diff --git a/node/config/version.go b/node/config/version.go
index 12d90ef..2f54454 100644
--- a/node/config/version.go
+++ b/node/config/version.go
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ func GetMinimumVersion() []byte {
 }
 
 func GetVersion() []byte {
-	return []byte{0x01, 0x04, 0x08}
+	return []byte{0x01, 0x04, 0x09}
 }
 
 func GetVersionString() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d.%d", GetVersion()[0], GetVersion()[1], GetVersion()[2])
+	return fmt.Sprintf(
+		"%d.%d.%d",
+		GetVersion()[0], GetVersion()[1], GetVersion()[2],
+	)
 }
diff --git a/node/consensus/ceremony/ceremony_data_clock_consensus_engine.go b/node/consensus/ceremony/ceremony_data_clock_consensus_engine.go
index 94a3fd5..070a042 100644
--- a/node/consensus/ceremony/ceremony_data_clock_consensus_engine.go
+++ b/node/consensus/ceremony/ceremony_data_clock_consensus_engine.go
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) runLoop() {
 					e.frameProverTrie.FindNearest(e.provingKeyAddress).External.Key,
 					e.provingKeyAddress,
 				) {
-					e.dataTimeReel.Insert(nextFrame)
+					e.dataTimeReel.Insert(nextFrame, false)
 
 					if err = e.publishProof(nextFrame); err != nil {
 						e.logger.Error("could not publish", zap.Error(err))
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) runLoop() {
 					e.frameProverTrie.FindNearest(e.provingKeyAddress).External.Key,
 					e.provingKeyAddress,
 				) {
-					e.dataTimeReel.Insert(nextFrame)
+					e.dataTimeReel.Insert(nextFrame, false)
 
 					if err = e.publishProof(nextFrame); err != nil {
 						e.logger.Error("could not publish", zap.Error(err))
diff --git a/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go b/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go
index dda317d..4d27245 100644
--- a/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go
+++ b/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) sync(
 		e.logger.Error("error while closing connection", zap.Error(err))
 	}
 
+	e.dataTimeReel.Insert(latest, false)
+
 	return latest, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/node/consensus/ceremony/message_handler.go b/node/consensus/ceremony/message_handler.go
index 045a740..d46a834 100644
--- a/node/consensus/ceremony/message_handler.go
+++ b/node/consensus/ceremony/message_handler.go
@@ -331,6 +331,6 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) handleClockFrameData(
 		zap.Uint64("frame_number", frame.FrameNumber),
 	)
 
-	e.dataTimeReel.Insert(frame)
+	e.dataTimeReel.Insert(frame, isSync)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/node/consensus/master/broadcast_messaging.go b/node/consensus/master/broadcast_messaging.go
index 1736b96..015a078 100644
--- a/node/consensus/master/broadcast_messaging.go
+++ b/node/consensus/master/broadcast_messaging.go
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func (e *MasterClockConsensusEngine) publishProof(
 		zap.Uint64("frame_number", frame.FrameNumber),
 	)
 
-	e.masterTimeReel.Insert(frame)
+	e.masterTimeReel.Insert(frame, false)
 
 	peers, err := e.GetMostAheadPeers()
 	if err != nil || len(peers) == 0 {
diff --git a/node/consensus/master/consensus_frames.go b/node/consensus/master/consensus_frames.go
index f5263f6..7f2926b 100644
--- a/node/consensus/master/consensus_frames.go
+++ b/node/consensus/master/consensus_frames.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (e *MasterClockConsensusEngine) collect(
 					break
 				}
 
-				e.masterTimeReel.Insert(frame)
+				e.masterTimeReel.Insert(frame, false)
 				latest = frame
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/node/consensus/master/master_clock_consensus_engine.go b/node/consensus/master/master_clock_consensus_engine.go
index e6c4082..5bd6c7a 100644
--- a/node/consensus/master/master_clock_consensus_engine.go
+++ b/node/consensus/master/master_clock_consensus_engine.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func (e *MasterClockConsensusEngine) Start() <-chan error {
 					continue
 				}
 
-				e.masterTimeReel.Insert(newFrame)
+				e.masterTimeReel.Insert(newFrame, false)
 			case peerId := <-e.bandwidthTestCh:
 				e.performBandwidthTest(peerId)
 			}
diff --git a/node/consensus/time/data_time_reel.go b/node/consensus/time/data_time_reel.go
index 869c6ff..a8178e5 100644
--- a/node/consensus/time/data_time_reel.go
+++ b/node/consensus/time/data_time_reel.go
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (d *DataTimeReel) Head() (*protobufs.ClockFrame, error) {
 // Insert enqueues a structurally valid frame into the time reel. If the frame
 // is the next one in sequence, it advances the reel head forward and emits a
 // new frame on the new frame channel.
-func (d *DataTimeReel) Insert(frame *protobufs.ClockFrame) error {
+func (d *DataTimeReel) Insert(frame *protobufs.ClockFrame, isSync bool) error {
 	if !d.running {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -179,13 +179,15 @@ func (d *DataTimeReel) Insert(frame *protobufs.ClockFrame) error {
 
 	d.storePending(selector, parent, distance, frame)
 
