diff --git a/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/rpc_get_value.rs b/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/rpc_get_value.rs
index caeb894d..b6137796 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/rpc_get_value.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/rpc_get_value.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl RPCProcessor {
             log_rpc!(debug "{}", debug_string_answer);
             
             let peer_ids:Vec<String> = peers.iter().filter_map(|p| p.node_ids().get(key.kind).map(|k| k.to_string())).collect();
-            log_rpc!(debug "Peers: {:#?}", peers);
+            log_rpc!(debug "Peers: {:#?}", peer_ids);
         }
 
         // Validate peers returned are, in fact, closer to the key than the node we sent this to
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ impl RPCProcessor {
             );
 
             log_rpc!(debug "{}", debug_string);
-         }
+        }
 
         // See if we have this record ourselves
         let storage_manager = self.storage_manager();
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/rpc_set_value.rs b/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/rpc_set_value.rs
index cab0d6e6..48f7563b 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/rpc_set_value.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/rpc_set_value.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ impl RPCProcessor {
         };
 
         let (set, value, peers) = set_value_a.destructure();
-       
+
         #[cfg(feature="debug-dht")]
         {   
             let debug_string_value = value.as_ref().map(|v| {
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ impl RPCProcessor {
             );
 
             log_rpc!(debug "{}", debug_string_answer);
+            
             let peer_ids:Vec<String> = peers.iter().filter_map(|p| p.node_ids().get(key.kind).map(|k| k.to_string())).collect();
             log_rpc!(debug "Peers: {:#?}", peer_ids);
         }
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/get_value.rs b/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/get_value.rs
index 8092b1d0..ebf8969d 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/get_value.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/get_value.rs
@@ -176,9 +176,13 @@ impl StorageManager {
             }
             // If we finished with consensus (enough nodes returning the same value)
             TimeoutOr::Value(Ok(Some(()))) => {
-                log_stor!(debug "GetValue Fanout Consensus");
                 // Return the best answer we've got
                 let ctx = context.lock();
+                if ctx.value_count >= consensus_count {
+                    log_stor!(debug "GetValue Fanout Consensus");
+                } else {
+                    log_stor!(debug "GetValue Fanout Non-Consensus: {}", ctx.value_count);
+                }
                 Ok(SubkeyResult {
                     value: ctx.value.clone(),
                     descriptor: ctx.descriptor.clone(),
@@ -188,7 +192,11 @@ impl StorageManager {
             TimeoutOr::Value(Ok(None)) => {
                 // Return the best answer we've got
                 let ctx = context.lock();
-                log_stor!(debug "GetValue Fanout No Consensus: {}", ctx.value_count);
+                if ctx.value_count >= consensus_count {
+                    log_stor!(debug "GetValue Fanout Exhausted Consensus");
+                } else {
+                    log_stor!(debug "GetValue Fanout Exhausted Non-Consensus: {}", ctx.value_count);
+                }
                 Ok(SubkeyResult {
                     value: ctx.value.clone(),
                     descriptor: ctx.descriptor.clone(),
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/set_value.rs b/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/set_value.rs
index 17f65448..e1b4be01 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/set_value.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/set_value.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ struct OutboundSetValueContext {
     /// The latest value of the subkey, may be the value passed in
     pub value: SignedValueData,
     /// The consensus count for the value we have received
-    pub value_count: usize,
+    pub set_count: usize,
+    /// The number of non-sets since the last set we have received
+    pub missed_since_last_set: usize,
     /// The parsed schema from the descriptor if we have one
     pub schema: DHTSchema,
 }
@@ -38,7 +40,8 @@ impl StorageManager {
         let schema = descriptor.schema()?;
         let context = Arc::new(Mutex::new(OutboundSetValueContext {
             value,
-            value_count: 0,
+            set_count: 0,
+            missed_since_last_set: 0,
             schema,
         }));
 
@@ -98,7 +101,8 @@ impl StorageManager {
                             // If the sequence number is greater, keep it
                             ctx.value = value;
                             // One node has shown us this value so far
-                            ctx.value_count = 1;
+                            ctx.set_count = 1;
+                            ctx.missed_since_last_set = 0;
                         } else {
                             // If the sequence number is older, or an equal sequence number,
                             // node should have not returned a value here.
@@ -108,8 +112,12 @@ impl StorageManager {
                     } else {
                         // It was set on this node and no newer value was found and returned,
                         // so increase our consensus count
-                        ctx.value_count += 1;
+                        ctx.set_count += 1;
+                        ctx.missed_since_last_set = 0;
                     }
+                } else {
+                    let mut ctx = context.lock();
+                    ctx.missed_since_last_set += 1;
                 }
 
