diff --git a/swarm/network/stream/delivery.go b/swarm/network/stream/delivery.go
index c2adb1009..0429c4dff 100644
--- a/swarm/network/stream/delivery.go
+++ b/swarm/network/stream/delivery.go
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ func (s *SwarmChunkServer) processDeliveries() {
 	}
 }
 
+// SessionIndex returns zero in all cases for SwarmChunkServer.
+func (s *SwarmChunkServer) SessionIndex() (uint64, error) {
+	return 0, nil
+}
+
 // SetNextBatch
 func (s *SwarmChunkServer) SetNextBatch(_, _ uint64) (hashes []byte, from uint64, to uint64, proof *HandoverProof, err error) {
 	select {
@@ -141,7 +146,7 @@ func (d *Delivery) handleRetrieveRequestMsg(ctx context.Context, sp *Peer, req *
 		"retrieve.request")
 	defer osp.Finish()
 
-	s, err := sp.getServer(NewStream(swarmChunkServerStreamName, "", false))
+	s, err := sp.getServer(NewStream(swarmChunkServerStreamName, "", true))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/swarm/network/stream/delivery_test.go b/swarm/network/stream/delivery_test.go
index b021b8771..c6ebae3f0 100644
--- a/swarm/network/stream/delivery_test.go
+++ b/swarm/network/stream/delivery_test.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func TestStreamerUpstreamRetrieveRequestMsgExchangeWithoutStore(t *testing.T) {
 	peer := streamer.getPeer(node.ID())
 
 	peer.handleSubscribeMsg(context.TODO(), &SubscribeMsg{
-		Stream:   NewStream(swarmChunkServerStreamName, "", false),
+		Stream:   NewStream(swarmChunkServerStreamName, "", true),
 		History:  nil,
 		Priority: Top,
 	})
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func TestStreamerUpstreamRetrieveRequestMsgExchange(t *testing.T) {
 	node := tester.Nodes[0]
 	peer := streamer.getPeer(node.ID())
 
-	stream := NewStream(swarmChunkServerStreamName, "", false)
+	stream := NewStream(swarmChunkServerStreamName, "", true)
 
 	peer.handleSubscribeMsg(context.TODO(), &SubscribeMsg{
 		Stream:   stream,
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ func testDeliveryFromNodes(t *testing.T, nodes, conns, chunkCount int, skipCheck
 				return fmt.Errorf("No registry")
 			}
 			registry := item.(*Registry)
-			err = registry.Subscribe(sid, NewStream(swarmChunkServerStreamName, "", false), NewRange(0, 0), Top)
+			err = registry.Subscribe(sid, NewStream(swarmChunkServerStreamName, "", true), NewRange(0, 0), Top)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/swarm/network/stream/intervals_test.go b/swarm/network/stream/intervals_test.go
index 269259423..3164193b3 100644
--- a/swarm/network/stream/intervals_test.go
+++ b/swarm/network/stream/intervals_test.go
@@ -345,8 +345,6 @@ func (c *testExternalClient) BatchDone(Stream, uint64, []byte, []byte) func() (*
 
 func (c *testExternalClient) Close() {}
 
-const testExternalServerBatchSize = 10
-
 type testExternalServer struct {
 	t         string
 	keyFunc   func(key []byte, index uint64)
@@ -366,17 +364,11 @@ func newTestExternalServer(t string, sessionAt, maxKeys uint64, keyFunc func(key
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *testExternalServer) SessionIndex() (uint64, error) {
+	return s.sessionAt, nil
+}
+
 func (s *testExternalServer) SetNextBatch(from uint64, to uint64) ([]byte, uint64, uint64, *HandoverProof, error) {
-	if from == 0 && to == 0 {
-		from = s.sessionAt
-		to = s.sessionAt + testExternalServerBatchSize
-	}
-	if to-from > testExternalServerBatchSize {
-		to = from + testExternalServerBatchSize - 1
-	}
-	if from >= s.maxKeys && to > s.maxKeys {
-		return nil, 0, 0, nil, io.EOF
-	}
 	if to > s.maxKeys {
 		to = s.maxKeys
 	}
diff --git a/swarm/network/stream/peer.go b/swarm/network/stream/peer.go
index ef6bbdf70..89d135ad5 100644
--- a/swarm/network/stream/peer.go
+++ b/swarm/network/stream/peer.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (p *Peer) SendOfferedHashes(s *server, f, t uint64) error {
 		"send.offered.hashes")
 	defer sp.Finish()
 
