diff --git a/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp b/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp
index 30c1b404f1..e3408ee76f 100644
--- a/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp
+++ b/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp
@@ -323,7 +323,10 @@ void LedgerConsensus::statusChange(newcoin::NodeEvent event, Ledger::pointer led
 { // Send a node status change message to our peers
 	newcoin::TMStatusChange s;
 	if (!mHaveCorrectLCL)
+	{
+		Log(lsTRACE) << "Telling peers we have lost sync";
 		s.set_newevent(newcoin::neLOST_SYNC);
+	}
 	else
 	{
 		s.set_newevent(event);
diff --git a/src/NetworkOPs.cpp b/src/NetworkOPs.cpp
index 40b08da42f..0aac602b2d 100644
--- a/src/NetworkOPs.cpp
+++ b/src/NetworkOPs.cpp
@@ -372,8 +372,11 @@ bool NetworkOPs::checkLastClosedLedger(const std::vector<Peer::pointer>& peerLis
 	Ledger::pointer currentClosed = mLedgerMaster->getClosedLedger();
 	uint256 closedLedger = currentClosed->getHash();
 	ValidationCount& ourVC = ledgers[closedLedger];
-	++ourVC.nodesUsing;
-	ourVC.highNode = theApp->getWallet().getNodePublic();
+	if (mHaveLCL)
+	{
+		++ourVC.nodesUsing;
+		ourVC.highNode = theApp->getWallet().getNodePublic();
+	}
 
 	for (std::vector<Peer::pointer>::const_iterator it = peerList.begin(), end = peerList.end(); it != end; ++it)
 	{
@@ -575,7 +578,10 @@ void NetworkOPs::endConsensus()
 	std::vector<Peer::pointer> peerList = theApp->getConnectionPool().getPeerVector();
 	for (std::vector<Peer::pointer>::const_iterator it = peerList.begin(), end = peerList.end(); it != end; ++it)
 	if (*it && ((*it)->getClosedLedgerHash() == deadLedger))
+	{
+		Log(lsTRACE) << "Killing obsolete peer status";
 		(*it)->cycleStatus();
+	}
 	mConsensus = boost::shared_ptr<LedgerConsensus>();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Peer.cpp b/src/Peer.cpp
index 33c51dcc3b..24fb293882 100644
--- a/src/Peer.cpp
+++ b/src/Peer.cpp
@@ -857,8 +857,10 @@ void Peer::recvStatus(newcoin::TMStatusChange& packet)
 
 	if (packet.newevent() == newcoin::neLOST_SYNC)
 	{
+		Log(lsTRACE) << "peer has lost sync";
 		mPreviousLedgerHash.zero();
 		mClosedLedgerHash.zero();
+		return;
 	}
 	if (packet.has_ledgerhash() && (packet.ledgerhash().size() == (256 / 8)))
 	{ // a peer has changed ledgers
@@ -866,7 +868,12 @@ void Peer::recvStatus(newcoin::TMStatusChange& packet)
 		mClosedLedgerTime = ptFromSeconds(packet.networktime());
 		Log(lsTRACE) << "peer LCL is " << mClosedLedgerHash.GetHex();
 	}
-	else mClosedLedgerHash.zero();
+	else
+	{
+		Log(lsTRACE) << "peer has no ledger hash";
+		mClosedLedgerHash.zero();
+	}
+
 	if (packet.has_previousledgerhash() && packet.previousledgerhash().size() == (256 / 8))
 	{
 		memcpy(mPreviousLedgerHash.begin(), packet.previousledgerhash().data(), 256 / 8);
diff --git a/src/ValidationCollection.cpp b/src/ValidationCollection.cpp
index 6761110b17..a1ed90546c 100644
--- a/src/ValidationCollection.cpp
+++ b/src/ValidationCollection.cpp
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ boost::unordered_map<uint256, int> ValidationCollection::getCurrentValidations()
 		{
 			if (now > (it->second->getCloseTime() + LEDGER_INTERVAL))
 			{
-				it = mCurrentValidations.erase(it);
 				Log(lsTRACE) << "Erasing validation for " << it->second->getLedgerHash().GetHex();
+				it = mCurrentValidations.erase(it);
 			}
 			else
 			{