diff --git a/nano/core_test/active_transactions.cpp b/nano/core_test/active_transactions.cpp
index 10de180ec6..14db5c7997 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/active_transactions.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/active_transactions.cpp
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@ TEST (active_transactions, inactive_votes_cache_fork)
 				 .work (*system.work.generate (latest))
 				 .build_shared ();
 
+	std::cout << "send1: " << send1->hash ().to_string () << std::endl;
+	std::cout << "send2: " << send2->hash ().to_string () << std::endl;
+
 	auto const vote = std::make_shared<nano::vote> (nano::dev::genesis_key.pub, nano::dev::genesis_key.prv, nano::vote::timestamp_max, nano::vote::duration_max, std::vector<nano::block_hash> (1, send1->hash ()));
 	node.vote_processor.vote (vote, std::make_shared<nano::transport::inproc::channel> (node, node));
 	ASSERT_TIMELY (5s, node.vote_cache.size () == 1);
@@ -312,6 +315,7 @@ TEST (active_transactions, inactive_votes_cache_fork)
 	ASSERT_TIMELY (5s, election->blocks ().size () == 2);
 	ASSERT_TIMELY (5s, node.block_confirmed (send1->hash ()));
 	ASSERT_EQ (1, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::election, nano::stat::detail::vote_cached));
+	ASSERT_ALWAYS (1s, 1 == node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::election, nano::stat::detail::vote_cached));
 }
 
 TEST (active_transactions, inactive_votes_cache_existing_vote)
diff --git a/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp b/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
index 5079cb2cd8..fc98e5ecb8 100644
--- a/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
@@ -327,6 +327,18 @@ void nano::active_transactions::cleanup_election (nano::unique_lock<nano::mutex>
 	debug_assert (!mutex.try_lock ());
 	debug_assert (lock_a.owns_lock ());
 
+	if (election->confirmed())
+	{
+		debug_assert (recently_confirmed.exists (election->qualified_root));
+	}
+
+	std::cout << "stopped active: " << election->qualified_root.to_string ()
+			  << " confirmed: " << election->confirmed ()
+			  << " failed: " << election->failed ()
+			  << " blocks: " << election->blocks ().size ()
+			  << " votes: " << election->votes ().size ()
+			  << std::endl;
+
 	node.stats.inc (completion_type (*election), nano::to_stat_detail (election->behavior ()));
 	// Keep track of election count by election type
 	debug_assert (count_by_behavior[election->behavior ()] > 0);
@@ -419,12 +431,33 @@ void nano::active_transactions::request_loop ()
 	}
 }
 
+namespace
+{
+std::string to_str (nano::election_behavior behavior)
+{
+	switch (behavior)
+	{
+		case nano::election_behavior::normal:
+			return "normal";
+		case nano::election_behavior::hinted:
+			return "hinted";
+		case nano::election_behavior::optimistic:
+			return "optimistic";
+	}
+
+	debug_assert (false);
+	return "<unknown>";
+}
+}
+
 nano::election_insertion_result nano::active_transactions::insert (const std::shared_ptr<nano::block> & block, nano::election_behavior behavior)
 {
 	debug_assert (block != nullptr);
 
 	nano::unique_lock<nano::mutex> lock{ mutex };
 
+	//	std::cout << "activating: " << block->hash ().to_string () << " behavior: " << to_str (behavior) << std::endl;
+
 	auto result = insert_impl (lock, block, behavior);
 	return result;
 }
@@ -457,6 +490,8 @@ nano::election_insertion_result nano::active_transactions::insert_impl (nano::un
 		{
 			if (!recently_confirmed.exists (root))
 			{
+				std::cout << "activating: " << block_a->hash ().to_string () << " behavior: " << to_str (election_behavior_a) << std::endl;
+
 				result.inserted = true;
 				auto hash (block_a->hash ());
 				result.election = nano::make_shared<nano::election> (
diff --git a/nano/node/election.cpp b/nano/node/election.cpp
index 03e7e68cc9..e11044bf2f 100644
--- a/nano/node/election.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/election.cpp
@@ -429,6 +429,11 @@ nano::election_vote_result nano::election::vote (nano::account const & rep, uint
 		live_vote_action (rep);
 	}
 
+	if (vote_source_a == vote_source::cache)
+	{
+		debug_assert (node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::election, nano::stat::detail::vote_cached) == 0);
+	}
+
 	node.stats.inc (nano::stat::type::election, vote_source_a == vote_source::live ? nano::stat::detail::vote_new : nano::stat::detail::vote_cached);
 
 	if (!confirmed ())