diff --git a/node/consensus/ceremony/broadcast_messaging.go b/node/consensus/ceremony/broadcast_messaging.go
index 8331909..4350540 100644
--- a/node/consensus/ceremony/broadcast_messaging.go
+++ b/node/consensus/ceremony/broadcast_messaging.go
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@ import (
 func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) handleMessage(
 	message *pb.Message,
 ) error {
-	e.logger.Debug(
-		"received message",
-		zap.Binary("data", message.Data),
-		zap.Binary("from", message.From),
-		zap.Binary("signature", message.Signature),
-	)
-
 	go func() {
 		e.messageProcessorCh <- message
 	}()
diff --git a/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go b/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go
index 0f5fa24..a9ca423 100644
--- a/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go
+++ b/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go
@@ -170,12 +170,6 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) GetMostAheadPeer(
 		if v.maxFrame > max &&
 			v.timestamp > config.GetMinimumVersionCutoff().UnixMilli() &&
 			bytes.Compare(v.version, config.GetMinimumVersion()) >= 0 && !ok {
-			manifest := e.peerInfoManager.GetPeerInfo(v.peerId)
-			if manifest == nil || manifest.Bandwidth == 0 {
-				e.logger.Debug("peer manifest not found or bandwidth zero")
-				continue
-			}
-
 			peer = v.peerId
 			max = v.maxFrame
 		}
@@ -274,11 +268,9 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) collect(
 			if err != nil {
 				e.logger.Info("no peers available for sync, waiting")
 				time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
-			} else if maxFrame-2 > latest.FrameNumber {
+			} else if maxFrame > latest.FrameNumber {
 				latest, err = e.sync(latest, maxFrame, peerId)
-				if err != nil {
-					time.Sleep(30 * time.Second)
-				} else {
+				if err == nil {
 					break
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/node/consensus/ceremony/message_handler.go b/node/consensus/ceremony/message_handler.go
index 1d753f2..891cfd9 100644
--- a/node/consensus/ceremony/message_handler.go
+++ b/node/consensus/ceremony/message_handler.go
@@ -291,6 +291,10 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) handleClockFrameData(
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "handle clock frame data")
 	}
 
+	if e.latestFrameReceived > frame.FrameNumber {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	addr, err := poseidon.HashBytes(
 		frame.GetPublicKeySignatureEd448().PublicKey.KeyValue,
 	)
@@ -343,6 +347,6 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) handleClockFrameData(
 			}
 		}()
 	}
-	e.dataTimeReel.Insert(frame, isSync)
+	e.dataTimeReel.Insert(frame, e.latestFrameReceived < frame.FrameNumber)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/node/consensus/master/master_clock_consensus_engine.go b/node/consensus/master/master_clock_consensus_engine.go
index 8cc0b83..d8c6ae8 100644
--- a/node/consensus/master/master_clock_consensus_engine.go
+++ b/node/consensus/master/master_clock_consensus_engine.go
@@ -164,6 +164,19 @@ func (e *MasterClockConsensusEngine) Start() <-chan error {
 		for {
 			select {
 			case newFrame := <-e.frameValidationCh:
+				head, err := e.masterTimeReel.Head()
+				if err != nil {
+					panic(err)
+				}
+
+				if head.FrameNumber > newFrame.FrameNumber || newFrame.FrameNumber-head.FrameNumber > 128 {
+					e.logger.Debug(
+						"frame out of range, ignoring",
+						zap.Uint64("number", newFrame.FrameNumber),
+					)
+					continue
+				}
+
 				if err := e.frameProver.VerifyMasterClockFrame(newFrame); err != nil {
 					e.logger.Error("could not verify clock frame", zap.Error(err))
 					continue
diff --git a/node/consensus/time/master_time_reel.go b/node/consensus/time/master_time_reel.go
index 0c2be08..eed8596 100644
--- a/node/consensus/time/master_time_reel.go
+++ b/node/consensus/time/master_time_reel.go
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ func (m *MasterTimeReel) processPending() {
 	for pending, ok := m.pending[m.head.FrameNumber+1]; ok; pending,
 		ok = m.pending[m.head.FrameNumber+1] {
 
+		prev := m.head
 		for _, frame := range pending {
 			frame := frame
 			parent := new(big.Int).SetBytes(frame.ParentSelector)
@@ -295,7 +296,11 @@ func (m *MasterTimeReel) processPending() {
 			break
 		}
 
-		delete(m.pending, m.head.FrameNumber+1)
+		if m.head.FrameNumber != prev.FrameNumber {
+			delete(m.pending, m.head.FrameNumber)
+		} else {
+			delete(m.pending, m.head.FrameNumber+1)
+		}
 	}
 	deletes := []uint64{}
 	for number := range m.pending {