diff --git a/node/consensus/ceremony/broadcast_messaging.go b/node/consensus/ceremony/broadcast_messaging.go
index c4e9d06..c108350 100644
--- a/node/consensus/ceremony/broadcast_messaging.go
+++ b/node/consensus/ceremony/broadcast_messaging.go
@@ -225,11 +225,7 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) handleCeremonyPeerListAnnounce(
 			}
 		}
 
-		multiaddr := p.Multiaddr
-		if bytes.Equal(p.PeerId, peerID) || p.Multiaddr == "" {
-			// we have to fetch self-reported peer info
-			multiaddr = e.pubSub.GetMultiaddrOfPeer(peerID)
-		}
+		multiaddr := e.pubSub.GetMultiaddrOfPeer(peerID)
 
 		e.pubSub.SetPeerScore(p.PeerId, 10)
 		existing, ok := e.peerMap[string(p.PeerId)]
diff --git a/node/consensus/ceremony/ceremony_data_clock_consensus_engine.go b/node/consensus/ceremony/ceremony_data_clock_consensus_engine.go
index ed87e87..38fe857 100644
--- a/node/consensus/ceremony/ceremony_data_clock_consensus_engine.go
+++ b/node/consensus/ceremony/ceremony_data_clock_consensus_engine.go
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) Start(
 		}
 	}()
 
+	latestFrame = e.performSanityCheck(latestFrame)
+
 	e.state = consensus.EngineStateCollecting
 
 	for i := int64(0); i < e.pendingCommitWorkers; i++ {
@@ -286,6 +288,9 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) Start(
 				})
 			}
 			for _, v := range e.uncooperativePeersMap {
+				if v == nil {
+					continue
+				}
 				if v.timestamp <= time.Now().UnixMilli()-UNCOOPERATIVE_PEER_INFO_TTL {
 					deletes = append(deletes, v)
 				}
@@ -308,6 +313,17 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) Start(
 			peerCount := e.pubSub.GetNetworkPeersCount()
 			if peerCount >= e.minimumPeersRequired {
 				e.logger.Info("selecting leader")
+				if e.frame > latest.FrameNumber && e.frame-latest.FrameNumber > 16 &&
+					e.syncingTarget == nil {
+					e.logger.Info("rewinding sync head due to large delta")
+					latest, _, err = e.clockStore.GetDataClockFrame(
+						e.filter,
+						0,
+					)
+					if err != nil {
+						panic(err)
+					}
+				}
 				latest, err = e.commitLongestPath(latest)
 				if err != nil {
 					e.logger.Error("could not collect longest path", zap.Error(err))
@@ -393,6 +409,127 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) Stop(force bool) <-chan error {
 	return errChan
 }
 
