diff --git a/baseapp/baseapp.go b/baseapp/baseapp.go
index b390e38417..34844974f1 100644
--- a/baseapp/baseapp.go
+++ b/baseapp/baseapp.go
@@ -411,6 +411,12 @@ func handleQueryCustom(app *BaseApp, path []string, req abci.RequestQuery) (res
 
 // BeginBlock implements the ABCI application interface.
 func (app *BaseApp) BeginBlock(req abci.RequestBeginBlock) (res abci.ResponseBeginBlock) {
+	fmt.Println(
+		cmn.Cyan(
+			fmt.Sprintf("BEGIN BLOCK #%v", req.Header.Height),
+		),
+	)
+
 	if app.cms.TracingEnabled() {
 		app.cms.ResetTraceContext()
 		app.cms.WithTracingContext(sdk.TraceContext(
@@ -672,6 +678,12 @@ func (app *BaseApp) EndBlock(req abci.RequestEndBlock) (res abci.ResponseEndBloc
 		res = app.endBlocker(app.deliverState.ctx, req)
 	}
 
+	fmt.Println(
+		cmn.Cyan(
+			fmt.Sprintf("END BLOCK"),
+		),
+	)
+
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/gaia/app/sim_test.go b/cmd/gaia/app/sim_test.go
index 630165cd01..925880b19e 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/app/sim_test.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/app/sim_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	authsim "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/simulation"
+	// authsim "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/simulation"
 	banksim "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank/simulation"
 	distr "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution"
 	distributionsim "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution/simulation"
@@ -104,19 +104,19 @@ func appStateFn(r *rand.Rand, accs []simulation.Account) json.RawMessage {
 
 func testAndRunTxs(app *GaiaApp) []simulation.WeightedOperation {
 	return []simulation.WeightedOperation{
-		{5, authsim.SimulateDeductFee(app.accountMapper, app.feeCollectionKeeper)},
+		//{5, authsim.SimulateDeductFee(app.accountMapper, app.feeCollectionKeeper)},
 		{100, banksim.SingleInputSendMsg(app.accountMapper, app.bankKeeper)},
-		{50, distributionsim.SimulateMsgSetWithdrawAddress(app.accountMapper, app.distrKeeper)},
+		// {50, distributionsim.SimulateMsgSetWithdrawAddress(app.accountMapper, app.distrKeeper)},
 		{50, distributionsim.SimulateMsgWithdrawDelegatorRewardsAll(app.accountMapper, app.distrKeeper)},
 		{50, distributionsim.SimulateMsgWithdrawDelegatorReward(app.accountMapper, app.distrKeeper)},
-		{50, distributionsim.SimulateMsgWithdrawValidatorRewardsAll(app.accountMapper, app.distrKeeper)},
-		{5, govsim.SimulateSubmittingVotingAndSlashingForProposal(app.govKeeper, app.stakeKeeper)},
-		{100, govsim.SimulateMsgDeposit(app.govKeeper, app.stakeKeeper)},
+		// {50, distributionsim.SimulateMsgWithdrawValidatorRewardsAll(app.accountMapper, app.distrKeeper)},
+		//{5, govsim.SimulateSubmittingVotingAndSlashingForProposal(app.govKeeper, app.stakeKeeper)},
+		//{100, govsim.SimulateMsgDeposit(app.govKeeper, app.stakeKeeper)},
 		{100, stakesim.SimulateMsgCreateValidator(app.accountMapper, app.stakeKeeper)},
-		{5, stakesim.SimulateMsgEditValidator(app.stakeKeeper)},
+		//{5, stakesim.SimulateMsgEditValidator(app.stakeKeeper)},
 		{100, stakesim.SimulateMsgDelegate(app.accountMapper, app.stakeKeeper)},
-		{100, stakesim.SimulateMsgBeginUnbonding(app.accountMapper, app.stakeKeeper)},
-		{100, stakesim.SimulateMsgBeginRedelegate(app.accountMapper, app.stakeKeeper)},
+		//{100, stakesim.SimulateMsgBeginUnbonding(app.accountMapper, app.stakeKeeper)},
+		//{100, stakesim.SimulateMsgBeginRedelegate(app.accountMapper, app.stakeKeeper)},
 		{100, slashingsim.SimulateMsgUnjail(app.slashingKeeper)},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/x/distribution/types/validator_info.go b/x/distribution/types/validator_info.go
index df1062e5c4..9e122cb0cc 100644
--- a/x/distribution/types/validator_info.go
+++ b/x/distribution/types/validator_info.go
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ func (vi ValidatorDistInfo) UpdateTotalDelAccum(height int64, totalDelShares sdk
 func (vi ValidatorDistInfo) TakeFeePoolRewards(fp FeePool, height int64, totalBonded, vdTokens,
 	commissionRate sdk.Dec) (ValidatorDistInfo, FeePool) {
 
