diff --git a/src/ckdb.h b/src/ckdb.h
index a0646a2d..8986339d 100644
--- a/src/ckdb.h
+++ b/src/ckdb.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 #define DB_VLOCK "1"
 #define DB_VERSION "1.0.0"
-#define CKDB_VERSION DB_VERSION"-1.011"
+#define CKDB_VERSION DB_VERSION"-1.012"
 
 #define WHERE_FFL " - from %s %s() line %d"
 #define WHERE_FFL_HERE __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__
@@ -1741,6 +1741,8 @@ void _dbhash2btchash(char *hash, char *buf, size_t siz, WHERE_FFL_ARGS);
 #define dsp_hash(_hash, _buf, _siz) \
 	_dsp_hash(_hash, _buf, _siz, WHERE_FFL_HERE)
 extern void _dsp_hash(char *hash, char *buf, size_t siz, WHERE_FFL_ARGS);
+#define blockhash_diff(_hash) _blockhash_diff(_hash, WHERE_FFL_HERE)
+extern double _blockhash_diff(char *hash, WHERE_FFL_ARGS);
 extern void dsp_blocks(K_ITEM *item, FILE *stream);
 extern cmp_t cmp_blocks(K_ITEM *a, K_ITEM *b);
 extern K_ITEM *find_blocks(int32_t height, char *blockhash, K_TREE_CTX *ctx);
diff --git a/src/ckdb_data.c b/src/ckdb_data.c
index 1cf72429..3878f342 100644
--- a/src/ckdb_data.c
+++ b/src/ckdb_data.c
@@ -2086,6 +2086,27 @@ void _dsp_hash(char *hash, char *buf, size_t siz, WHERE_FFL_ARGS)
 	STRNCPYSIZ(buf, ptr, siz);
 }
 
+double _blockhash_diff(char *hash, WHERE_FFL_ARGS)
+{
+	uchar binhash[SHA256SIZHEX >> 1];
+	uchar swap[SHA256SIZHEX >> 1];
+	size_t len;
+
+	len = strlen(hash);
+	// code bug - check this before calling
+	if (len != SHA256SIZHEX) {
+		quitfrom(1, file, func, line,
+			 "%s() invalid hash passed - size %d (%d)",
+			 __func__, (int)len, SHA256SIZHEX);
+	}
+
+	hex2bin(binhash, hash, sizeof(binhash));
+
+	flip_32(swap, binhash);
+
+	return diff_from_target(swap);
+}
+
 void dsp_blocks(K_ITEM *item, FILE *stream)
 {
 	char createdate_buf[DATE_BUFSIZ], expirydate_buf[DATE_BUFSIZ];
diff --git a/src/ckdb_dbio.c b/src/ckdb_dbio.c
index 73573095..4db4f0ba 100644
--- a/src/ckdb_dbio.c
+++ b/src/ckdb_dbio.c
@@ -4018,6 +4018,7 @@ bool blocks_add(PGconn *conn, char *height, char *blockhash,
 	K_ITEM *b_item, *u_item, *old_b_item;
 	char cd_buf[DATE_BUFSIZ];
 	char hash_dsp[16+1];
+	double hash_diff;
 	BLOCKS *row, *oldblocks;
 	USERS *users;
 	char *upd, *ins;
@@ -4038,6 +4039,7 @@ bool blocks_add(PGconn *conn, char *height, char *blockhash,
 	STRNCPY(row->blockhash, blockhash);
 
 	dsp_hash(blockhash, hash_dsp, sizeof(hash_dsp));
+	hash_diff = blockhash_diff(blockhash);
 
 	K_RLOCK(blocks_free);
 	old_b_item = find_blocks(row->height, blockhash, NULL);
@@ -4307,10 +4309,13 @@ flail:
 	if (ok) {
 		char pct[16] = "?";
 		char est[16] = "";
+		char diff[16] = "";
 		K_ITEM *w_item;
 		char tmp[256];
 		bool blk;
 
+		suffix_string(hash_diff, diff, sizeof(diff)-1, 0);
+
 		switch (confirmed[0]) {
 			case BLOCKS_NEW:
 				blk = true;
@@ -4356,10 +4361,10 @@ flail:
 				break;
 		}
 
-		LOGWARNING("%s(): %sStatus: %s, Block: %s/...%s%s",
+		LOGWARNING("%s(): %sStatus: %s, Block: %s/...%s Diff %s%s",
 			   __func__, blk ? "BLOCK! " : "",
 			   blocks_confirmed(confirmed),
-			   height, hash_dsp, tmp);
+			   height, hash_dsp, diff, tmp);
 	}
 
 	return ok;