diff --git a/Hash2Pub.cabal b/Hash2Pub.cabal
index 2d195e3..2cc2d84 100644
--- a/Hash2Pub.cabal
+++ b/Hash2Pub.cabal
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extra-source-files:  CHANGELOG.md
 
 common deps
   build-depends:       base ^>=4.12.0.0, containers ^>=0.6.0.1, bytestring, utf8-string ^>=1.0.1.1, network ^>=2.8.0.1, time ^>=1.8.0.2, cmdargs ^>= 0.10, cryptonite ^>= 0.25, memory, async, stm, asn1-encoding, asn1-types, asn1-parse, publicsuffix, network-byte-order, safe, iproute, mtl, random, servant, servant-server, servant-client, warp, text, unordered-containers, hashable, unicode-transforms, http-client, http-types, unbounded-delays
-  ghc-options:         -Wall -Wpartial-fields
+  ghc-options:         -Wall
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/Hash2Pub/DHTProtocol.hs b/src/Hash2Pub/DHTProtocol.hs
index 45af727..bc5d5e3 100644
--- a/src/Hash2Pub/DHTProtocol.hs
+++ b/src/Hash2Pub/DHTProtocol.hs
@@ -516,19 +516,20 @@ requestJoin toJoinOn ownStateSTM = do
                     ([], Set.empty, Set.empty)
                     responses
                 -- sort, slice and set the accumulated successors and predecessors
-                -- the contacted node itself is a successor as well and, with few 
-                -- nodes, can be a predecessor as well
-                newState = setSuccessors (toRemoteNodeState toJoinOn:Set.elems succAccSet) . setPredecessors (toRemoteNodeState toJoinOn:Set.elems predAccSet) $ stateSnap
+                newState = setSuccessors (Set.elems succAccSet) . setPredecessors (Set.elems predAccSet) $ stateSnap
             writeTVar ownStateSTM newState
             pure (cacheInsertQ, newState)
         -- execute the cache insertions
         mapM_ (\f -> f joinedState) cacheInsertQ
         if responses == Set.empty
                   then pure . Left $ "join error: got no response from " <> show (getNid toJoinOn)
-           else do
-                -- wait for migration data to be completely received
-                waitForMigrationFrom (nodeService prn) (getNid toJoinOn)
-                pure $ Right ownStateSTM
+           else if null (predecessors joinedState) && null (successors joinedState)
+                then pure $ Left "join error: no predecessors or successors"
+                -- successful join
+                else do
+                    -- wait for migration data to be completely received
+                    waitForMigrationFrom (nodeService prn) (getNid ownState)
+                    pure $ Right ownStateSTM
                                    )
         `catch` (\e -> pure . Left $ displayException (e :: IOException))
 
@@ -658,7 +659,8 @@ requestStabilise ns neighbour = do
                                                       )
                                                       ([],[]) respSet
             -- update successfully responded neighbour in cache
-            maybe (pure ()) (\p -> queueUpdateVerifieds (Identity $ senderID p) ns) $ headMay (Set.elems respSet)
+            now <- getPOSIXTime
+            maybe (pure ()) (\p -> queueAddEntries (Identity $ RemoteCacheEntry (sender p) now) ns) $ headMay (Set.elems respSet)
             pure $ if null responsePreds && null responseSuccs
                       then Left "no neighbours returned"
                       else Right (responsePreds, responseSuccs)
@@ -825,18 +827,6 @@ queueDeleteEntry :: NodeID
                  -> IO ()
 queueDeleteEntry toDelete = queueDeleteEntries $ Identity toDelete
 
-
--- | enqueue the timestamp update and verification marking of an entry in the
--- global 'NodeCache'.
-queueUpdateVerifieds :: Foldable c
-                     => c NodeID
-                     -> LocalNodeState s
-                     -> IO ()
-queueUpdateVerifieds nIds ns = do
-    now <- getPOSIXTime
-    forM_ nIds $ \nid' -> atomically $ writeTQueue (cacheWriteQueue ns) $
-        markCacheEntryAsVerified (Just now) nid'
-
 -- | retry an IO action at most *i* times until it delivers a result
 attempts :: Int             -- ^ number of retries *i*
          -> IO (Maybe a)    -- ^ action to retry
diff --git a/src/Hash2Pub/PostService.hs b/src/Hash2Pub/PostService.hs
index 92f784a..fe013a0 100644
--- a/src/Hash2Pub/PostService.hs
+++ b/src/Hash2Pub/PostService.hs
@@ -10,10 +10,16 @@ module Hash2Pub.PostService where
 
 import           Control.Concurrent
 import           Control.Concurrent.Async
+import           Control.Concurrent.MVar
 import           Control.Concurrent.STM
+import           Control.Concurrent.STM.TChan
+import           Control.Concurrent.STM.TChan
+import           Control.Concurrent.STM.TQueue
+import           Control.Concurrent.STM.TVar
 import           Control.Exception             (Exception (..), try)
 import           Control.Monad                 (foldM, forM, forM_, forever, when, void)
 import           Control.Monad.IO.Class        (liftIO)
+import           Control.Monad.STM
 import           Data.Bifunctor
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy.UTF8     as BSUL
 import qualified Data.ByteString.UTF8          as BSU
@@ -34,6 +40,7 @@ import           Text.Read                     (readEither)
 import qualified Network.Wai.Handler.Warp      as Warp
 import           Servant
 import           Servant.Client
+import           Servant.Server
 
 import           Hash2Pub.FediChordTypes
 import           Hash2Pub.RingMap
@@ -348,7 +355,7 @@ clientDeliverSubscriptions :: PostService d
                            -> (String, Int)     -- ^ hostname and port of instance to deliver to
                            -> IO (Either String ())     -- Either signals success or failure
 clientDeliverSubscriptions serv fromNode fromKey toKey (toHost, toPort) = do
-    -- collect tag interval
+    -- collect tag intearval
     intervalTags <- takeRMapSuccessorsFromTo fromKey toKey <$> readTVarIO (subscribers serv)
     -- returns a [ (TagSubscribersSTM, TChan PostID, Hashtag) ]
     -- extract subscribers and posts