+func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) performSanityCheck(
+	frame *protobufs.ClockFrame,
+) *protobufs.ClockFrame {
+	e.logger.Info("performing sanity check")
+	start := uint64(0)
+	idx := start
+	end := frame.FrameNumber + 1
+	var prior *protobufs.ClockFrame
+	for start < end {
+		tail := end
+		if start+16 < tail {
+			tail = start + 16
+		}
+		iter, err := e.clockStore.RangeDataClockFrames(
+			e.filter,
+			start,
+			tail,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		for iter.First(); iter.Valid(); iter.Next() {
+			v, err := iter.Value()
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+
+			if v.FrameNumber != idx {
+				e.logger.Warn(
+					"discontinuity found, attempting to fix",
+					zap.Uint64("expected_frame_number", idx),
+					zap.Uint64("found_frame_number", v.FrameNumber),
+				)
+
+				disc := v
+				for disc.FrameNumber-idx > 0 {
+					frames, err := e.clockStore.GetCandidateDataClockFrames(
+						e.filter,
+						disc.FrameNumber-1,
+					)
+					if err != nil {
+						panic(err)
+					}
+
+					found := false
+					for _, candidate := range frames {
+						selector, err := candidate.GetSelector()
+						if err != nil {
+							panic(err)
+						}
+
+						parentSelector, _, _, err := disc.GetParentSelectorAndDistance()
+						if err != nil {
+							panic(err)
+						}
+
+						if selector.Cmp(parentSelector) == 0 {
+							found = true
+							_, priorTrie, err := e.clockStore.GetDataClockFrame(
+								e.filter,
+								prior.FrameNumber,
+							)
+							if err != nil {
+								panic(err)
+							}
+
+							txn, err := e.clockStore.NewTransaction()
+							if err != nil {
+								panic(err)
+							}
+
+							err = e.clockStore.PutDataClockFrame(
+								candidate,
+								priorTrie,
+								txn,
+								true,
+							)
+							if err != nil {
+								panic(err)
+							}
+
+							if err = txn.Commit(); err != nil {
+								panic(err)
+							}
+
+							disc = candidate
+						}
+					}
+
+					if !found {
+						e.logger.Error(
+							"could not resolve discontinuity, rewinding consensus head",
+						)
+
+						if err = iter.Close(); err != nil {
+							panic(err)
+						}
+
+						return prior
+					}
+				}
+
+				idx = v.FrameNumber
+			} else {
+				prior = v
+			}
+
+			idx++
+		}
+
+		if err = iter.Close(); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		start += 16
+	}
+
+	return frame
+}
+
 func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) GetDifficulty() uint32 {
 	return e.difficulty
 }
diff --git a/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go b/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go
index ed7f441..39ad0c6 100644
--- a/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go
+++ b/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go
@@ -587,6 +587,7 @@ func (
 		frame,
 		e.frameProverTrie,
 		txn,
+		false,
 	); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -729,6 +730,7 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) commitLongestPath(
 					s,
 					e.frameProverTrie,
 					txn,
+					false,
 				); err != nil {
 					e.logger.Error(
 						"could not commit candidate",
@@ -890,8 +892,10 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) reverseOptimisticSync(
 			zap.Error(err),
 		)
 		e.peerMapMx.Lock()
-		e.uncooperativePeersMap[string(peerId)] = e.peerMap[string(peerId)]
-		delete(e.peerMap, string(peerId))
+		if _, ok := e.peerMap[string(peerId)]; ok {
+			e.uncooperativePeersMap[string(peerId)] = e.peerMap[string(peerId)]
+			delete(e.peerMap, string(peerId))
+		}
 		e.peerMapMx.Unlock()
 		e.syncingTarget = nil
 		return latest, errors.Wrap(err, "reverse optimistic sync")
@@ -924,8 +928,10 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) reverseOptimisticSync(
 				zap.Error(err),
 			)
 			e.peerMapMx.Lock()
-			e.uncooperativePeersMap[string(peerId)] = e.peerMap[string(peerId)]
-			delete(e.peerMap, string(peerId))
+			if _, ok := e.peerMap[string(peerId)]; ok {
+				e.uncooperativePeersMap[string(peerId)] = e.peerMap[string(peerId)]
+				delete(e.peerMap, string(peerId))
+			}
 			e.peerMapMx.Unlock()
 			e.syncingTarget = nil
 			return latest, errors.Wrap(err, "reverse optimistic sync")
@@ -950,8 +956,10 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) reverseOptimisticSync(
 					zap.Error(err),
 				)
 				e.peerMapMx.Lock()
-				e.uncooperativePeersMap[string(peerId)] = e.peerMap[string(peerId)]
-				delete(e.peerMap, string(peerId))
+				if _, ok := e.peerMap[string(peerId)]; ok {
+					e.uncooperativePeersMap[string(peerId)] = e.peerMap[string(peerId)]
+					delete(e.peerMap, string(peerId))
+				}
 				e.peerMapMx.Unlock()
 
 				if err := cc.Close(); err != nil {
@@ -995,8 +1003,10 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) reverseOptimisticSync(
 				zap.Error(err),
 			)
 			e.peerMapMx.Lock()
-			e.uncooperativePeersMap[string(peerId)] = e.peerMap[string(peerId)]
-			delete(e.peerMap, string(peerId))
+			if _, ok := e.peerMap[string(peerId)]; ok {
+				e.uncooperativePeersMap[string(peerId)] = e.peerMap[string(peerId)]
+				delete(e.peerMap, string(peerId))
+			}
 			e.peerMapMx.Unlock()
 			e.syncingStatus = SyncStatusFailed
 
