diff --git a/src/accountant_skel.rs b/src/accountant_skel.rs
index 7b71233ebce456..b4928fdab2b012 100644
--- a/src/accountant_skel.rs
+++ b/src/accountant_skel.rs
@@ -76,11 +76,10 @@ pub enum Response {
 
 impl AccountantSkel {
     /// Create a new AccountantSkel that wraps the given Accountant.
-    pub fn new(acc: Accountant, last_id: Hash, historian: Historian) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(acc: Accountant, last_id: Hash) -> Self {
         AccountantSkel {
             acc,
             last_id,
-            historian,
             entry_info_subscribers: vec![],
         }
     }
@@ -105,24 +104,24 @@ impl AccountantSkel {
     fn run_sync<W: Write>(
         obj: Arc<RwLock<Self>>,
         broadcast: &streamer::BlobSender,
-        blob_recycler: &streamer::BlobRecycler
-        writer: W
+        blob_recycler: &packet::BlobRecycler,
+        writer: W,
         historian: Receiver<Entry>,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         //TODO clean this mess up
         let entry = historian.recv(Duration::new(1, 0))?;
         let mut b = blob_recycler.allocate();
         let mut out = Cursor::new(b.data_mut());
-        let mut ser = bincode::Serializer::new(out);
-        let mut seq = ser.serialize_seq(None);
+        let mut ser = Serializer::new(out);
+        let mut seq = ser.serialize_seq(None).expect("serialize end");
         seq.serialize(entry).expect("serialize failed on first entry!");
         obj.write().unwrap().notify_entry_info_subscribers(&entry);
 
         while let Ok(entry) = historian.try_recv() {
             //UNLOCK skel in this scope
-            let mut robj = obj.write().unwrap();
+            let mut wobj = obj.write().unwrap();
             if let Err(e) = seq.serialize(entry) {
-                seq.end();
+                seq.end().expect("serialize end");
                 b.set_size(out.len());
                 broadcast.send(b)?;
 
@@ -132,10 +131,10 @@ impl AccountantSkel {
                 seq = ser.serialize_seq(None);
                 seq.serialize(entry).expect("serialize failed on first entry!");
             }
-            self.last_id = entry.id;
-            self.acc.register_entry_id(&self.last_id);
+            wobj.last_id = entry.id;
+            wobj.acc.register_entry_id(&wobj.last_id);
             writeln!(writer, "{}", serde_json::to_string(&entry).unwrap()).unwrap();
-            self.notify_entry_info_subscribers(&entry);
+            wobj.notify_entry_info_subscribers(&entry);
         }
         seq.end();
         b.set_size(out.len());
@@ -146,14 +145,14 @@ impl AccountantSkel {
     pub fn sync_service<W: Write + Send + 'static>(
         obj: Arc<RwLock<Self>>,
         exit: AtomicBool,
-        broadcast: &streamer::BlobSender,
-        blob_recycler: &streamer::BlobRecycler
+        broadcast: streamer::BlobSender,
+        blob_recycler: packet::BlobRecycler,
         writer: W,
         historian: Receiver<Entry>,
     ) -> JoinHandle<()> {
         spawn(move|| loop {
             let e = Self::run_sync(&obj, &broadcast, &blob_recycler, writer, &historian);
-            if e.is_err() && exit_.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+            if e.is_err() && exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
                 break;
             }
         })
@@ -367,10 +366,12 @@ impl AccountantSkel {
     /// Create a UDP microservice that forwards messages the given AccountantSkel.
     /// This service is the network leader
     /// Set `exit` to shutdown its threads.
-    pub fn serve(
+    pub fn serve<W: Write + Send + 'static>(
         obj: &Arc<Mutex<Self>>,
-        me: ReplicatedData
+        me: ReplicatedData,
         exit: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+        writer: W,
+        historian: Historian,
     ) -> Result<Vec<JoinHandle<()>>> {
         let gossip = UdpSocket::bind(me.gossip_addr)?;
         let read = UdpSocket::bind(me.serve_addr)?;
@@ -412,11 +413,20 @@ impl AccountantSkel {
             blob_recycler.clone(),
             broadcast_receiver,
         );
+
+        let t_sync = Self::sync_service(
+            obj.clone(),
+            exit.clone(),
+            broadcast_sender,
+            blob_recycler.clone(),
+            writer,
+            historian
+        );
  
         let skel = obj.clone();
         let t_server = spawn(move || loop {
             let e = Self::process(
-                &skel,
+                &obj.clone(),
                 &verified_receiver,
                 &broadcast_sender,
                 &responder_sender,
@@ -424,15 +434,12 @@ impl AccountantSkel {
                 &blob_recycler,
             );
             if e.is_err() {
-                // Assume this was a timeout, so sync any empty entries.
-                skel.lock().unwrap().sync();
-
                 if exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
                     break;
                 }
             }
         });
-        Ok(vec![t_receiver, t_responder, t_server, t_verifier])
+        Ok(vec![t_receiver, t_responder, t_server, t_verifier, t_sync])
     }
 
     /// This service receives messages from a leader in the network and processes the transactions
@@ -465,7 +472,7 @@ impl AccountantSkel {
         let crdt = Arc::new(RwLock::new(Crdt::new(me)));
         crdt.write().unwrap().insert(&leader);
         let t_gossip = Crdt::gossip(crdt.clone(), exit.clone());
-        let t_listen = Crdt::listen(crdt.clone(), exit.clone());
+        let t_listen = Crdt::listen(crdt.clone(), gossip, exit.clone());
 
         // make sure we are on the same interface
         let mut local = read.local_addr()?;
diff --git a/src/crdt.rs b/src/crdt.rs
index 66e08f51915ee3..6d753379b24a4e 100644
--- a/src/crdt.rs
+++ b/src/crdt.rs
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ pub struct ReplicatedData {
     /// should always be increasing
     version: u64,
     /// address to connect to for gossip
-    gossip_addr: SocketAddr,
+    pub gossip_addr: SocketAddr,
     /// address to connect to for replication
-    replicate_addr: SocketAddr,
+    pub replicate_addr: SocketAddr,
     /// address to connect to when this node is leader
     serve_addr: SocketAddr,
     /// current leader identity