diff --git a/cli/server/server.go b/cli/server/server.go
index 314f08217..876d4b4aa 100644
--- a/cli/server/server.go
+++ b/cli/server/server.go
@@ -35,23 +35,31 @@ func NewCommands() []cli.Command {
 			Name:  "count, c",
 			Usage: "number of blocks to be processed (default or 0: all chain)",
 		},
+	)
+	var cfgCountOutFlags = make([]cli.Flag, len(cfgWithCountFlags))
+	copy(cfgCountOutFlags, cfgWithCountFlags)
+	cfgCountOutFlags = append(cfgCountOutFlags,
+		cli.UintFlag{
+			Name:  "start, s",
+			Usage: "block number to start from (default: 0)",
+		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:  "out, o",
+			Usage: "Output file (stdout if not given)",
+		},
+	)
+	var cfgCountInFlags = make([]cli.Flag, len(cfgWithCountFlags))
+	copy(cfgCountInFlags, cfgWithCountFlags)
+	cfgCountInFlags = append(cfgCountInFlags,
 		cli.UintFlag{
 			Name:  "skip, s",
 			Usage: "number of blocks to skip (default: 0)",
 		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:  "in, i",
+			Usage: "Input file (stdin if not given)",
+		},
 	)
-	var cfgCountOutFlags = make([]cli.Flag, len(cfgWithCountFlags))
-	copy(cfgCountOutFlags, cfgWithCountFlags)
-	cfgCountOutFlags = append(cfgCountOutFlags, cli.StringFlag{
-		Name:  "out, o",
-		Usage: "Output file (stdout if not given)",
-	})
-	var cfgCountInFlags = make([]cli.Flag, len(cfgWithCountFlags))
-	copy(cfgCountInFlags, cfgWithCountFlags)
-	cfgCountInFlags = append(cfgCountInFlags, cli.StringFlag{
-		Name:  "in, i",
-		Usage: "Input file (stdin if not given)",
-	})
 	return []cli.Command{
 		{
 			Name:   "node",
@@ -129,12 +137,6 @@ func handleLoggingParams(ctx *cli.Context, cfg config.ApplicationConfiguration)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getCountAndSkipFromContext(ctx *cli.Context) (uint32, uint32) {
-	count := uint32(ctx.Uint("count"))
-	skip := uint32(ctx.Uint("skip"))
-	return count, skip
-}
-
 func initBCWithMetrics(cfg config.Config) (*core.Blockchain, *metrics.Service, *metrics.Service, error) {
 	chain, err := initBlockChain(cfg)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -159,7 +161,8 @@ func dumpDB(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	if err := handleLoggingParams(ctx, cfg.ApplicationConfiguration); err != nil {
 		return cli.NewExitError(err, 1)
 	}
-	count, skip := getCountAndSkipFromContext(ctx)
+	count := uint32(ctx.Uint("count"))
+	start := uint32(ctx.Uint("start"))
 
 	var outStream = os.Stdout
 	if out := ctx.String("out"); out != "" {
@@ -176,15 +179,15 @@ func dumpDB(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	chainHeight := chain.BlockHeight()
-	if skip+count > chainHeight {
-		return cli.NewExitError(fmt.Errorf("chain is not that high (%d) to dump %d blocks starting from %d", chainHeight, count, skip), 1)
+	chainCount := chain.BlockHeight() + 1
+	if start+count > chainCount {
+		return cli.NewExitError(fmt.Errorf("chain is not that high (%d) to dump %d blocks starting from %d", chainCount-1, count, start), 1)
 	}
 	if count == 0 {
-		count = chainHeight - skip
+		count = chainCount - start
 	}
 	writer.WriteU32LE(count)
-	for i := skip + 1; i <= skip+count; i++ {
+	for i := start; i < start+count; i++ {
 		bh := chain.GetHeaderHash(int(i))
 		b, err := chain.GetBlock(bh)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -213,7 +216,8 @@ func restoreDB(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	if err := handleLoggingParams(ctx, cfg.ApplicationConfiguration); err != nil {
 		return cli.NewExitError(err, 1)
 	}
-	count, skip := getCountAndSkipFromContext(ctx)
+	count := uint32(ctx.Uint("count"))
+	skip := uint32(ctx.Uint("skip"))
 
 	var inStream = os.Stdin
 	if in := ctx.String("in"); in != "" {