diff --git a/src/packet.rs b/src/packet.rs
index 0e684357209a00..c0083dba4020e7 100644
--- a/src/packet.rs
+++ b/src/packet.rs
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ impl Packets {
 }
 
 const BLOB_INDEX_END: usize = size_of::<u64>();
-const BLOB_ID_END: usize = BLOB_INDEX_END + size_of::<PublicKey>();
+const BLOB_ID_END: usize = BLOB_INDEX_END + size_of::<usize>() + size_of::<PublicKey>();
 
 impl Blob {
     pub fn get_index(&self) -> Result<u64> {
diff --git a/src/streamer.rs b/src/streamer.rs
index a21d6a59a698cf..bdc6882a9180a7 100644
--- a/src/streamer.rs
+++ b/src/streamer.rs
@@ -516,7 +516,10 @@ mod test {
                                            read.local_addr().unwrap(),
                                            send.local_addr().unwrap(),
                                            serve.local_addr().unwrap());
-        let subs = Arc::new(RwLock::new(Crdt::new(rep_data)));
+        let mut crdt_me = Crdt::new(rep_data);
+        let me_id = crdt_me.my_data().id;
+        crdt_me.set_leader(me_id);
+        let subs = Arc::new(RwLock::new(crdt_me));
 
         let resp_recycler = BlobRecycler::default();
         let (s_reader, r_reader) = channel();
@@ -541,6 +544,7 @@ mod test {
             let b_ = b.clone();
             let mut w = b.write().unwrap();
             w.set_index(i).unwrap();
+            w.set_id(me_id).unwrap();
             assert_eq!(i, w.get_index().unwrap());
             w.meta.size = PACKET_DATA_SIZE;
             w.meta.set_addr(&addr);
@@ -573,7 +577,10 @@ mod test {
                                            read.local_addr().unwrap(),
                                            send.local_addr().unwrap(),
                                            serve.local_addr().unwrap());
-        let subs = Arc::new(RwLock::new(Crdt::new(rep_data)));
+        let mut crdt_me = Crdt::new(rep_data);
+        let me_id = crdt_me.my_data().id;
+        crdt_me.set_leader(me_id);
+        let subs = Arc::new(RwLock::new(crdt_me));
 
         let (s_retransmit, r_retransmit) = channel();
         let blob_recycler = BlobRecycler::default();
@@ -593,7 +600,9 @@ mod test {
         let (s_blob_receiver, r_blob_receiver) = channel();
         let t_receiver =
             blob_receiver(exit.clone(), blob_recycler.clone(), read, s_blob_receiver).unwrap();
-        let mut oq = r_blob_receiver.recv().unwrap();
+        let recv = r_blob_receiver.recv();
+        println!("recv: {:?}", recv);
+        let mut oq = recv.unwrap();
         assert_eq!(oq.len(), 1);
         let o = oq.pop_front().unwrap();
         let ro = o.read().unwrap();