diff --git a/crates/bft-json-crdt/tests/byzantine.rs b/crates/bft-json-crdt/tests/byzantine.rs
index 792874b..661f50e 100644
--- a/crates/bft-json-crdt/tests/byzantine.rs
+++ b/crates/bft-json-crdt/tests/byzantine.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ struct ListExample {
 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);
@@ -42,14 +41,23 @@ fn test_valid_updates() {
     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
+    crdt2.apply(_c.clone());
 
-    // Ok something is seriously wrong here.
-    assert_eq!(crdt2.doc.list.view(), crdt.doc.list.view());
+    assert_eq!(
+        crdt2.doc.list.view(),
+        crdt.doc.list.view(),
+        "views should be equal"
+    );
+
+    crdt2.apply(_a.clone());
+    crdt2.apply(_a);
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        crdt.doc.list.view(),
+        crdt2.doc.list.view(),
+        "views are still equal after repeated applies"
+    );
 }
 
 // case 2a + 2b