diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 9fa49f0ba..9e72923d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ jobs:
           cache: 'maven'
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Build with Maven
-        run: mvn -batch-mode clean install -Ppre --file pom.xml
+        run: mvn -batch-mode clean install -rf model -Ppre --file pom.xml
diff --git a/isolates/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/demesnes/FireFliesTrace.java b/isolates/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/demesnes/FireFliesTrace.java
index 467a6dc0a..bbf8e7c3a 100644
--- a/isolates/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/demesnes/FireFliesTrace.java
+++ b/isolates/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/demesnes/FireFliesTrace.java
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public void before() throws Exception {
             var localRouter = new LocalServer(prefix, member).router(ServerConnectionCache.newBuilder().setTarget(30));
             var pdParams = new ProcessDomain.ProcessDomainParameters("jdbc:h2:mem:", Duration.ofMinutes(1),
                                                                      checkpointDirBase, Duration.ofMillis(10), 0.00125,
-                                                                     Duration.ofMinutes(1), 10);
+                                                                     Duration.ofMinutes(1), 3, 10, 0.1);
             var node = new ProcessContainerDomain(group, member, pdParams, params, RuntimeParameters.newBuilder()
                                                                                                     .setFoundation(
                                                                                                     sealed)
diff --git a/model/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/ProcessDomain.java b/model/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/ProcessDomain.java
index 04164ccf4..3dee46cf6 100644
--- a/model/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/ProcessDomain.java
+++ b/model/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/ProcessDomain.java
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ public ProcessDomain(Digest group, ControlledIdentifierMember member, ProcessDom
                          Builder builder, Parameters.RuntimeParameters.Builder runtime, InetSocketAddress endpoint,
                          com.salesforce.apollo.fireflies.Parameters.Builder ff, StereotomyMetrics stereotomyMetrics) {
         super(member, builder, parameters.dbURL, parameters.checkpointBaseDir, runtime);
-        var base = Context.<Participant>newBuilder().setId(group).build();
+        var base = Context.<Participant>newBuilder()
+                          .setBias(parameters.dhtBias)
+                          .setpByz(parameters.dhtPbyz)
+                          .setId(group)
+                          .build();
         final var dhtUrl = String.format("jdbc:h2:mem:%s-%s;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1", member.getId(), "");
         JdbcConnectionPool connectionPool = JdbcConnectionPool.create(dhtUrl, "", "");
         connectionPool.setMaxConnections(10);
@@ -120,7 +124,6 @@ protected void stopServices() {
 
     public record ProcessDomainParameters(String dbURL, Duration dhtOperationsTimeout, Path checkpointBaseDir,
                                           Duration dhtOpsFrequency, double dhtFpr, Duration dhtEventValidTO,
-                                          int jdbcMaxConnections) {
-
+                                          int dhtBias, int jdbcMaxConnections, double dhtPbyz) {
     }
 }
diff --git a/model/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/ContainmentDomainTest.java b/model/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/ContainmentDomainTest.java
index 47acac2eb..5dd74b968 100644
--- a/model/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/ContainmentDomainTest.java
+++ b/model/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/ContainmentDomainTest.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public void before() throws Exception {
             routers.add(localRouter);
             var pdParams = new ProcessDomain.ProcessDomainParameters("jdbc:h2:mem:", Duration.ofMinutes(1),
                                                                      checkpointDirBase, Duration.ofMillis(10), 0.00125,
-                                                                     Duration.ofMinutes(1), 10);
+                                                                     Duration.ofMinutes(1), 3, 10, 0.1);
             var domain = new ProcessContainerDomain(group, member, pdParams, params, RuntimeParameters.newBuilder()
                                                                                                       .setFoundation(
                                                                                                       sealed)
diff --git a/model/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/DomainTest.java b/model/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/DomainTest.java
index c597245b5..34b14fbdc 100644
--- a/model/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/DomainTest.java
+++ b/model/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/DomainTest.java
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public void before() throws Exception {
             routers.add(localRouter);
             var pdParams = new ProcessDomain.ProcessDomainParameters("jdbc:h2:mem:", Duration.ofMinutes(1),
                                                                      checkpointDirBase, Duration.ofMillis(10), 0.00125,
-                                                                     Duration.ofMinutes(1), 10);
+                                                                     Duration.ofMinutes(1), 3, 10, 0.1);
             var domain = new ProcessDomain(group, member, pdParams, params, RuntimeParameters.newBuilder()
                                                                                              .setFoundation(sealed)
                                                                                              .setContext(context)
diff --git a/model/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/FireFliesTest.java b/model/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/FireFliesTest.java
index 116109039..caa51b54c 100644
--- a/model/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/FireFliesTest.java
+++ b/model/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/FireFliesTest.java
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ public void before() throws Exception {
             var context = new ContextImpl<>(DigestAlgorithm.DEFAULT.getLast(), CARDINALITY, 0.2, 3);
             final var member = new ControlledIdentifierMember(id);
             var localRouter = new LocalServer(prefix, member).router(ServerConnectionCache.newBuilder().setTarget(30));
-            var pdParams = new ProcessDomain.ProcessDomainParameters("jdbc:h2:mem:", Duration.ofMinutes(1),
+            var pdParams = new ProcessDomain.ProcessDomainParameters("jdbc:h2:mem:", Duration.ofSeconds(5),
                                                                      checkpointDirBase, Duration.ofMillis(10), 0.00125,
-                                                                     Duration.ofMinutes(1), 10);
+                                                                     Duration.ofSeconds(5), 3, 10, 0.1);
             var node = new ProcessDomain(group, member, pdParams, params, RuntimeParameters.newBuilder()
                                                                                            .setFoundation(sealed)
                                                                                            .setContext(context)
diff --git a/model/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml b/model/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
index 8d35dfd27..9141db2ba 100644
--- a/model/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
+++ b/model/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT"/>
     </logger>
 
-    <logger name="com.salesforce.apollo.fireflies" level="info" additivity="false">
+    <logger name="com.salesforce.apollo.fireflies" level="trace" additivity="false">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT"/>
     </logger>