diff --git a/synapse/lib/layer.py b/synapse/lib/layer.py
index 6a319085f7..644e415bdc 100644
--- a/synapse/lib/layer.py
+++ b/synapse/lib/layer.py
@@ -2689,10 +2689,11 @@ async def syncIndexEvents(self, offs, matchdef, wait=True):
 
                         yield (curoff, (buid, form, etyp, vals, meta))
 
+            await asyncio.sleep(0)
+
             count += 1
             if count % 1000 == 0:
                 yield (curoff, (None, None, EDIT_PROGRESS, (), ()))
-                await asyncio.sleep(0)
 
     async def makeSplices(self, offs, nodeedits, meta, reverse=False):
         '''
diff --git a/synapse/tests/test_cortex.py b/synapse/tests/test_cortex.py
index c31c3c04ae..858d989fe8 100644
--- a/synapse/tests/test_cortex.py
+++ b/synapse/tests/test_cortex.py
@@ -4968,15 +4968,15 @@ async def test_cortex_syncindexevents(self):
             self.eq(expectadd, item4)
 
             # Make sure progress every 1000 layer log entries works
-            await core.nodes('[inet:ipv4=192.168.1/22]')
+            await core.nodes('[inet:ipv4=192.168.1/20]')
 
             offsdict = {baselayr.iden: baseoffs + 1, layriden: baseoffs + 1}
 
             items = await alist(proxy.syncIndexEvents(mdef, offsdict=offsdict, wait=False))
 
-            expect = (baseoffs + 5 + 1000, baselayr.iden, s_cortex.SYNC_NODEEDIT,
+            expect = (9999, baselayr.iden, s_cortex.SYNC_NODEEDIT,
                       (None, None, s_layer.EDIT_PROGRESS, (), ()))
-            self.eq(expect, items[1])
+            self.eq(expect[1:], items[1][1:])
 
             # Make sure that genr wakes up if a new layer occurs after it is already waiting
             offs = await core.getNexsIndx()