diff --git a/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3.hs b/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3.hs
index afa8292a..d96417d7 100644
--- a/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3.hs
+++ b/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3.hs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module HBS2.Storage.NCQ3
   , ncqStorageOpen3
   , ncqStorageRun3
   , ncqPutBS
+  , ncqLocate
   )
   where
 
diff --git a/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal.hs b/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal.hs
index 383b7f4c..2361666d 100644
--- a/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal.hs
+++ b/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal.hs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import Data.Vector qualified as V
 import Data.HashMap.Strict qualified as HM
 import Data.List qualified as List
 import Data.Set qualified as Set
+import Lens.Micro.Platform
 import Data.ByteString qualified as BS
 import Data.Sequence qualified as Seq
 import System.FilePath.Posix
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ ncqPutBS :: MonadUnliftIO m
          -> Maybe HashRef
          -> ByteString
          -> m HashRef
-ncqPutBS ncq@NCQStorage3{..} mtp mhref bs' = ncqOperation ncq (pure $ fromMaybe (HashRef (hashObject @HbSync bs')) mhref) do
+ncqPutBS ncq@NCQStorage3{..} mtp mhref bs' = ncqOperation ncq (pure $ fromMaybe hash0 mhref) do
   waiter <- newEmptyTMVarIO
 
   let work = do
@@ -122,6 +123,8 @@ ncqPutBS ncq@NCQStorage3{..} mtp mhref bs' = ncqOperation ncq (pure $ fromMaybe
 
   atomically $ takeTMVar waiter
 
+  where hash0 = HashRef (hashObject @HbSync bs')
+
 ncqLocate :: MonadUnliftIO m => NCQStorage3 -> HashRef -> m (Maybe Location)
 ncqLocate me@NCQStorage3{..} href = ncqOperation me (pure Nothing) do
   answ <- newEmptyTMVarIO
@@ -132,13 +135,11 @@ ncqLocate me@NCQStorage3{..} href = ncqOperation me (pure Nothing) do
 
   atomically $ takeTMVar answ
 
-
-
 ncqTryLoadState :: forall m. MonadUnliftIO m
                 => NCQStorage3
                 -> m ()
 
-ncqTryLoadState me = do
+ncqTryLoadState me@NCQStorage3{..} = do
 
   stateFiles <- ncqListFilesBy me ( List.isPrefixOf "s-" )
 
@@ -155,7 +156,9 @@ ncqTryLoadState me = do
                   else
                     next (s : l, s0, ss)
 
-  let (bad, NCQState{..}, rest) = r
+  let (bad, new@NCQState{..}, rest) = r
+
+  atomically $ modifyTVar ncqState (<> new)
 
   for_ [ (d,s) | P (PData d s) <- Set.toList ncqStateFacts ] $ \(dataFile,s) -> do
     let path = ncqGetFileName me dataFile
@@ -172,9 +175,10 @@ ncqTryLoadState me = do
 
     ncqIndexFile me dataFile
 
-    for_ (bad <> drop 3 (fmap snd rest)) $ \f -> do
-      rm (ncqGetFileName me (StateFile f))
-
+  for_ (bad <> drop 3 (fmap snd rest)) $ \f -> do
+    let old = ncqGetFileName me (StateFile f)
+    debug $ "rm old state" <+> pretty old
+    rm old
 
   where
 
diff --git a/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal/Index.hs b/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal/Index.hs
index a2d34bcb..8e92ef9e 100644
--- a/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal/Index.hs
+++ b/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal/Index.hs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import System.IO.MMap
 
 
 data IndexEntry = IndexEntry {-# UNPACK #-} !FileKey !Word64 !Word32
+                  deriving stock (Eq,Show)
 
 unpackIndexEntry :: ByteString -> IndexEntry
 unpackIndexEntry  entryBs = do
@@ -60,12 +61,13 @@ ncqIndexFile n@NCQStorage3{..}  fk = runMaybeT do
         let rs = (w + ncqSLen) & fromIntegral @_ @Word32 & N.bytestring32
         let os = fromIntegral @_ @Word64 offset & N.bytestring64
         let record = fks <> os <> rs
+        -- debug $ "WRITE INDEX ENTRY" <+> pretty (BS.length record)
         S.yield (coerce key, record)
 
   let (dir,name) = splitFileName fp
   let idxTemp = (dropExtension name <> "-") `addExtension` ".cq$"
 