-	hashes, from, to, proof, err := s.SetNextBatch(f, t)
+	hashes, from, to, proof, err := s.setNextBatch(f, t)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -214,10 +214,15 @@ func (p *Peer) setServer(s Stream, o Server, priority uint8) (*server, error) {
 		return nil, ErrMaxPeerServers
 	}
 
+	sessionIndex, err := o.SessionIndex()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	os := &server{
-		Server:   o,
-		stream:   s,
-		priority: priority,
+		Server:       o,
+		stream:       s,
+		priority:     priority,
+		sessionIndex: sessionIndex,
 	}
 	p.servers[s] = os
 	return os, nil
diff --git a/swarm/network/stream/stream.go b/swarm/network/stream/stream.go
index 1eda06c6a..3861cfcf6 100644
--- a/swarm/network/stream/stream.go
+++ b/swarm/network/stream/stream.go
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ func (r *Registry) Run(p *network.BzzPeer) error {
 	defer sp.close()
 
 	if r.doRetrieve {
-		err := r.Subscribe(p.ID(), NewStream(swarmChunkServerStreamName, "", false), nil, Top)
+		err := r.Subscribe(p.ID(), NewStream(swarmChunkServerStreamName, "", true), nil, Top)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -500,10 +500,38 @@ type server struct {
 	stream       Stream
 	priority     uint8
 	currentBatch []byte
+	sessionIndex uint64
+}
+
+// setNextBatch adjusts passed interval based on session index and whether
+// stream is live or history. It calls Server SetNextBatch with adjusted
+// interval and returns batch hashes and their interval.
+func (s *server) setNextBatch(from, to uint64) ([]byte, uint64, uint64, *HandoverProof, error) {
+	if s.stream.Live {
+		if from == 0 {
+			from = s.sessionIndex
+		}
+		if to <= from || from >= s.sessionIndex {
+			to = math.MaxUint64
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (to < from && to != 0) || from > s.sessionIndex {
+			return nil, 0, 0, nil, nil
+		}
+		if to == 0 || to > s.sessionIndex {
+			to = s.sessionIndex
+		}
+	}
+	return s.SetNextBatch(from, to)
 }
 
 // Server interface for outgoing peer Streamer
 type Server interface {
+	// SessionIndex is called when a server is initialized
+	// to get the current cursor state of the stream data.
+	// Based on this index, live and history stream intervals
+	// will be adjusted before calling SetNextBatch.
+	SessionIndex() (uint64, error)
 	SetNextBatch(uint64, uint64) (hashes []byte, from uint64, to uint64, proof *HandoverProof, err error)
 	GetData(context.Context, []byte) ([]byte, error)
 	Close()
diff --git a/swarm/network/stream/streamer_test.go b/swarm/network/stream/streamer_test.go
index 5d91eecfd..e7f79e7a1 100644
--- a/swarm/network/stream/streamer_test.go
+++ b/swarm/network/stream/streamer_test.go
@@ -107,15 +107,21 @@ func (self *testClient) BatchDone(Stream, uint64, []byte, []byte) func() (*Takeo
 func (self *testClient) Close() {}
 
 type testServer struct {
-	t string
+	t            string
+	sessionIndex uint64
 }
 