                 // Return peers if we have some
@@ -122,9 +130,18 @@ impl StorageManager {
 
         // Routine to call to check if we're done at each step
         let check_done = |_closest_nodes: &[NodeRef]| {
-            // If we have reached sufficient consensus, return done
             let ctx = context.lock();
-            if ctx.value_count >= consensus_count {
+
+            // If we have reached sufficient consensus, return done
+            if ctx.set_count >= consensus_count {
+                return Some(());
+            }
+            // If we have missed more than our consensus count since our last set, return done
+            // This keeps the traversal from searching too many nodes when we aren't converging
+            // Only do this if we have gotten at least half our desired sets.
+            if ctx.set_count >= ((consensus_count + 1) / 2)
+                && ctx.missed_since_last_set >= consensus_count
+            {
                 return Some(());
             }
             None
@@ -150,18 +167,26 @@ impl StorageManager {
                 let ctx = context.lock();
                 Ok(ctx.value.clone())
             }
-            // If we finished with consensus (enough nodes returning the same value)
+            // If we finished with or without consensus (enough nodes returning the same value)
             TimeoutOr::Value(Ok(Some(()))) => {
-                log_stor!(debug "SetValue Fanout Consensus");
                 // Return the best answer we've got
                 let ctx = context.lock();
+                if ctx.set_count >= consensus_count {
+                    log_stor!(debug "SetValue Fanout Consensus");
+                } else {
+                    log_stor!(debug "SetValue Fanout Non-Consensus: {}", ctx.set_count);
+                }
                 Ok(ctx.value.clone())
             }
-            // If we finished without consensus (ran out of nodes before getting consensus)
+            // If we ran out of nodes before getting consensus)
             TimeoutOr::Value(Ok(None)) => {
                 // Return the best answer we've got
                 let ctx = context.lock();
-                log_stor!(debug "SetValue Fanout No Consensus: {}", ctx.value_count);
+                if ctx.set_count >= consensus_count {
+                    log_stor!(debug "SetValue Fanout Exhausted Consensus");
+                } else {
+                    log_stor!(debug "SetValue Fanout Exhausted Non-Consensus: {}", ctx.set_count);
+                }
                 Ok(ctx.value.clone())
             }
             // Failed
diff --git a/veilid-tools/src/async_tag_lock.rs b/veilid-tools/src/async_tag_lock.rs
index cf3950b8..ec9e8ec3 100644
--- a/veilid-tools/src/async_tag_lock.rs
+++ b/veilid-tools/src/async_tag_lock.rs
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@ where
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         let mut inner = self.table.inner.lock();
         // Inform the table we're dropping this guard
-        let waiters = {
+        let guards = {
             // Get the table entry, it must exist since we have a guard locked
             let entry = inner.table.get_mut(&self.tag).unwrap();
-            // Decrement the number of waiters
-            entry.waiters -= 1;
-            // Return the number of waiters left
-            entry.waiters
+            // Decrement the number of guards
+            entry.guards -= 1;
+            // Return the number of guards left
+            entry.guards
         };
-        // If there are no waiters left, we remove the tag from the table
-        if waiters == 0 {
+        // If there are no guards left, we remove the tag from the table
+        if guards == 0 {
             inner.table.remove(&self.tag).unwrap();
         }
         // Proceed with releasing _guard, which may cause some concurrent tag lock to acquire
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ where
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 struct AsyncTagLockTableEntry {
     mutex: Arc<AsyncMutex<()>>,
-    waiters: usize,
+    guards: usize,
 }
 
 struct AsyncTagLockTableInner<T>
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ where
                 .entry(tag.clone())
                 .or_insert_with(|| AsyncTagLockTableEntry {
                     mutex: Arc::new(AsyncMutex::new(())),
-                    waiters: 0,
+                    guards: 0,
                 });
 
-            // Increment the number of waiters
-            entry.waiters += 1;
+            // Increment the number of guards
+            entry.guards += 1;
 
             // Return the mutex associated with the tag
             entry.mutex.clone()
@@ -121,16 +121,7 @@ where
         };
 
         // Lock the tag lock
-        let guard;
-        cfg_if! {
-            if #[cfg(feature="rt-tokio")] {
-                // tokio version
-                guard = mutex.lock_owned().await;
-            } else {
-                // async-std and wasm async-lock version
-                guard = mutex.lock_arc().await;
-            }
-        }
+        let guard = asyncmutex_lock_arc!(mutex);
 
         // Return the locked guard
         AsyncTagLockGuard::new(self.clone(), tag, guard)
@@ -138,32 +129,28 @@ where
 
     pub fn try_lock_tag(&self, tag: T) -> Option<AsyncTagLockGuard<T>> {
         // Get or create a tag lock entry
-        let mutex = {
-            let mut inner = self.inner.lock();
+        let mut inner = self.inner.lock();
 
-            // See if this tag is in the table
-            // and if not, add a new mutex for this tag
-            let entry = inner
-                .table
-                .entry(tag.clone())
-                .or_insert_with(|| AsyncTagLockTableEntry {
-                    mutex: Arc::new(AsyncMutex::new(())),
-                    waiters: 0,
-                });
-
-            // Increment the number of waiters
-            entry.waiters += 1;
-
-            // Return the mutex associated with the tag
-            entry.mutex.clone()
-
-            // Drop the table guard
-        };
+        // See if this tag is in the table
+        // and if not, add a new mutex for this tag
+        let entry = inner.table.entry(tag.clone());
 
         // Lock the tag lock
-        let opt_guard = asyncmutex_try_lock_arc!(mutex);
-
-        // Return the locked guard
-        opt_guard.map(|guard| AsyncTagLockGuard::new(self.clone(), tag, guard))
+        let guard = match entry {
+            std::collections::hash_map::Entry::Occupied(mut o) => {
+                let e = o.get_mut();
+                let guard = asyncmutex_try_lock_arc!(e.mutex)?;
+                e.guards += 1;
+                guard
+            }
+            std::collections::hash_map::Entry::Vacant(v) => {
+                let mutex = Arc::new(AsyncMutex::new(()));
+                let guard = asyncmutex_try_lock_arc!(mutex)?;
+                v.insert(AsyncTagLockTableEntry { mutex, guards: 1 });
+                guard
+            }
+        };
+        // Return guard
+        Some(AsyncTagLockGuard::new(self.clone(), tag, guard))
     }
 }
diff --git a/veilid-tools/src/tools.rs b/veilid-tools/src/tools.rs
index 76d0a2d8..648da9b2 100644
--- a/veilid-tools/src/tools.rs
+++ b/veilid-tools/src/tools.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
         #[macro_export]
         macro_rules! asyncmutex_try_lock_arc {
             ($x:expr) => {
-                $x.try_lock_owned().ok()
+                $x.clone().try_lock_owned().ok()
             };
         }
     } else {