-	go func() {
-		d.frames <- &pendingFrame{
-			selector:       selector,
-			parentSelector: parent,
-			frameNumber:    frame.FrameNumber,
-		}
-	}()
+	if !isSync {
+		go func() {
+			d.frames <- &pendingFrame{
+				selector:       selector,
+				parentSelector: parent,
+				frameNumber:    frame.FrameNumber,
+			}
+		}()
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/node/consensus/time/data_time_reel_test.go b/node/consensus/time/data_time_reel_test.go
index 91efad7..6552d1b 100644
--- a/node/consensus/time/data_time_reel_test.go
+++ b/node/consensus/time/data_time_reel_test.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func TestDataTimeReel(t *testing.T) {
 		frame, err = prover.ProveMasterClockFrame(frame, i+1, 10)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-		err := m.Insert(frame)
+		err := m.Insert(frame, false)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func TestDataTimeReel(t *testing.T) {
 			i+1,
 			10,
 		)
-		d.Insert(frame)
+		d.Insert(frame, false)
 	}
 
 	// 2. z-dist optimal, out of order – proof submission is strictly master-frame
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func TestDataTimeReel(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i := 9; i >= 0; i-- {
-		err := d.Insert(insertFrames[i])
+		err := d.Insert(insertFrames[i], false)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func TestDataTimeReel(t *testing.T) {
 			i+1,
 			10,
 		)
-		d.Insert(frame)
+		d.Insert(frame, false)
 	}
 
 	masterSelector, err := frames[25].GetSelector()
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ func TestDataTimeReel(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i := 4; i >= 0; i-- {
-		err := d.Insert(insertFrames[i])
+		err := d.Insert(insertFrames[i], false)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ func TestDataTimeReel(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i := 9; i >= 0; i-- {
-		err := d.Insert(conflictFrames[i])
+		err := d.Insert(conflictFrames[i], false)
 		// force linear ordering
 		gotime.Sleep(1 * gotime.Second)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ func TestDataTimeReel(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Someone is honest, but running backwards:
 	for i := 9; i >= 0; i-- {
-		err := d.Insert(insertFrames[i])
+		err := d.Insert(insertFrames[i], false)
 		gotime.Sleep(1 * gotime.Second)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	}
diff --git a/node/consensus/time/master_time_reel.go b/node/consensus/time/master_time_reel.go
index 28bbc75..0c2be08 100644
--- a/node/consensus/time/master_time_reel.go
+++ b/node/consensus/time/master_time_reel.go
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ func (m *MasterTimeReel) Head() (*protobufs.ClockFrame, error) {
 // Insert enqueues a structurally valid frame into the time reel. If the frame
 // is the next one in sequence, it advances the reel head forward and emits a
 // new frame on the new frame channel.
-func (m *MasterTimeReel) Insert(frame *protobufs.ClockFrame) error {
+func (m *MasterTimeReel) Insert(
+	frame *protobufs.ClockFrame,
+	isSync bool,
+) error {
 	go func() {
 		m.frames <- frame
 	}()
diff --git a/node/consensus/time/master_time_reel_test.go b/node/consensus/time/master_time_reel_test.go
index 142538f..cb4f555 100644
--- a/node/consensus/time/master_time_reel_test.go
+++ b/node/consensus/time/master_time_reel_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestMasterTimeReel(t *testing.T) {
 		frame, err = prover.ProveMasterClockFrame(frame, i+1, 10)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-		err := m.Insert(frame)
+		err := m.Insert(frame, false)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func TestMasterTimeReel(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i := 99; i >= 0; i-- {
-		err := m.Insert(insertFrames[i])
+		err := m.Insert(insertFrames[i], false)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/node/consensus/time/time_reel.go b/node/consensus/time/time_reel.go
index e18557d..3f60338 100644
--- a/node/consensus/time/time_reel.go
+++ b/node/consensus/time/time_reel.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 type TimeReel interface {
 	Start() error
 	Stop()
-	Insert(frame *protobufs.ClockFrame) error
+	Insert(frame *protobufs.ClockFrame, isSync bool) error
 	Head() (*protobufs.ClockFrame, error)
 	NewFrameCh() <-chan *protobufs.ClockFrame
 	BadFrameCh() <-chan *protobufs.ClockFrame