diff --git a/src/accountant_skel.rs b/src/accountant_skel.rs
index 3f06aafcb9e27e..ed987651f22373 100644
--- a/src/accountant_skel.rs
+++ b/src/accountant_skel.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ impl<W: Write + Send + 'static> AccountantSkel<W> {
         recvr: &streamer::PacketReceiver,
         sendr: &Sender<Vec<(SharedPackets, Vec<u8>)>>,
     ) -> Result<()> {
+        println!("verifier!");
         let batch = Self::recv_batch(recvr)?;
         let verified_batches = Self::verify_batch(batch);
         for xs in verified_batches {
@@ -256,15 +257,18 @@ impl<W: Write + Send + 'static> AccountantSkel<W> {
         blob_sender: &streamer::BlobSender,
         blob_recycler: &packet::BlobRecycler,
     ) -> Result<()> {
+        println!("replicate_state start");
         let timer = Duration::new(1, 0);
         let blobs = verified_receiver.recv_timeout(timer)?;
+        println!("received msg");
         for msgs in &blobs {
+            println!("msg:");
             let blob =  msgs.read().unwrap();
             let mut entries:Vec<Entry> = Vec::new();
-            for i in 0..blob.meta.size/size_of::<Entry>() {
-                entries.push(deserialize(&blob.data[i..i+size_of::<Entry>()]).unwrap());
-            }
+            println!("blob size: {:?}", blob.meta.size);
+            let entries:Vec<Entry> = deserialize(&blob.data()[..blob.meta.size]).unwrap();
             for e in entries {
+                println!("processing entry: {:?}", e);
                 obj.lock().unwrap().acc.process_verified_events(e.events)?;
             }
             //TODO respond back to leader with hash of the state
@@ -346,6 +350,7 @@ impl<W: Write + Send + 'static> AccountantSkel<W> {
         rsubs: subscribers::Subscribers,
         exit: Arc<AtomicBool>,
     ) -> Result<Vec<JoinHandle<()>>> {
+        trace!("replicate stuff!");
         let read = UdpSocket::bind(rsubs.me.addr)?;
         // make sure we are on the same interface
         let mut local = read.local_addr()?;
@@ -384,6 +389,7 @@ impl<W: Write + Send + 'static> AccountantSkel<W> {
             let e = Self::replicate_state(&skel, &window_receiver,
                                           &blob_sender, &blob_recycler);
             if e.is_err() && exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                println!("exiting replicate thread!");
                 break;
             }
         });
@@ -440,7 +446,11 @@ mod tests {
     use streamer;
     use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
     use std::collections::VecDeque;
-    use packet::{PACKET_DATA_SIZE};
+    use std::mem::size_of;
+    use hash::{hash, Hash};
+    use event::Event;
+    use entry;
+    use chrono::prelude::*;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_layout() {
@@ -546,27 +556,44 @@ mod tests {
         exit.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
     }
 
+    use std::sync::{Once, ONCE_INIT};
+    extern crate env_logger;
+
+    static INIT: Once = ONCE_INIT;
+
+    /// Setup function that is only run once, even if called multiple times.
+    fn setup() {
+        INIT.call_once(|| {
+                env_logger::init().unwrap();
+                });
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_replicate() {
-        let read = UdpSocket::bind("127.0.0.1:0").expect("bind");
-        let addr = read.local_addr().unwrap();
-        let send = UdpSocket::bind("127.0.0.1:0").expect("bind");
+        setup();
+        let leader_sock = UdpSocket::bind("127.0.0.1:0").expect("bind");
+        let leader_addr = leader_sock.local_addr().unwrap();
+        let me_addr = "127.0.0.1:9000".parse().unwrap();
+        let target_peer_sock = UdpSocket::bind("127.0.0.1:0").expect("bind");
+        let target_peer_addr = target_peer_sock.local_addr().unwrap();
+        let source_peer_sock = UdpSocket::bind("127.0.0.1:0").expect("bind");
         let exit = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
 
-        let node_me = Node::default();
-        let node_leader = Node::new([0; 8], 0, send.local_addr().unwrap());
-        let subs = Subscribers::new(node_me, node_leader, &[]);
+        let node_me = Node::new([0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1], 10, me_addr);
+        let node_subs = vec![Node::new([0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2], 8, target_peer_addr); 1];
+        let node_leader = Node::new([0,0,0,0,0,0,0,3], 20, leader_addr);
+        println!("leader: {:?} subs: {:?}", node_leader, node_subs);
+        let subs = Subscribers::new(node_me, node_leader, &node_subs);
 
-        let recv_recycler = PacketRecycler::default();
+        let recv_recycler = BlobRecycler::default();
         let resp_recycler = BlobRecycler::default();
         let (s_reader, r_reader) = channel();
-        let t_receiver = streamer::receiver(read, exit.clone(), recv_recycler.clone(), s_reader).unwrap();
+        let t_receiver = streamer::blob_receiver(exit.clone(), recv_recycler.clone(), target_peer_sock, s_reader).unwrap();
         let (s_responder, r_responder) = channel();
-        let t_responder = streamer::responder(send, exit.clone(), resp_recycler.clone(), r_responder);
+        let t_responder = streamer::responder(source_peer_sock, exit.clone(), resp_recycler.clone(), r_responder);
 
         let alice = Mint::new(10_000);
         let acc = Accountant::new(&alice);
-        let bob_pubkey = KeyPair::new().pubkey();
         let historian = Historian::new(&alice.last_id(), Some(30));
         let acc = Arc::new(Mutex::new(AccountantSkel::new(
             acc,
@@ -578,16 +605,43 @@ mod tests {
         let _threads = AccountantSkel::replicate(&acc, subs, exit.clone()).unwrap();
 