-func newTestServer(t string) *testServer {
+func newTestServer(t string, sessionIndex uint64) *testServer {
 	return &testServer{
-		t: t,
+		t:            t,
+		sessionIndex: sessionIndex,
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *testServer) SessionIndex() (uint64, error) {
+	return s.sessionIndex, nil
+}
+
 func (self *testServer) SetNextBatch(from uint64, to uint64) ([]byte, uint64, uint64, *HandoverProof, error) {
 	return make([]byte, HashSize), from + 1, to + 1, nil, nil
 }
@@ -230,7 +236,7 @@ func TestStreamerUpstreamSubscribeUnsubscribeMsgExchange(t *testing.T) {
 	stream := NewStream("foo", "", false)
 
 	streamer.RegisterServerFunc("foo", func(p *Peer, t string, live bool) (Server, error) {
-		return newTestServer(t), nil
+		return newTestServer(t, 10), nil
 	})
 
 	node := tester.Nodes[0]
@@ -297,7 +303,7 @@ func TestStreamerUpstreamSubscribeUnsubscribeMsgExchangeLive(t *testing.T) {
 	stream := NewStream("foo", "", true)
 
 	streamer.RegisterServerFunc("foo", func(p *Peer, t string, live bool) (Server, error) {
-		return newTestServer(t), nil
+		return newTestServer(t, 0), nil
 	})
 
 	node := tester.Nodes[0]
@@ -324,7 +330,7 @@ func TestStreamerUpstreamSubscribeUnsubscribeMsgExchangeLive(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Hashes: make([]byte, HashSize),
 					From:   1,
-					To:     1,
+					To:     0,
 				},
 				Peer: node.ID(),
 			},
@@ -361,7 +367,7 @@ func TestStreamerUpstreamSubscribeErrorMsgExchange(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	streamer.RegisterServerFunc("foo", func(p *Peer, t string, live bool) (Server, error) {
-		return newTestServer(t), nil
+		return newTestServer(t, 0), nil
 	})
 
 	stream := NewStream("bar", "", true)
@@ -407,9 +413,7 @@ func TestStreamerUpstreamSubscribeLiveAndHistory(t *testing.T) {
 	stream := NewStream("foo", "", true)
 
 	streamer.RegisterServerFunc("foo", func(p *Peer, t string, live bool) (Server, error) {
-		return &testServer{
-			t: t,
-		}, nil
+		return newTestServer(t, 10), nil
 	})
 
 	node := tester.Nodes[0]
@@ -448,8 +452,8 @@ func TestStreamerUpstreamSubscribeLiveAndHistory(t *testing.T) {
 					HandoverProof: &HandoverProof{
 						Handover: &Handover{},
 					},
-					From:   1,
-					To:     1,
+					From:   11,
+					To:     0,
 					Hashes: make([]byte, HashSize),
 				},
 				Peer: node.ID(),
@@ -634,7 +638,7 @@ func TestStreamerRequestSubscriptionQuitMsgExchange(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	streamer.RegisterServerFunc("foo", func(p *Peer, t string, live bool) (Server, error) {
-		return newTestServer(t), nil
+		return newTestServer(t, 10), nil
 	})
 
 	node := tester.Nodes[0]
@@ -694,8 +698,8 @@ func TestStreamerRequestSubscriptionQuitMsgExchange(t *testing.T) {
 						HandoverProof: &HandoverProof{
 							Handover: &Handover{},
 						},
-						From:   1,
-						To:     1,
+						From:   11,
+						To:     0,
 						Hashes: make([]byte, HashSize),
 					},
 					Peer: node.ID(),
@@ -769,7 +773,7 @@ func TestMaxPeerServersWithUnsubscribe(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	streamer.RegisterServerFunc("foo", func(p *Peer, t string, live bool) (Server, error) {
-		return newTestServer(t), nil
+		return newTestServer(t, 0), nil
 	})
 
 	node := tester.Nodes[0]
@@ -799,7 +803,7 @@ func TestMaxPeerServersWithUnsubscribe(t *testing.T) {
 						},
 						Hashes: make([]byte, HashSize),
 						From:   1,
-						To:     1,
+						To:     0,
 					},
 					Peer: node.ID(),
 				},
@@ -843,7 +847,7 @@ func TestMaxPeerServersWithoutUnsubscribe(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	streamer.RegisterServerFunc("foo", func(p *Peer, t string, live bool) (Server, error) {
-		return newTestServer(t), nil
+		return newTestServer(t, 0), nil
 	})
 