-  result <- lift $ nwayWriteBatch (nwayAllocDef 1.10 32 8 12) dir idxTemp items
+  result <- lift $ nwayWriteBatch (nwayAllocDef 1.10 32 8 16) dir idxTemp items
 
   mv result dest
 
diff --git a/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal/Memtable.hs b/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal/Memtable.hs
index 19fae103..a1cef933 100644
--- a/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal/Memtable.hs
+++ b/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal/Memtable.hs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{-# Language MultiWayIf #-}
 module HBS2.Storage.NCQ3.Internal.Memtable where
 
 import HBS2.Storage.NCQ3.Internal.Types
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ import HBS2.Storage.NCQ3.Internal.Prelude
 import Data.ByteString qualified as BS
 import Data.HashMap.Strict qualified as HM
 import Data.Vector qualified as V
+import Control.Concurrent.STM qualified as STM
 
 ncqShardIdx :: NCQStorage3 -> HashRef -> Int
 ncqShardIdx NCQStorage3{..} h =
@@ -32,9 +34,16 @@ ncqStorageSync3 :: forall m . MonadUnliftIO m => NCQStorage3 -> m ()
 ncqStorageSync3 NCQStorage3{..} = atomically $ writeTVar ncqSyncReq True
 
 ncqOperation :: MonadIO m => NCQStorage3 -> m a -> m a -> m a
-ncqOperation ncq m0 m = do
-  alive <- readTVarIO (ncqAlive ncq)
-  if alive then m else m0
+ncqOperation NCQStorage3{..} m0 m = do
+  what <- atomically do
+            alive <- readTVar ncqAlive
+            stop  <- readTVar ncqStopReq
+
+            if | not alive && not stop -> STM.retry
+               | not alive && stop     -> pure False
+               | otherwise             -> pure True
+
+  if what then m else m0
 
 
 
diff --git a/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal/Run.hs b/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal/Run.hs
index c3367679..27d0b55e 100644
--- a/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal/Run.hs
+++ b/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal/Run.hs
@@ -67,10 +67,13 @@ ncqStorageRun3 ncq@NCQStorage3{..} = flip runContT pure do
     forever (liftIO $ join $ atomically (readTQueue q))
 
 
-  replicateM_ 2 $ spawnActivity $ fix \next -> do
+  replicateM_ 1 $ spawnActivity $ fix \next -> do
+
       (h, answ) <- atomically $ readTQueue ncqReadReq
       let answer l = atomically (putTMVar answ l)
 
+      -- debug $ "REQ" <+> pretty h
+
       atomically (ncqLookupEntrySTM ncq h) >>= \case
         Nothing  -> none
         Just e -> answer (Just (InMemory (ncqEntryData e))) >> next
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ ncqStorageRun3 ncq@NCQStorage3{..} = flip runContT pure do
         Just (IndexEntry fk o s) -> answer (Just (InFossil fk o s)) >> next
         Nothing -> none
 
+      -- debug $ "NOT FOUND SHIT" <+> pretty h
       answer Nothing >> next
 
   spawnActivity measureWPS
diff --git a/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal/State.hs b/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal/State.hs
index 810ab427..13bfefbd 100644
--- a/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal/State.hs
+++ b/hbs2-storage-ncq/lib/HBS2/Storage/NCQ3/Internal/State.hs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import HBS2.Storage.NCQ3.Internal.Files
 import Data.Config.Suckless.Script
 
