diff --git a/src/crdt.rs b/src/crdt.rs
index 3ea12c82db..12d3b911ea 100644
--- a/src/crdt.rs
+++ b/src/crdt.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 use std::thread::{sleep, spawn, JoinHandle};
 use std::time::Duration;
+use std;
 
 /// Structure to be replicated by the network
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
@@ -295,6 +296,12 @@ impl Crdt {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    // number of nodes that we are converged to
+    pub fn convergence(&self) -> u64 {
+        let min = self.remote.values().fold(std::u64::MAX, |a,b| std::cmp::min(a, *b)); 
+        std::cmp::min(min, self.remote.values().len() as u64 + 1)
+    }
+ 
     fn random() -> u64 {
         let rnd = SystemRandom::new();
         let mut buf = [0u8; 8];
@@ -556,25 +563,12 @@ mod test {
             done = false;
             trace!("round {}", i);
             for &(ref c, _) in listen.iter() {
-                assert!(num >= c.read().unwrap().remote.values().len());
-                trace!("len {}", c.read().unwrap().table.values().len());
-                if (num - 1)== c.read().unwrap().remote.values().len() { 
+                if num == c.read().unwrap().convergence() as usize {
                     done = true;
-                    //for this node check if it thinks every node received num updates
-                    for r in c.read().unwrap().remote.values() {
-                        assert!(*r <= num as u64);
-                        trace!("r value {}", *r);
-                        if *r != num as u64 {
-                            done = false;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                //at least 1 node thinks every node has received num updates
-                if done == true {
                     break;
                 }
             }
-            //at least 1 node things every node has received num updates
+            //at least 1 node converged
             if done == true {
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/thin_client.rs b/src/thin_client.rs
index 1979d42ff2..2af3b0d660 100644
--- a/src/thin_client.rs
+++ b/src/thin_client.rs
@@ -365,21 +365,25 @@ 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 len = spy_ref.read().unwrap().remote.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) {
+            info!("converging... {} {}", len, min);
+            assert!(min <= num_nodes as u64);
+            if (num_nodes - 1) == len && min == (num_nodes as u64) {
+                converged = true;
                 warn!("converged! {} {}", len, min);
                 break;
             }
             sleep(Duration::new(1, 0));
         }
+        assert!(converged);
         threads.push(t_spy_listen);
         threads.push(t_spy_gossip);
         let v: Vec<SocketAddr> = spy_ref