 	node := tester.Nodes[0]
@@ -903,7 +907,7 @@ func TestMaxPeerServersWithoutUnsubscribe(t *testing.T) {
 						},
 						Hashes: make([]byte, HashSize),
 						From:   1,
-						To:     1,
+						To:     0,
 					},
 					Peer: node.ID(),
 				},
diff --git a/swarm/network/stream/syncer.go b/swarm/network/stream/syncer.go
index 38b3078d2..4bfbac8b0 100644
--- a/swarm/network/stream/syncer.go
+++ b/swarm/network/stream/syncer.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package stream
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"math"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
@@ -36,38 +35,27 @@ const (
 // * live request delivery with or without checkback
 // * (live/non-live historical) chunk syncing per proximity bin
 type SwarmSyncerServer struct {
-	po        uint8
-	store     storage.SyncChunkStore
-	sessionAt uint64
-	start     uint64
-	live      bool
-	quit      chan struct{}
+	po    uint8
+	store storage.SyncChunkStore
+	quit  chan struct{}
 }
 
-// NewSwarmSyncerServer is contructor for SwarmSyncerServer
-func NewSwarmSyncerServer(live bool, po uint8, syncChunkStore storage.SyncChunkStore) (*SwarmSyncerServer, error) {
-	sessionAt := syncChunkStore.BinIndex(po)
-	var start uint64
-	if live {
-		start = sessionAt
-	}
+// NewSwarmSyncerServer is constructor for SwarmSyncerServer
+func NewSwarmSyncerServer(po uint8, syncChunkStore storage.SyncChunkStore) (*SwarmSyncerServer, error) {
 	return &SwarmSyncerServer{
-		po:        po,
-		store:     syncChunkStore,
-		sessionAt: sessionAt,
-		start:     start,
-		live:      live,
-		quit:      make(chan struct{}),
+		po:    po,
+		store: syncChunkStore,
+		quit:  make(chan struct{}),
 	}, nil
 }
 
 func RegisterSwarmSyncerServer(streamer *Registry, syncChunkStore storage.SyncChunkStore) {
-	streamer.RegisterServerFunc("SYNC", func(p *Peer, t string, live bool) (Server, error) {
+	streamer.RegisterServerFunc("SYNC", func(_ *Peer, t string, _ bool) (Server, error) {
 		po, err := ParseSyncBinKey(t)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		return NewSwarmSyncerServer(live, po, syncChunkStore)
+		return NewSwarmSyncerServer(po, syncChunkStore)
 	})
 	// streamer.RegisterServerFunc(stream, func(p *Peer) (Server, error) {
 	// 	return NewOutgoingProvableSwarmSyncer(po, db)
@@ -88,25 +76,15 @@ func (s *SwarmSyncerServer) GetData(ctx context.Context, key []byte) ([]byte, er
 	return chunk.Data(), nil
 }
 
+// SessionIndex returns current storage bin (po) index.
+func (s *SwarmSyncerServer) SessionIndex() (uint64, error) {
+	return s.store.BinIndex(s.po), nil
+}
+
 // GetBatch retrieves the next batch of hashes from the dbstore
 func (s *SwarmSyncerServer) SetNextBatch(from, to uint64) ([]byte, uint64, uint64, *HandoverProof, error) {
 	var batch []byte
 	i := 0
-	if s.live {
-		if from == 0 {
-			from = s.start
-		}
-		if to <= from || from >= s.sessionAt {
-			to = math.MaxUint64
-		}
-	} else {
-		if (to < from && to != 0) || from > s.sessionAt {
-			return nil, 0, 0, nil, nil
-		}
-		if to == 0 || to > s.sessionAt {
-			to = s.sessionAt
-		}
-	}
 
 	var ticker *time.Ticker
 	defer func() {