diff --git a/consensus/height_vote_set.go b/consensus/height_vote_set.go
index 945ee2c9e..42e89074c 100644
--- a/consensus/height_vote_set.go
+++ b/consensus/height_vote_set.go
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ func (hvs *HeightVoteSet) addRound(round int) {
 	if _, ok := hvs.roundVoteSets[round]; ok {
 		panic("addRound() for an existing round")
 	}
+	log.Debug("addRound(round)", "round", round)
 	prevotes := NewVoteSet(hvs.height, round, types.VoteTypePrevote, hvs.valSet)
 	precommits := NewVoteSet(hvs.height, round, types.VoteTypePrecommit, hvs.valSet)
 	hvs.roundVoteSets[round] = RoundVoteSet{
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ func (hvs *HeightVoteSet) POLRound() int {
 }
 
 func (hvs *HeightVoteSet) getVoteSet(round int, type_ byte) *VoteSet {
+	log.Debug("getVoteSet(round)", "round", round, "type", type_)
 	rvs, ok := hvs.roundVoteSets[round]
 	if !ok {
 		return nil
diff --git a/consensus/reactor.go b/consensus/reactor.go
index f4d503abc..3b00fe3cf 100644
--- a/consensus/reactor.go
+++ b/consensus/reactor.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (conR *ConsensusReactor) Start(sw *p2p.Switch) {
 			conR.conS.Start()
 		}
 		go conR.broadcastNewRoundStepRoutine()
-		go conR.rebroadcastRoundStepRoutine()
+		// go conR.rebroadcastRoundStepRoutine()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ func (conR *ConsensusReactor) broadcastNewRoundStepRoutine() {
 	}
 }
 
+/* TODO delete
 // Periodically broadcast NewRoundStepMessage.
 // This is a hack. TODO remove the need for it?
 // The issue is with Start() happening after a NewRoundStep message
@@ -339,6 +340,7 @@ func (conR *ConsensusReactor) rebroadcastRoundStepRoutine() {
 		}
 	}
 }
+*/
 
 func (conR *ConsensusReactor) sendNewRoundStepMessage(peer *p2p.Peer) {
 	rs := conR.conS.GetRoundState()
diff --git a/consensus/state.go b/consensus/state.go
index a9811ebc2..807c84378 100644
--- a/consensus/state.go
+++ b/consensus/state.go
@@ -400,6 +400,14 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) updateToState(state *sm.State, contiguous bool) {
 	}
 	// END SANITY CHECK
 
+	// If state isn't further out than cs.state, just ignore.
+	// This happens when SwitchToConsensus() is called in the reactor.
+	// We don't want to reset e.g. the Votes.
+	if cs.state != nil && (state.LastBlockHeight <= cs.state.LastBlockHeight) {
+		log.Info("Ignoring updateToState()", "newHeight", state.LastBlockHeight+1, "oldHeight", cs.state.LastBlockHeight+1)
+		return
+	}
+
 	// Reset fields based on state.
 	validators := state.BondedValidators
 	height := state.LastBlockHeight + 1 // next desired block height