diff --git a/choam/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/ViewAssembly.java b/choam/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/ViewAssembly.java
index c6b854426..a1503ce9a 100644
--- a/choam/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/ViewAssembly.java
+++ b/choam/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/ViewAssembly.java
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ public void chill() {
 
         @Override
         public void complete() {
+            countdown.set(-1);
             ViewAssembly.this.complete();
         }
 
@@ -454,12 +455,14 @@ public void convened() {
 
         @Override
         public void failed() {
+            countdown.set(-1);
             view.onFailure();
             log.debug("Failed view assembly for: {} on: {}", nextViewId, params().member().getId());
         }
 
         @Override
         public void finish() {
+            countdown.set(-1);
             started.set(false);
         }
 
diff --git a/choam/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/fsm/Reconfiguration.java b/choam/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/fsm/Reconfiguration.java
index 41532259b..174cac3ac 100644
--- a/choam/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/fsm/Reconfiguration.java
+++ b/choam/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/fsm/Reconfiguration.java
@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@ public Transitions complete() {
                 return null;
             }
 
+            @Override
+            public Transitions countdownCompleted() {
+                return null;
+            }
+
             // Complete the configuration protocol
             // The slate of the ViewAssembly now contains
             // the SignedViewMembers of the next committee