         let mut msgs = VecDeque::new();
-        for i in 0..10 {
+        let zero_hash = Hash::default();
+        let num_blobs = 10;
+        let bob_keypair = KeyPair::new();
+        for i in 0..num_blobs {
             let b = resp_recycler.allocate();
             let b_ = b.clone();
             let mut w = b.write().unwrap();
-            w.data[0] = i as u8;
-            w.meta.size = PACKET_DATA_SIZE;
-            w.meta.set_addr(&addr);
+            w.set_index(i).unwrap();
+
+            let tr0 = Event::new_timestamp(&bob_keypair, Utc::now());
+            let entry0 = entry::create_entry(&zero_hash, i, vec![tr0]);
+
+            let tr1 = Transaction::new(&alice.keypair(), bob_keypair.pubkey(), 501, zero_hash);
+            let entry1 = entry::create_entry(&zero_hash, i + num_blobs, vec![Event::Transaction(tr1)]);
+
+            let serialized_entry = serialize(&vec![entry0, entry1]).unwrap();
+
+            w.data_mut()[..serialized_entry.len()].copy_from_slice(&serialized_entry);
+            w.meta.size = serialized_entry.len();
+            w.meta.set_addr(&me_addr);
+            drop(w);
+            println!("index: {}", b_.read().unwrap().get_index().unwrap());
             msgs.push_back(b_);
         }
         s_responder.send(msgs).expect("send");
+        println!("foo");
+        let timer = Duration::new(1, 0);
+        let mut msgs: Vec<_> = Vec::new();
+        while let Ok(msg) = r_reader.recv_timeout(timer) {
+            println!("msg: {:?}", msg);
+            msgs.push(msg);
+        }
+
+        let client_socket = UdpSocket::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();
+        let acc_client = AccountantStub::new(&target_peer_addr.to_string(), client_socket);
+        let last_id = acc_client.get_balance(&alice.keypair().pubkey());
+        //println!("last id: {:?}", last_id);
 
         exit.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
         t_receiver.join().expect("join");
diff --git a/src/streamer.rs b/src/streamer.rs
index 0fd8c1b758204d..c1e2336202259a 100644
--- a/src/streamer.rs
+++ b/src/streamer.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ pub fn responder(
 //window.
 fn recv_blobs(recycler: &BlobRecycler, sock: &UdpSocket, s: &BlobSender) -> Result<()> {
     let dq = Blob::recv_from(recycler, sock)?;
+    println!("got some blobs: {}", dq.len());
     if !dq.is_empty() {
+        println!("recv_blobs: sending some blobs");
         s.send(dq)?;
     }
     Ok(())
@@ -99,7 +101,8 @@ pub fn blob_receiver(
         if exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
             break;
         }
-        let _ = recv_blobs(&recycler, &sock, &s);
+        let ret = recv_blobs(&recycler, &sock, &s);
+        println!("recv_blobs ret: {:?}", ret);
     });
     Ok(t)
 }
@@ -113,8 +116,10 @@ fn recv_window(
     s: &BlobSender,
     retransmit: &BlobSender,
 ) -> Result<()> {
+    println!("recv_window start");
     let timer = Duration::new(1, 0);
     let mut dq = r.recv_timeout(timer)?;
+    println!("got some window blobs: {}", dq.len());
     while let Ok(mut nq) = r.try_recv() {
         dq.append(&mut nq)
     }
@@ -126,6 +131,7 @@ fn recv_window(
             let p = b.read().unwrap();
             //TODO this check isn't safe against adverserial packets
             //we need to maintain a sequence window
+            trace!("idx: {} addr: {:?} leader: {:?}", p.get_index().unwrap(), p.meta.addr(), rsubs.leader.addr);
             if p.meta.addr() == rsubs.leader.addr {
                 //TODO
                 //need to copy the retransmited blob
@@ -158,6 +164,7 @@ fn recv_window(
         //TODO, after the block are authenticated
         //if we get different blocks at the same index
         //that is a network failure/attack
+        trace!("window w: {} size: {}", w, p.meta.size);
         {
             if window[w].is_none() {
                 window[w] = Some(b_);
@@ -166,6 +173,7 @@ fn recv_window(
             }
             loop {
                 let k = *consumed % NUM_BLOBS;
+                trace!("k: {} consumed: {}", k, *consumed);
                 if window[k].is_none() {
                     break;
                 }
@@ -175,6 +183,7 @@ fn recv_window(
             }
         }
     }
+    trace!("sending contq.len: {}", contq.len());
     if !contq.is_empty() {
         s.send(contq)?;
     }
@@ -193,6 +202,7 @@ pub fn window(
         let mut window = vec![None; NUM_BLOBS];
         let mut consumed = 0;
         loop {
+            println!("window loop");
             if exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/subscribers.rs b/src/subscribers.rs
index b81a54941b599a..f0b271c43960b5 100644
--- a/src/subscribers.rs
+++ b/src/subscribers.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ use rayon::prelude::*;
 use result::{Error, Result};
 use std::net::{SocketAddr, UdpSocket};
 
+use std::fmt;
+
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Node {
     pub id: [u64; 8],
@@ -38,6 +40,12 @@ impl Node {
     }
 }
 
+impl fmt::Debug for Node {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "Node {{ weight: {} addr: {} }}", self.weight, self.addr)
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct Subscribers {
     data: Vec<Node>,
     pub me: Node,