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 8f1e0abc7..421598f7f 100644
--- a/model/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/FireFliesTest.java
+++ b/model/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/FireFliesTest.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public void smokin() throws Exception {
         long then = System.currentTimeMillis();
         final var countdown = new CountDownLatch(domains.size());
         final var seeds = Collections.singletonList(
-        new Seed(domains.get(0).getMember().getEvent().getCoordinates(), new InetSocketAddress(0)));
+        new Seed(domains.getFirst().getMember().getEvent().getCoordinates(), new InetSocketAddress(0)));
         domains.forEach(d -> {
             var listener = new View.ViewLifecycleListener() {
 
diff --git a/thoth/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/thoth/KerlDHT.java b/thoth/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/thoth/KerlDHT.java
index 61ac37f1c..c87d5373e 100644
--- a/thoth/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/thoth/KerlDHT.java
+++ b/thoth/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/thoth/KerlDHT.java
@@ -812,6 +812,8 @@ private <T> void completeIt(CompletableFuture<T> result, HashMultiset<T> gathere
     }
 
     private boolean failedMajority(CompletableFuture<?> result, int maxAgree) {
+        log.error("Unable to achieve majority read, max: {} required: {} on: {}", maxAgree, context.majority(),
+                  member.getId());
         return result.completeExceptionally(new CompletionException(
         "Unable to achieve majority read, max: " + maxAgree + " required: " + context.majority() + " on: "
         + member.getId()));