diff --git a/.fixme/log b/.fixme/log
index 3c031e18..a8c6c7dd 100644
--- a/.fixme/log
+++ b/.fixme/log
@@ -387,4 +387,7 @@ fixme-del "FbcbtA4eCx"
 (fixme-set "assigned" "fastpok" "7e6mPioA66")
 (fixme-set "assigned" "fastpok" "8RxVEuzJDT")
 (fixme-set "assigned" "iW8jFEwnZm" "$2")
-(fixme-set "assigned" "fastpok" "iW8jFEwnZm")
\ No newline at end of file
+(fixme-set "assigned" "fastpok" "iW8jFEwnZm")
+(fixme-set "assigned" "voidlizard" "5RbVNm9SRz")
+(fixme-set "workflow" "wip" "5RbVNm9SRz")
+(fixme-set "workflow" "test" "5RbVNm9SRz")
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/app/BlockDownload.hs b/hbs2-peer/app/BlockDownload.hs
index 0a933581..e3aff81c 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/app/BlockDownload.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/app/BlockDownload.hs
@@ -448,7 +448,8 @@ blockDownloadLoop env0 = do
               withDownload env0 $ newPeerThread p runPeer
 
            | here && not auth -> do
-              pure () -- remove thread
+              withDownload env0 $ delPeerThread p
+              -- pure ()
 
            | otherwise -> pure ()
 
@@ -707,7 +708,15 @@ peerDownloadLoop peer = do
 
     let mbauth = (,) <$> auth' <*> pinfo'
 
-    let noAuth = warn ( "lost peer auth"  <+> pretty peer) >> pause @'Seconds 1
+    let noAuth = do
+          warn ( "lost peer auth"  <+> pretty peer )
+          pause @'Seconds 1
+          -- liftIO $ withPeerM pe $ sendPing @e peer
+          -- -- FIXME: time-hardcode
+          -- pause @'Seconds 3
+          -- found <- lift $ find (KnownPeerKey peer) id  <&> isJust
+          -- unless found do
+          --   warn ( "peer lost. stopping peer loop"  <+> pretty peer )
 
     maybe1 mbauth noAuth $ \(_,pinfo) -> do
 
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/app/PeerTypes.hs b/hbs2-peer/app/PeerTypes.hs
index 9e7680be..cf456b58 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/app/PeerTypes.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/app/PeerTypes.hs
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ newPeerThread p m = do
   liftIO $ atomically $ modifyTVar threads $ HashMap.insert p pt
 
 
+
 failedDownload :: forall e m . ( MyPeer e
                                , MonadIO m
                                , HasPeer e