    sync.WaitGroup
+	closeCh chan struct{}
 }
 
 // NewSyncBloom creates a new bloom filter of the given size (in megabytes) and
@@ -64,7 +65,8 @@ func NewSyncBloom(memory uint64, database ethdb.Iteratee) *SyncBloom {
 
 	// Assemble the fast sync bloom and init it from previous sessions
 	b := &SyncBloom{
-		bloom: bloom,
+		bloom:   bloom,
+		closeCh: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 	b.pend.Add(2)
 	go func() {
@@ -125,16 +127,17 @@ func (b *SyncBloom) init(database ethdb.Iteratee) {
 // meter periodically recalculates the false positive error rate of the bloom
 // filter and reports it in a metric.
 func (b *SyncBloom) meter() {
+	// check every second
+	tick := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
+	defer tick.Stop()
+
 	for {
-		// Report the current error ration. No floats, lame, scale it up.
-		bloomErrorGauge.Update(int64(b.bloom.FalsePosititveProbability() * 100000))
-
-		// Wait one second, but check termination more frequently
-		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-			if atomic.LoadUint32(&b.closed) == 1 {
-				return
-			}
-			time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+		select {
+		case <-tick.C:
+			// Report the current error ration. No floats, lame, scale it up.
+			bloomErrorGauge.Update(int64(b.bloom.FalsePosititveProbability() * 100000))
+		case <-b.closeCh:
+			return
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -145,6 +148,7 @@ func (b *SyncBloom) Close() error {
 	b.closer.Do(func() {
 		// Ensure the initializer is stopped
 		atomic.StoreUint32(&b.closed, 1)
+		close(b.closeCh)
 		b.pend.Wait()
 
 		// Wipe the bloom, but mark it "uninited" just in case someone attempts an access