diff --git a/test/p2p/fast_sync/restart_peer.sh b/test/p2p/fast_sync/restart_peer.sh
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+#! /bin/bash
+set -eu
+set -o pipefail
+
+###############################################################
+# for each peer:
+# 	kill peer
+# 	bring it back online via fast sync
+# 	check app hash
+###############################################################
+
+ID=$1
+
+addr=$(test/p2p/ip.sh $ID):46657
+peerID=$(( $(($ID % 4)) + 1  )) # 1->2 ... 3->4 ... 4->1
+peer_addr=$(test/p2p/ip.sh $peerID):46657
+
+# get another peer's height
+h1=`curl -s $peer_addr/status | jq .result[1].latest_block_height`
+
+# get another peer's state
+root1=`curl -s $peer_addr/status | jq .result[1].latest_app_hash`
+
+echo "Other peer is on height $h1 with state $root1"
+echo "Waiting for peer $ID to catch up"
+
+# wait for it to sync to past its previous height
+set +e
+set +o pipefail
+h2="0"
+while [[ "$h2" -lt "$(($h1+3))" ]]; do
+	sleep 1
+	h2=`curl -s $addr/status | jq .result[1].latest_block_height`
+	echo "... $h2"
+done
+
+# check the app hash
+root2=`curl -s $addr/status | jq .result[1].latest_app_hash`
+
+if [[ "$root1" != "$root2" ]]; then
+	echo "App hash after fast sync does not match. Got $root2; expected $root1"
+	exit 1
+fi
+echo "... fast sync successful"