diff --git a/consensus/byzantine_test.go b/consensus/byzantine_test.go
index e5233806b..f103beae5 100644
--- a/consensus/byzantine_test.go
+++ b/consensus/byzantine_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func init() {
 // Heal partition and ensure A sees the commit
 func TestByzantine(t *testing.T) {
 	N := 4
-	css := randConsensusNet(N)
+	css := randConsensusNet(N, "consensus_byzantine_test", crankTimeoutPropose)
 
 	switches := make([]*p2p.Switch, N)
 	for i := 0; i < N; i++ {
diff --git a/consensus/common_test.go b/consensus/common_test.go
index 31061fe74..cf5df2baf 100644
--- a/consensus/common_test.go
+++ b/consensus/common_test.go
@@ -257,15 +257,15 @@ func randConsensusState(nValidators int) (*ConsensusState, []*validatorStub) {
 	return cs, vss
 }
 
-func randConsensusNet(nValidators int) []*ConsensusState {
+func randConsensusNet(nValidators int, testName string, updateConfig func(cfg.Config)) []*ConsensusState {
 	genDoc, privVals := randGenesisDoc(nValidators, false, 10)
 	css := make([]*ConsensusState, nValidators)
 	for i := 0; i < nValidators; i++ {
 		db := dbm.NewMemDB() // each state needs its own db
 		state := sm.MakeGenesisState(db, genDoc)
 		state.Save()
-		thisConfig := tendermint_test.ResetConfig(Fmt("consensus_reactor_test_%d", i))
-		resetConfigTimeouts(thisConfig)
+		thisConfig := tendermint_test.ResetConfig(Fmt("%s_%d", testName, i))
+		updateConfig(thisConfig)
 		EnsureDir(thisConfig.GetString("cs_wal_dir"), 0700) // dir for wal
 		css[i] = newConsensusStateWithConfig(thisConfig, state, privVals[i], counter.NewCounterApplication(true))
 	}
@@ -273,15 +273,15 @@ func randConsensusNet(nValidators int) []*ConsensusState {
 }
 
 // nPeers = nValidators + nNotValidator
-func randConsensusNetWithPeers(nValidators int, nPeers int) []*ConsensusState {
+func randConsensusNetWithPeers(nValidators, nPeers int, testName string, updateConfig func(cfg.Config)) []*ConsensusState {
 	genDoc, privVals := randGenesisDoc(nValidators, false, int64(testMinPower))
 	css := make([]*ConsensusState, nPeers)
 	for i := 0; i < nPeers; i++ {
 		db := dbm.NewMemDB() // each state needs its own db
 		state := sm.MakeGenesisState(db, genDoc)
 		state.Save()
-		thisConfig := tendermint_test.ResetConfig(Fmt("consensus_reactor_test_%d", i))
-		resetConfigTimeouts(thisConfig)
+		thisConfig := tendermint_test.ResetConfig(Fmt("%s_%d", testName, i))
+		updateConfig(thisConfig)
 		EnsureDir(thisConfig.GetString("cs_wal_dir"), 0700) // dir for wal
 		var privVal *types.PrivValidator
 		if i < nValidators {
@@ -374,14 +374,8 @@ func getSwitchIndex(switches []*p2p.Switch, peer *p2p.Peer) int {
 // so we dont violate synchrony assumptions
 // TODO: make tests more robust to this instead (handle round changes)
 // XXX: especially a problem when running the race detector on circle
-func resetConfigTimeouts(config cfg.Config) {
+func crankTimeoutPropose(config cfg.Config) {
 	logger.SetLogLevel("info")
-	//config.Set("log_level", "notice")
 	config.Set("timeout_propose", 110000) // TODO: crank it to eleventy
-	//	config.Set("timeout_propose_delta", 500)
-	//	config.Set("timeout_prevote", 1000)
-	//	config.Set("timeout_prevote_delta", 500)
-	//	config.Set("timeout_precommit", 1000)
-	//	config.Set("timeout_precommit_delta", 500)
 	config.Set("timeout_commit", 1000)
 }
diff --git a/consensus/reactor_test.go b/consensus/reactor_test.go
index de0eaa18b..30d50ab7c 100644
--- a/consensus/reactor_test.go
+++ b/consensus/reactor_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func init() {
 // Ensure a testnet makes blocks
 func TestReactor(t *testing.T) {
 	N := 4
-	css := randConsensusNet(N)
+	css := randConsensusNet(N, "consensus_reactor_test", crankTimeoutPropose)
 	reactors := make([]*ConsensusReactor, N)
 	eventChans := make([]chan interface{}, N)
 	for i := 0; i < N; i++ {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestReactor(t *testing.T) {
 func TestValidatorSetChanges(t *testing.T) {
 	nPeers := 8
 	nVals := 4
-	css := randConsensusNetWithPeers(nVals, nPeers)
+	css := randConsensusNetWithPeers(nVals, nPeers, "consensus_val_set_changes_test", crankTimeoutPropose)
 	reactors := make([]*ConsensusReactor, nPeers)
 	eventChans := make([]chan interface{}, nPeers)
 	for i := 0; i < nPeers; i++ {
@@ -119,8 +119,10 @@ func TestValidatorSetChanges(t *testing.T) {
 
 func waitForAndValidateBlock(t *testing.T, n int, activeVals map[string]struct{}, eventChans []chan interface{}, css []*ConsensusState, txs ...[]byte) {
 	timeoutWaitGroup(t, n, func(wg *sync.WaitGroup, j int) {
-		newBlock := <-eventChans[j]
-		err := validateBlock(newBlock.(types.EventDataNewBlock).Block, activeVals)
+		newBlockI := <-eventChans[j]
+		newBlock := newBlockI.(types.EventDataNewBlock).Block
+		log.Info("Got block", "height", newBlock.Height, "validator", j)
+		err := validateBlock(newBlock, activeVals)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
diff --git a/types/block.go b/types/block.go
index bcabe5b6b..d971b90b6 100644
--- a/types/block.go
+++ b/types/block.go
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func (commit *Commit) BitArray() *BitArray {
 			commit.bitArray.SetIndex(i, precommit != nil)
 		}
 	}
-	return commit.bitArray.Copy()
+	return commit.bitArray
 }
 
 func (commit *Commit) GetByIndex(index int) *Vote {