diff --git a/src/Ledger.cpp b/src/Ledger.cpp
index 3424fb2f64..105f251bac 100644
--- a/src/Ledger.cpp
+++ b/src/Ledger.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ Ledger::Ledger(const uint256 &parentHash, const uint256 &transHash, const uint25
 		mTotCoins(totCoins), mCloseTime(timeStamp), mLedgerSeq(ledgerSeq), mLedgerInterval(LEDGER_INTERVAL),
 		mClosed(false), mValidHash(false), mAccepted(false), mImmutable(false)
 {
-	assert(mParentHash.isNonZero());
 	updateHash();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/NetworkOPs.cpp b/src/NetworkOPs.cpp
index 60d5b226a4..5c78116a51 100644
--- a/src/NetworkOPs.cpp
+++ b/src/NetworkOPs.cpp
@@ -291,6 +291,12 @@ void NetworkOPs::checkState(const boost::system::error_code& result)
 		Log(lsINFO) << "Node count (" << peerList.size() << ") is sufficient.";
 	}
 
+	if (mConsensus)
+	{
+		setStateTimer(mConsensus->timerEntry());
+		return;
+	}
+
 	// Do we have sufficient validations for our last closed ledger? Or do sufficient nodes
 	// agree? And do we have no better ledger available?
 	// If so, we are either tracking or full.
@@ -344,11 +350,6 @@ void NetworkOPs::checkState(const boost::system::error_code& result)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (mConsensus)
-	{
-		setStateTimer(mConsensus->timerEntry());
-		return;
-	}
 
 	if (switchLedgers)
 	{
@@ -538,6 +539,14 @@ void NetworkOPs::endConsensus()
 void NetworkOPs::setMode(OperatingMode om)
 {
 	if (mMode == om) return;
+	if (mMode == omFULL)
+	{
+		if (mConsensus)
+		{
+			mConsensus->abort();
+			mConsensus = boost::shared_ptr<LedgerConsensus>();
+		}
+	}
 	Log l((om < mMode) ? lsWARNING : lsINFO);
 	if (om == omDISCONNECTED) l << "STATE->Disonnected";
 	else if (om == omCONNECTED) l << "STATE->Connected";
diff --git a/src/Peer.cpp b/src/Peer.cpp
index 6cfd008437..662e234192 100644
--- a/src/Peer.cpp
+++ b/src/Peer.cpp
@@ -632,11 +632,10 @@ void Peer::recvTransaction(newcoin::TMTransaction& packet)
 
 void Peer::recvPropose(newcoin::TMProposeSet& packet)
 {
-	Log(lsINFO) << "Received proposal from peer";
 	if ((packet.currenttxhash().size() != 32) || (packet.nodepubkey().size() < 28) ||
 		(packet.signature().size() < 56))
 	{
-		Log(lsWARNING) << "Proposal is malformed";
+		Log(lsWARNING) << "Received proposal is malformed";
 		return;
 	}