diff --git a/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Net/Proto/RefChan.hs b/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Net/Proto/RefChan.hs
index 62a15fe8..a68f3c46 100644
--- a/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Net/Proto/RefChan.hs
+++ b/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Net/Proto/RefChan.hs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ data RefChanAdapter e m =
   RefChanAdapter
   { refChanOnHead     :: RefChanId e -> RefChanHeadBlockTran e -> m ()
   , refChanSubscribed :: RefChanId e -> m Bool
-  , refChanWriteTran  :: RefChanId e -> RefChanUpdate e -> m ()
+  , refChanWriteTran  :: HashRef -> m ()
   }
 
 refChanHeadProto :: forall e s m . ( MonadIO m
@@ -362,7 +362,9 @@ refChanUpdateProto self pc adapter msg = do
      Accept chan box -> deferred proto do
        guard =<< lift (refChanSubscribed adapter chan)
 
-       debug "RefChanUpdate/ACCEPT"
+       let h0 = hashObject @HbSync (serialise msg)
+
+       debug $ "RefChanUpdate/ACCEPT" <+> pretty h0
 
        (peerKey, AcceptTran headRef hashRef) <- MaybeT $ pure $ unboxSignedBox0 box
 
@@ -373,6 +375,8 @@ refChanUpdateProto self pc adapter msg = do
 
        lift $ gossip msg
 
+       lift $ refChanUpdateProto True pc adapter msg
+
        tranBs <- MaybeT $ liftIO $ getBlock sto (fromHashRef hashRef)
 
        tran <- MaybeT $ pure $ deserialiseOrFail @(RefChanUpdate e) tranBs & either (const Nothing) Just
@@ -423,7 +427,14 @@ refChanUpdateProto self pc adapter msg = do
          trans <- atomically $ readTVar (view refChanRoundTrans rcRound) <&> HashSet.toList
 
          forM_ trans $ \t -> do
-          debug $ "ABOUT TO STORE TRAN:" <+> pretty t
+          lift $ refChanWriteTran adapter t
+
+
+         let pips  = view refChanHeadPeers headBlock & HashMap.keys & HashSet.fromList
+         votes <- readTVarIO (view refChanRoundAccepts rcRound) <&> HashSet.fromList . HashMap.keys
+
+         when (pips `HashSet.isSubsetOf` votes) do
+          debug $ "CLOSING ROUND" <+> pretty hashRef
           pure ()
 
        -- TODO: expire-round-if-all-confirmations
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/app/PeerMain.hs b/hbs2-peer/app/PeerMain.hs
index b33fd05c..9ad47fcb 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/app/PeerMain.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/app/PeerMain.hs
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ runPeer opts = U.handle (\e -> myException e
   let refChanAdapter = RefChanAdapter
                            { refChanOnHead = refChanOnHeadFn rce
                            , refChanSubscribed = isPolledRef @e brains
-                           , refChanWriteTran = \_ _ -> pure ()
+                           , refChanWriteTran = refChanWriteTranFn rce
                            }
 
   let pexFilt pips = do
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/app/RefChan.hs b/hbs2-peer/app/RefChan.hs
index a7e4b022..776b2b0f 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/app/RefChan.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/app/RefChan.hs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ module RefChan (
   , refChanWorkerEnvHeadQ
   , refChanWorkerEnvDownload
   , refChanOnHeadFn
+  , refChanWriteTranFn
   , refChanWorker
   , refChanWorkerEnv
   , refChanNotifyOnUpdated
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ import HBS2.Data.Types.Refs
 import HBS2.Net.Auth.Credentials
 import HBS2.Net.Proto
 import HBS2.Net.Proto.RefChan
-import HBS2.Net.Proto.Types
 import HBS2.Net.Proto.Definition()
 import HBS2.Storage
 
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import Control.Exception ()
 import Control.Monad.Except (throwError, runExceptT)
 import Control.Monad.Reader
 import Control.Monad.Trans.Maybe
+import Control.Concurrent.STM (flushTQueue)
 import Data.ByteString.Lazy (ByteString)
 import Data.ByteString.Lazy qualified as LBS
 import Data.HashMap.Strict (HashMap)
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ data RefChanWorkerEnv e =
   , _refChanWorkerEnvHeadQ    :: TQueue (RefChanId e, RefChanHeadBlockTran e)
   , _refChanWorkerEnvDownload :: TVar (HashMap HashRef (RefChanId e, TimeSpec))
   , _refChanWorkerEnvNotify   :: TVar (HashMap (RefChanId e) ())
+  , _refChanWorkerEnvWriteQ   :: TQueue HashRef
   }
 
 makeLenses 'RefChanWorkerEnv
@@ -77,12 +79,18 @@ refChanWorkerEnv :: forall m e . (MonadIO m, ForRefChans e)
 refChanWorkerEnv _ de = liftIO $ RefChanWorkerEnv @e de <$> newTQueueIO
                                                         <*> newTVarIO mempty
                                                         <*> newTVarIO mempty
+                                                        <*> newTQueueIO
 
 
 refChanOnHeadFn :: MonadIO m => RefChanWorkerEnv e -> RefChanId e -> RefChanHeadBlockTran e -> m ()
 refChanOnHeadFn env chan tran = do
   atomically $ writeTQueue (view refChanWorkerEnvHeadQ env) (chan, tran)
 
+
+refChanWriteTranFn :: MonadIO m => RefChanWorkerEnv e -> HashRef -> m ()
+refChanWriteTranFn env href = do
+  atomically $ writeTQueue (view refChanWorkerEnvWriteQ env) href
+
 -- FIXME: leak-when-block-never-really-updated
 refChanNotifyOnUpdated :: (MonadIO m, ForRefChans e) => RefChanWorkerEnv e -> RefChanId e -> m ()
 refChanNotifyOnUpdated env chan = do
@@ -144,14 +152,26 @@ refChanWorker env brains = do
 
   polls <- async refChanHeadPoll
 
+  wtrans <- async refChanWriter
+
   forever do
    pause @'Seconds 10
    debug "I'm refchan worker"
 
-  mapM_ waitCatch [hw,downloads,polls]
+  mapM_ waitCatch [hw,downloads,polls,wtrans]
 
   where
 
+    refChanWriter = forever do
+      pause @'Seconds 1
+      _ <- atomically $ peekTQueue (view refChanWorkerEnvWriteQ env)
+
+      trans <- liftIO $ atomically $ flushTQueue (view refChanWorkerEnvWriteQ env)
+
+      forM_ trans $ \t -> do
+        debug $ "ABOUT TO WRITE TRANS" <+> pretty t
+
+
     refChanHeadPoll = do
 
       let listRefs = listPolledRefs @e brains "refchan" <&> fmap (over _2 ( (*60) . fromIntegral) )