diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e5730fc1f..f808f6304 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-redis/redis v6.10.2+incompatible
 	github.com/go-yaml/yaml v2.1.0+incompatible
 	github.com/mr-tron/base58 v1.1.2
-	github.com/nspcc-dev/dbft v0.0.0-20200130105505-02c208d154bf
+	github.com/nspcc-dev/dbft v0.0.0-20200203121303-549ecf2daaa1
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/rfc6979 v0.2.0
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.2.1
diff --git a/pkg/consensus/consensus.go b/pkg/consensus/consensus.go
index acbfa49d6..96847d904 100644
--- a/pkg/consensus/consensus.go
+++ b/pkg/consensus/consensus.go
@@ -168,9 +168,39 @@ func (s *service) eventLoop() {
 			s.log.Debug("timer fired",
 				zap.Uint32("height", hv.Height),
 				zap.Uint("view", uint(hv.View)))
-			s.dbft.OnTimeout(hv)
+			if s.Chain.BlockHeight() >= s.dbft.BlockIndex {
+				s.log.Debug("chain already advanced",
+					zap.Uint32("dbft index", s.dbft.BlockIndex),
+					zap.Uint32("chain index", s.Chain.BlockHeight()))
+				s.dbft.InitializeConsensus(0)
+			} else {
+				s.dbft.OnTimeout(hv)
+			}
 		case msg := <-s.messages:
-			s.log.Debug("received message", zap.Uint16("from", msg.validatorIndex))
+			fields := []zap.Field{
+				zap.Uint16("from", msg.validatorIndex),
+				zap.Stringer("type", msg.Type()),
+			}
+
+			if msg.Type() == payload.RecoveryMessageType {
+				rec := msg.GetRecoveryMessage().(*recoveryMessage)
+				if rec.preparationHash == nil {
+					req := rec.GetPrepareRequest(&msg, s.dbft.Validators, uint16(s.dbft.PrimaryIndex))
+					if req != nil {
+						h := req.Hash()
+						rec.preparationHash = &h
+					}
+				}
+
+				fields = append(fields,
+					zap.Int("#preparation", len(rec.preparationPayloads)),
+					zap.Int("#commit", len(rec.commitPayloads)),
+					zap.Int("#changeview", len(rec.changeViewPayloads)),
+					zap.Bool("#request", rec.prepareRequest != nil),
+					zap.Bool("#hash", rec.preparationHash != nil))
+			}
+
+			s.log.Debug("received message", fields...)
 			s.dbft.OnReceive(&msg)
 		case tx := <-s.transactions:
 			s.dbft.OnTransaction(tx)
@@ -212,7 +242,12 @@ func (s *service) getKeyPair(pubs []crypto.PublicKey) (int, crypto.PrivateKey, c
 
 // OnPayload handles Payload receive.
 func (s *service) OnPayload(cp *Payload) {
-	if !s.validatePayload(cp) || s.cache.Has(cp.Hash()) {
+	log := s.log.With(zap.Stringer("hash", cp.Hash()), zap.Stringer("type", cp.Type()))
+	if !s.validatePayload(cp) {
+		log.Debug("can't validate payload")
+		return
+	} else if s.cache.Has(cp.Hash()) {
+		log.Debug("payload is already in cache")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -220,6 +255,7 @@ func (s *service) OnPayload(cp *Payload) {
 	s.cache.Add(cp)
 
 	if s.dbft == nil {
+		log.Debug("dbft is nil")
 		return
 	}