diff --git a/crates/bft-json-crdt/tests/byzantine.rs b/crates/bft-json-crdt/tests/byzantine.rs
index f195da1..792874b 100644
--- a/crates/bft-json-crdt/tests/byzantine.rs
+++ b/crates/bft-json-crdt/tests/byzantine.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,33 @@ struct ListExample {
     list: ListCrdt<char>,
 }
 
+// case 1 - send valid updates
+#[test]
+fn test_valid_updates() {
+    // Insert to crdt.doc on local node, test applying the same operation to a remote node
+    // and check that the view is the same
+
+    let key = make_keypair();
+    let mut crdt = BaseCrdt::<ListExample>::new(&key);
+    let _a = crdt.doc.list.insert(ROOT_ID, 'a').sign(&key);
+    let _b = crdt.doc.list.insert(_a.id(), 'b').sign(&key);
+    let _c = crdt.doc.list.insert(_b.id(), 'c').sign(&key);
+
+    assert_eq!(crdt.doc.list.view(), vec!['a', 'b', 'c']);
+
+    let key2 = make_keypair();
+    let mut crdt2 = BaseCrdt::<ListExample>::new(&key2);
+    crdt2.apply(_a.clone());
+    crdt2.apply(_a.clone());
+    crdt2.apply(_b);
+    crdt2.apply(_c);
+    crdt2.apply(_a);
+    let _d = crdt2.doc.list.insert(_d.id(), 'c').sign(&key); // fix this in the morning
+
+    // Ok something is seriously wrong here.
+    assert_eq!(crdt2.doc.list.view(), crdt.doc.list.view());
+}
+
 // case 2a + 2b
 #[test]
 fn test_equivocation() {
diff --git a/side-node/src/crdt.rs b/side-node/src/crdt.rs
index 1a803e4..5962b3d 100644
--- a/side-node/src/crdt.rs
+++ b/side-node/src/crdt.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ pub(crate) struct TransactionList {
     pub(crate) list: ListCrdt<Transaction>,
 }
 
+impl TransactionList {
+    pub(crate) fn view_sha(&self) -> String {
+        sha256::digest(serde_json::to_string(&self.list.view()).unwrap().as_bytes()).to_string()
+    }
+}
+
 /// A fake Transaction struct we can use as a simulated payload
 #[add_crdt_fields]
 #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode, Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/side-node/src/node.rs b/side-node/src/node.rs
index aac03dd..18a1b3a 100644
--- a/side-node/src/node.rs
+++ b/side-node/src/node.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ impl SideNode {
         loop {
             match self.stdin_receiver.try_recv() {
                 Ok(stdin) => {
-                    println!("Received stdin input: {:?}", stdin);
                     let transaction = utils::fake_transaction(stdin);
                     let json = serde_json::to_value(transaction).unwrap();
                     let signed_op = self.add_transaction_local(json);
@@ -54,14 +53,13 @@ impl SideNode {
     }
 
     async fn send_to_network(&self, signed_op: SignedOp) {
-        println!("sending to network: {:?}", signed_op);
         let to_send = serde_json::to_string(&signed_op).unwrap();
         self.handle.call(to_send).unwrap();
     }
 
     fn handle_incoming(&mut self, incoming: SignedOp) {
-        println!("WINNNINGINGINGINGINGIGNIGN");
         self.crdt.apply(incoming);
+        self.trace_crdt();
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn add_transaction_local(
@@ -81,11 +79,12 @@ impl SideNode {
             .list
             .insert(last.id, transaction)
             .sign(&self.keys);
+        self.trace_crdt();
         signed_op
     }
 
     /// Print the current state of the CRDT, can be used to debug
-    pub(crate) fn _trace_crdt(&self) {
-        println!("{:?}", self.crdt.doc.list);
+    pub(crate) fn trace_crdt(&self) {
+        println!("{:?}", self.crdt.doc.view_sha());
     }
 }