+	if vi.FeePoolWithdrawalHeight != height && !vdTokens.IsZero() {
+		fmt.Println(
+			cmn.Yellow(
+				fmt.Sprintf("TakeFeePoolRewards %v last: %v curr: %v pow: %v",
+					vi.OperatorAddr, vi.FeePoolWithdrawalHeight, height, vdTokens.String()),
+			),
+		)
+	}
+
 	fp = fp.UpdateTotalValAccum(height, totalBonded)
 
 	if fp.TotalValAccum.Accum.IsZero() {
diff --git a/x/stake/keeper/val_state_change.go b/x/stake/keeper/val_state_change.go
index cfa381973d..559357bd1d 100644
--- a/x/stake/keeper/val_state_change.go
+++ b/x/stake/keeper/val_state_change.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/stake/types"
+	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/common"
 )
 
 // Apply and return accumulated updates to the bonded validator set. Also,
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ func (k Keeper) ApplyAndReturnValidatorSetUpdates(ctx sdk.Context) (updates []ab
 	maxValidators := k.GetParams(ctx).MaxValidators
 	totalPower := int64(0)
 
+	fmt.Println(cmn.Cyan(fmt.Sprintf("BLOCK #%v ApplyAndReturnValidatorSetUpdates", ctx.BlockHeight())))
+
 	// Retrieve the last validator set.
 	// The persistent set is updated later in this function.
 	// (see LastValidatorPowerKey).
@@ -80,6 +83,12 @@ func (k Keeper) ApplyAndReturnValidatorSetUpdates(ctx sdk.Context) (updates []ab
 
 			// set validator power on lookup index.
 			k.SetLastValidatorPower(ctx, operator, sdk.NewDec(newPower))
+			fmt.Println(
+				cmn.Cyan(
+					fmt.Sprintf("SetLastValidatorPower %v pow: %v",
+						operator, newPower),
+				),
+			)
 		}
 
 		// validator still in the validator set, so delete from the copy
@@ -108,7 +117,13 @@ func (k Keeper) ApplyAndReturnValidatorSetUpdates(ctx sdk.Context) (updates []ab
 		}
 
 		// delete from the bonded validator index
-		k.DeleteLastValidatorPower(ctx, operator)
+		k.DeleteLastValidatorPower(ctx, sdk.ValAddress(operator))
+		fmt.Println(
+			cmn.Cyan(
+				fmt.Sprintf("SetLastValidatorPower %v pow: 0",
+					sdk.ValAddress(operator)),
+			),
+		)
 
 		// update the validator set
 		updates = append(updates, validator.ABCIValidatorUpdateZero())
@@ -118,6 +133,11 @@ func (k Keeper) ApplyAndReturnValidatorSetUpdates(ctx sdk.Context) (updates []ab
 	if len(updates) > 0 {
 		k.SetLastTotalPower(ctx, sdk.NewDec(totalPower))
 	}
+	fmt.Println(
+		cmn.Cyan(
+			fmt.Sprintf("SetLastTotalPower pow: %v", totalPower),
+		),
+	)
 
 	return updates
 }