@@ -1067,8 +1077,10 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) sync(
 			zap.Error(err),
 		)
 		e.peerMapMx.Lock()
-		e.uncooperativePeersMap[string(peerId)] = e.peerMap[string(peerId)]
-		delete(e.peerMap, string(peerId))
+		if _, ok := e.peerMap[string(peerId)]; ok {
+			e.uncooperativePeersMap[string(peerId)] = e.peerMap[string(peerId)]
+			delete(e.peerMap, string(peerId))
+		}
 		e.peerMapMx.Unlock()
 		return latest, errors.Wrap(err, "reverse optimistic sync")
 	}
@@ -1095,8 +1107,10 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) sync(
 				zap.Error(err),
 			)
 			e.peerMapMx.Lock()
-			e.uncooperativePeersMap[string(peerId)] = e.peerMap[string(peerId)]
-			delete(e.peerMap, string(peerId))
+			if _, ok := e.peerMap[string(peerId)]; ok {
+				e.uncooperativePeersMap[string(peerId)] = e.peerMap[string(peerId)]
+				delete(e.peerMap, string(peerId))
+			}
 			e.peerMapMx.Unlock()
 			return latest, errors.Wrap(err, "reverse optimistic sync")
 		}
@@ -1120,8 +1134,10 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) sync(
 					zap.Error(err),
 				)
 				e.peerMapMx.Lock()
-				e.uncooperativePeersMap[string(peerId)] = e.peerMap[string(peerId)]
-				delete(e.peerMap, string(peerId))
+				if _, ok := e.peerMap[string(peerId)]; ok {
+					e.uncooperativePeersMap[string(peerId)] = e.peerMap[string(peerId)]
+					delete(e.peerMap, string(peerId))
+				}
 				e.peerMapMx.Unlock()
 
 				if err := cc.Close(); err != nil {
diff --git a/node/consensus/ceremony/peer_messaging.go b/node/consensus/ceremony/peer_messaging.go
index cd717e0..8f4c41b 100644
--- a/node/consensus/ceremony/peer_messaging.go
+++ b/node/consensus/ceremony/peer_messaging.go
@@ -212,8 +212,10 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) decompressAndStoreCandidates(
 		syncMsg.ToFrameNumber-syncMsg.FromFrameNumber+1,
 	) {
 		e.peerMapMx.Lock()
-		e.uncooperativePeersMap[string(peerId)] = e.peerMap[string(peerId)]
-		delete(e.peerMap, string(peerId))
+		if _, ok := e.peerMap[string(peerId)]; ok {
+			e.uncooperativePeersMap[string(peerId)] = e.peerMap[string(peerId)]
+			delete(e.peerMap, string(peerId))
+		}
 		e.peerMapMx.Unlock()
 		return nil, errors.New("invalid continuity for compressed sync response")
 	}
diff --git a/node/consensus/consensus_engine.go b/node/consensus/consensus_engine.go
index d91b8b9..132f09f 100644
--- a/node/consensus/consensus_engine.go
+++ b/node/consensus/consensus_engine.go
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@ func GetMinimumVersion() []byte {
 }
 
 func GetVersion() []byte {
-	return []byte{0x01, 0x01, 0x05}
+	return []byte{0x01, 0x01, 0x06}
 }
diff --git a/node/main.go b/node/main.go
index 528a4c5..9487efa 100644
--- a/node/main.go
+++ b/node/main.go
@@ -231,5 +231,5 @@ func printLogo() {
 
 func printVersion() {
 	fmt.Println(" ")
-	fmt.Println("                         Quilibrium Node - v1.1.5 – Dawn")
+	fmt.Println("                         Quilibrium Node - v1.1.6 – Dawn")
 }
diff --git a/node/store/clock.go b/node/store/clock.go
index ed9b2c7..d2769ce 100644
--- a/node/store/clock.go
+++ b/node/store/clock.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ type ClockStore interface {
 		frame *protobufs.ClockFrame,
 		proverTrie *tries.RollingFrecencyCritbitTrie,
 		txn Transaction,
+		backfill bool,
 	) error
 	PutCandidateDataClockFrame(
 		parentSelector []byte,
@@ -189,6 +190,10 @@ func (p *PebbleClockIterator) Next() bool {
 	return p.i.Next()
 }
 
+func (p *PebbleClockIterator) Prev() bool {
+	return p.i.Prev()
+}
+
 func (p *PebbleClockIterator) Valid() bool {
 	return p.i.Valid()
 }
@@ -909,6 +914,7 @@ func (p *PebbleClockStore) PutDataClockFrame(
 	frame *protobufs.ClockFrame,
 	proverTrie *tries.RollingFrecencyCritbitTrie,
 	txn Transaction,
+	backfill bool,
 ) error {
 	if frame.FrameNumber != 0 {
 		if err := p.saveAggregateProofs(nil, frame); err != nil {
@@ -977,11 +983,13 @@ func (p *PebbleClockStore) PutDataClockFrame(
 		closer.Close()
 	}
 
-	if err = txn.Set(
-		clockDataLatestIndex(frame.Filter),
-		frameNumberBytes,
-	); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "put data clock frame")
+	if !backfill {
+		if err = txn.Set(
+			clockDataLatestIndex(frame.Filter),
+			frameNumberBytes,
+		); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "put data clock frame")
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil