diff --git a/modules/ripple_app/ledger/LedgerMaster.cpp b/modules/ripple_app/ledger/LedgerMaster.cpp
index d5da4598c3..7dc791b341 100644
--- a/modules/ripple_app/ledger/LedgerMaster.cpp
+++ b/modules/ripple_app/ledger/LedgerMaster.cpp
@@ -600,6 +600,8 @@ void LedgerMaster::advanceThread()
                     }
                 }
             }
+            else
+                WriteLog (lsTRACE, LedgerMaster) << "Not fetching history";
         }
         else
         {
@@ -690,8 +692,7 @@ std::list<Ledger::pointer> LedgerMaster::findNewLedgersToPublish()
                     WriteLog (lsWARNING, LedgerMaster) << "Failed to acquire a published ledger";
                     getApp().getInboundLedgers().dropLedger(hash);
                     acq = getApp().getInboundLedgers().findCreate(hash, seq);
-                    nothing ();
-                    if (acq->isDone())
+                    if (acq->isComplete() && !acq->isFailed())
                         ledger = acq->getLedger();
                 }
             }
diff --git a/modules/ripple_app/ledger/ripple_InboundLedger.cpp b/modules/ripple_app/ledger/ripple_InboundLedger.cpp
index 1c738b481f..446e40e087 100644
--- a/modules/ripple_app/ledger/ripple_InboundLedger.cpp
+++ b/modules/ripple_app/ledger/ripple_InboundLedger.cpp
@@ -817,6 +817,9 @@ Json::Value InboundLedger::getJson (int)
     if (mFailed)
         ret["failed"] = true;
 
+    if (!mComplete && !mFailed)
+        ret["peers"] = static_cast<int>(mPeers.size());
+
     ret["have_base"] = mHaveBase;
     ret["have_state"] = mHaveState;
     ret["have_transactions"] = mHaveTransactions;