diff --git a/consensus/reactor.go b/consensus/reactor.go
index 5c1b10c1c..37db31f55 100644
--- a/consensus/reactor.go
+++ b/consensus/reactor.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const (
 
 	peerStateKey = "ConsensusReactor.peerState"
 
-	peerGossipSleepDuration = 50 * time.Millisecond // Time to sleep if there's nothing to send.
+	peerGossipSleepDuration = 1000 * time.Millisecond // Time to sleep if there's nothing to send.
 )
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ OUTER_LOOP:
 		// NOTE: if we or peer is at RoundStepCommit*, the round
 		// won't necessarily match, but that's OK.
 		if rs.ProposalBlockParts.HasHeader(prs.ProposalBlockParts) {
+			log.Debug("ProposalBlockParts matched", "blockParts", prs.ProposalBlockParts)
 			if index, ok := rs.ProposalBlockParts.BitArray().Sub(
 				prs.ProposalBlockBitArray).PickRandom(); ok {
 				msg := &PartMessage{
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ OUTER_LOOP:
 
 		// If height and round doesn't match, sleep.
 		if rs.Height != prs.Height || rs.Round != prs.Round {
+			log.Debug("Height or Round mismatch, sleeping", "peerHeight", prs.Height, "peerRound", prs.Round)
 			time.Sleep(peerGossipSleepDuration)
 			continue OUTER_LOOP
 		}
diff --git a/p2p/connection.go b/p2p/connection.go
index 9e247ba9c..6606eff4d 100644
--- a/p2p/connection.go
+++ b/p2p/connection.go
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ FOR_LOOP:
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Warn("Connection failed @ sendRoutine", "connection", c, "error", err)
-			c.Stop()
+			c.stopForError(err)
 			break FOR_LOOP
 		}
 	}
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ FOR_LOOP:
 		if err != nil {
 			if atomic.LoadUint32(&c.stopped) != 1 {
 				log.Warn("Connection failed @ recvRoutine", "connection", c, "error", err)
-				c.Stop()
+				c.stopForError(err)
 			}
 			break FOR_LOOP
 		}
@@ -400,8 +400,8 @@ FOR_LOOP:
 			c.recvMonitor.Update(int(*n))
 			if *err != nil {
 				if atomic.LoadUint32(&c.stopped) != 1 {
-					log.Warn(Fmt("%v failed @ recvRoutine", c))
-					c.Stop()
+					log.Warn("Connection failed @ recvRoutine", "connection", c, "error", *err)
+					c.stopForError(*err)
 				}
 				break FOR_LOOP
 			}
diff --git a/p2p/switch.go b/p2p/switch.go
index 4f68108e9..cf555667a 100644
--- a/p2p/switch.go
+++ b/p2p/switch.go
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func (sw *Switch) Peers() IPeerSet {
 // Disconnect from a peer due to external error.
 // TODO: make record depending on reason.
 func (sw *Switch) StopPeerForError(peer *Peer, reason interface{}) {
-	log.Info(Fmt("- %v !! reason: %v", peer, reason))
+	log.Info("Stopping peer for error", "peer", peer, "error", reason)
 	sw.peers.Remove(peer)
 	peer.stop()
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func (sw *Switch) StopPeerForError(peer *Peer, reason interface{}) {
 // Disconnect from a peer gracefully.
 // TODO: handle graceful disconnects.
 func (sw *Switch) StopPeerGracefully(peer *Peer) {
-	log.Info(Fmt("- %v", peer))
+	log.Info("Stopping peer gracefully")
 	sw.peers.Remove(peer)
 	peer.stop()