diff --git a/src/crdt.rs b/src/crdt.rs
index e2303fbbe49acd..7029e79b21be9e 100644
--- a/src/crdt.rs
+++ b/src/crdt.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use rayon::prelude::*;
 use result::{Error, Result};
 use ring::rand::{SecureRandom, SystemRandom};
 use signature::{PublicKey, Signature};
+use std;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io::Cursor;
 use std::net::{SocketAddr, UdpSocket};
@@ -194,7 +195,6 @@ impl Crdt {
         if nodes.len() < 1 {
             return Err(Error::CrdtTooSmall);
         }
-
         info!("nodes table {}", nodes.len());
         info!("blobs table {}", blobs.len());
         // enumerate all the blobs, those are the indices
@@ -295,6 +295,12 @@ impl Crdt {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    // max number of nodes that we could be converged to
+    pub fn convergence(&self) -> u64 {
+        let max = self.remote.values().len() as u64 + 1;
+        self.remote.values().fold(max, |a, b| std::cmp::min(a, *b))
+    }
+
     fn random() -> u64 {
         let rnd = SystemRandom::new();
         let mut buf = [0u8; 8];
@@ -552,21 +558,16 @@ mod test {
             .map(|&(ref c, _)| Crdt::gossip(c.clone(), exit.clone()))
             .collect();
         let mut done = true;
-        for _ in 0..(num * 32) {
-            done = true;
+        for i in 0..(num * 32) {
+            done = false;
+            trace!("round {}", i);
             for &(ref c, _) in listen.iter() {
-                trace!(
-                    "done updates {} {}",
-                    c.read().unwrap().table.len(),
-                    c.read().unwrap().update_index
-                );
-                //make sure the number of updates doesn't grow unbounded
-                assert!(c.read().unwrap().update_index <= num as u64);
-                //make sure we got all the updates
-                if c.read().unwrap().table.len() != num {
-                    done = false;
+                if num == c.read().unwrap().convergence() as usize {
+                    done = true;
+                    break;
                 }
             }
+            //at least 1 node converged
             if done == true {
                 break;
             }
@@ -590,6 +591,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     #[ignore]
     fn gossip_ring_test() {
+        logger::setup();
         run_gossip_topo(|listen| {
             let num = listen.len();
             for n in 0..num {
diff --git a/src/thin_client.rs b/src/thin_client.rs
index 1979d42ff2adad..bdf43d319999ad 100644
--- a/src/thin_client.rs
+++ b/src/thin_client.rs
@@ -365,21 +365,16 @@ mod tests {
         let t_spy_listen = Crdt::listen(spy_ref.clone(), spy_window, spy_gossip, exit.clone());
         let t_spy_gossip = Crdt::gossip(spy_ref.clone(), exit.clone());
         //wait for the network to converge
+        let mut converged = false;
         for _ in 0..30 {
-            let len = spy_ref.read().unwrap().table.values().len();
-            let mut min = num_nodes as u64;
-            for u in spy_ref.read().unwrap().remote.values() {
-                if min > *u {
-                    min = *u;
-                }
-            }
-            info!("length {} {}", len, min);
-            if num_nodes == len && min >= (num_nodes as u64) {
-                warn!("converged! {} {}", len, min);
+            let num = spy_ref.read().unwrap().convergence();
+            if num == num_nodes as u64 {
+                converged = true;
                 break;
             }
             sleep(Duration::new(1, 0));
         }
+        assert!(converged);
         threads.push(t_spy_listen);
         threads.push(t_spy_gossip);
         let v: Vec<SocketAddr> = spy_ref