diff --git a/fireflies/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/View.java b/fireflies/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/View.java
index 1a32112fb..e337a5dff 100644
--- a/fireflies/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/View.java
+++ b/fireflies/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/View.java
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ public View(DynamicContext<Participant> context, ControlledIdentifierMember memb
                                          r -> new EntranceServer(gateway.getClientIdentityProvider(), r, metrics),
                                          EntranceClient.getCreate(metrics), Entrance.getLocalLoopback(node, service));
         gossiper = new RingCommunications<>(context, node, comm);
+        gossiper.allowDuplicates();
         this.validation = validation;
         this.verifiers = verifiers;
     }
@@ -615,6 +616,7 @@ protected Gossip gossip(Fireflies link, int ring) {
                                                    .setRing(ring)
                                                    .setGossip(commonDigests())
                                                    .build());
+        log.info("gossiping with: {} on: {}", link.getMember().getId(), node.getId());
         try {
             return link.gossip(gossip);
         } catch (Throwable e) {
@@ -1330,7 +1332,7 @@ private Gossip redirectTo(Participant member, int ring, Participant successor, D
                            .setObservations(processObservations(BloomFilter.from(digests.getObservationBff())))
                            .setJoins(viewManagement.processJoins(BloomFilter.from(digests.getJoinBiff())))
                            .build();
-        log.trace("Redirecting: {} to: {} on ring: {} notes: {} acc: {} obv: {} joins: {} on: {}", member.getId(),
+        log.trace("Redirect: {} to: {} on ring: {} notes: {} acc: {} obv: {} joins: {} on: {}", member.getId(),
                   successor.getId(), ring, gossip.getNotes().getUpdatesCount(),
                   gossip.getAccusations().getUpdatesCount(), gossip.getObservations().getUpdatesCount(),
                   gossip.getJoins().getUpdatesCount(), node.getId());
@@ -1928,6 +1930,7 @@ public Gossip rumors(SayWhat request, Digest from) {
                 final var digests = request.getGossip();
                 if (!successor.equals(node)) {
                     g = redirectTo(member, ring, successor, digests);
+                    log.info("Redirected: {} on: {}", member.getId(), node.getId());
                 } else {
                     g = Gossip.newBuilder()
                               .setNotes(processNotes(from, BloomFilter.from(digests.getNoteBff()), params.fpr()))
diff --git a/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/SwarmTest.java b/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/SwarmTest.java
index ddb713b19..5b1167d8d 100644
--- a/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/SwarmTest.java
+++ b/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/SwarmTest.java
@@ -180,6 +180,17 @@ public void swarm() throws Exception {
                 }
                 assertTrue(testGraph.isSC());
             }
+
+            var ringRef = views.get(0).getContext().rings().toList();
+            for (var v : views) {
+                var tested = v.getContext().rings().toList();
+                for (int i = 0; i < ringRef.size(); i++) {
+                    var r = ringRef.get(i);
+                    var t = tested.get(i);
+                    assertEquals(r.getRing(), t.getRing());
+                    assertEquals(r.getRing(), t.getRing());
+                }
+            }
         }
         communications.forEach(e -> e.close(Duration.ofSeconds(1)));
         views.forEach(view -> view.stop());
diff --git a/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/context/DynamicContextImpl.java b/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/context/DynamicContextImpl.java
index fe6a7d963..fb080008a 100644
--- a/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/context/DynamicContextImpl.java
+++ b/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/context/DynamicContextImpl.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentSkipListMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ public class DynamicContextImpl<T extends Member> implements DynamicContext<T> {
     private final    Map<Digest, Tracked<T>>          members             = new ConcurrentSkipListMap<>();
     private final    Map<UUID, MembershipListener<T>> membershipListeners = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
     private final    double                           pByz;
-    private final    List<Ring<T>>                    rings               = new ArrayList<>();
+    private final    List<Ring<T>>                    rings               = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
     private volatile int                              cardinality;
 
     public DynamicContextImpl(Digest id, int cardinality, double pbyz, int bias) {
@@ -526,7 +527,7 @@ public void rebalance(int newCardinality) {
             });
         }
         assert rings.size() == ringCount : "Ring count: " + rings.size() + " does not match: " + ringCount;
-        log.debug("Rebalanced: {} from: {} to: {} tolerance: {}", id, currentCount, rings.size(), toleranceLevel());
+        log.info("Rebalanced: {} from: {} to: {} tolerance: {}", id, currentCount, rings.size(), toleranceLevel());
     }
 
     @Override