 import Data.Generics.Product
+import Data.Generics.Labels
 import Data.List qualified as List
 import Control.Monad.Reader
 import Control.Monad.Trans.Maybe
@@ -48,19 +49,19 @@ ncqStateAddDataFile :: FileKey -> StateOP ()
 ncqStateAddDataFile fk = do
   NCQStorage3{..} <- ask
   StateOP $ lift do
-    modifyTVar ncqState (over (field @"ncqStateFiles") (HS.insert fk))
+    modifyTVar ncqState (over #ncqStateFiles (HS.insert fk))
 
 ncqStateAddFact :: Fact -> StateOP ()
 ncqStateAddFact fact = do
   NCQStorage3{..} <- ask
   StateOP $ lift do
-    modifyTVar ncqState (over (field @"ncqStateFacts") (Set.insert fact))
+    modifyTVar ncqState (over #ncqStateFacts (Set.insert fact))
 
 ncqStateDelFact :: Fact -> StateOP ()
 ncqStateDelFact fact = do
   NCQStorage3{..} <- ask
   StateOP $ lift do
-    modifyTVar ncqState (over (field @"ncqStateFacts") (Set.delete fact))
+    modifyTVar ncqState (over #ncqStateFacts (Set.delete fact))
 
 ncqStateAddIndexFile :: POSIXTime
                      -> FileKey
@@ -68,10 +69,10 @@ ncqStateAddIndexFile :: POSIXTime
 
 ncqStateAddIndexFile ts fk  = do
   NCQStorage3{..} <- ask
-  StateOP $ lift $ modifyTVar' ncqState sortIndexes
+  StateOP $ lift $ modifyTVar' ncqState (sortIndexes . over #ncqStateIndex ((Down ts, fk) :))
 
 sortIndexes :: NCQState -> NCQState
-sortIndexes = over (field @"ncqStateIndex") (List.sortOn fst)
+sortIndexes = over #ncqStateIndex (List.sortOn fst)
 
 ncqFileFastCheck :: MonadUnliftIO m => FilePath -> m ()
 ncqFileFastCheck fp = do
diff --git a/hbs2-tests/test/NCQ3.hs b/hbs2-tests/test/NCQ3.hs
index 2944a06c..9be2692d 100644
--- a/hbs2-tests/test/NCQ3.hs
+++ b/hbs2-tests/test/NCQ3.hs
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ import Data.Config.Suckless.System
 
 import NCQTestCommon
 
+import Test.Tasty.HUnit
 import Data.ByteString qualified as BS
 import Data.Ord
 import Data.Set qualified as Set
 import System.Random.MWC as MWC
+import Control.Concurrent.STM qualified as STM
 import UnliftIO
 
 
@@ -79,3 +81,29 @@ ncq3Tests = do
           pause @'Seconds 2
           notice $ "done"
 
+
+  entry $ bindMatch "test:ncq3:write:simple" $ nil_ $ \e ->do
+      let (opts,args) = splitOpts [] e
+      let num = headDef 1000 [ fromIntegral n | LitIntVal n <- args ]
+      g <- liftIO MWC.createSystemRandom
+      runTest $ \TestEnv{..} -> do
+        hq <- newTQueueIO
+        ncqWithStorage3 testEnvDir $ \sto -> do
+           notice $ "write/lookup" <+> pretty num
+           replicateM_ num do
+             n <- liftIO $ uniformRM (1024, 256*1024) g
+             bs <- liftIO $ genRandomBS g n
+             h <- ncqPutBS sto (Just B) Nothing bs
+             found <- ncqLocate sto h <&> isJust
+             liftIO $ assertBool (show $ "found" <+> pretty h) found
+             atomically $ writeTQueue hq h
+
+        ncqWithStorage3 testEnvDir $ \sto -> do
+          notice $ "reopen/lookup" <+> pretty num
+          hh <- atomically $ STM.flushTQueue hq
+          for_ hh $ \h -> do
+             found <- ncqLocate sto h <&> isJust
+             liftIO $ assertBool (show $ "found2" <+> pretty h) found
+
+        notice $ "done"
+