diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5d7a86c..385c906 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 .idea/
+.vscode/
 ipld-eth-state-snapshot
+mocks/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eebd422..b612d53 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 MOCKS_DIR = $(CURDIR)/mocks
 mockgen_cmd=mockgen
 
-.PHONY: mocks
+.PHONY: mocks test
 
 mocks: mocks/snapshot/publisher.go
 
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@ clean:
 build:
 	go fmt ./...
 	go build
+
+test: mocks
+	go clean -testcache && go test -v ./...
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ca4744e..ac67170 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,3 +52,8 @@ Config format:
     chainID = "1" # $ETH_CHAIN_ID
     genesisBlock = "0xd4e56740f876aef8c010b86a40d5f56745a118d0906a34e69aec8c0db1cb8fa3" # $ETH_GENESIS_BLOCK
 ```
+
+## Tests
+
+* Install [mockgen](https://github.com/golang/mock#installation)
+* `make test`
diff --git a/cmd/stateSnapshot.go b/cmd/stateSnapshot.go
index c44d84e..72a51fe 100644
--- a/cmd/stateSnapshot.go
+++ b/cmd/stateSnapshot.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func stateSnapshot() {
 	mode := snapshot.SnapshotMode(modeStr)
 	config, err := snapshot.NewConfig(mode)
 	if err != nil {
-		logWithCommand.Fatal("unable to initialize config: %v", err)
+		logWithCommand.Fatalf("unable to initialize config: %v", err)
 	}
 	logWithCommand.Infof("opening levelDB and ancient data at %s and %s",
 		config.Eth.LevelDBPath, config.Eth.AncientDBPath)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func stateSnapshot() {
 	recoveryFile := viper.GetString(snapshot.SNAPSHOT_RECOVERY_FILE_TOML)
 	if recoveryFile == "" {
 		recoveryFile = fmt.Sprintf("./%d_snapshot_recovery", height)
-		logWithCommand.Infof("no recovery file set, creating default: %s", recoveryFile)
+		logWithCommand.Infof("no recovery file set, using default: %s", recoveryFile)
 	}
 
 	pub, err := snapshot.NewPublisher(mode, config)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 935e83a..d04cccd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.6.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.0.0
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.7.0
-	github.com/vulcanize/go-eth-state-node-iterator v1.0.3
+	github.com/vulcanize/go-eth-state-node-iterator v1.1.0
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 82a97af..20fb308 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -776,8 +776,8 @@ github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:LJmUH05zAU44vOAcrfzZQKsZbVcdbOG8rtL3/X
 github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:6bBcMArwyJ5K/AmCkWv1jt77kVWyCJ6HpOuEn7z0Csc=
 github.com/valyala/fasttemplate v1.0.1/go.mod h1:UQGH1tvbgY+Nz5t2n7tXsz52dQxojPUpymEIMZ47gx8=
 github.com/valyala/fasttemplate v1.2.1/go.mod h1:KHLXt3tVN2HBp8eijSv/kGJopbvo7S+qRAEEKiv+SiQ=
-github.com/vulcanize/go-eth-state-node-iterator v1.0.3 h1:gtkU0aP7aW0tPBfzxVSymRhX9eyIQv7HiGkGVGwoh8I=
-github.com/vulcanize/go-eth-state-node-iterator v1.0.3/go.mod h1:a1aRW1/fEmcpY8AAU47p9TNL3QNjpeqCJd/hLtFKVL8=
+github.com/vulcanize/go-eth-state-node-iterator v1.1.0 h1:wbOpP9BnqDcN8OWbuOw/QvR7Mde5JuuI15SGfLil0ZE=
+github.com/vulcanize/go-eth-state-node-iterator v1.1.0/go.mod h1:a1aRW1/fEmcpY8AAU47p9TNL3QNjpeqCJd/hLtFKVL8=
 github.com/vulcanize/go-ethereum v1.10.18-statediff-4.0.2-alpha h1:gTcfBHoaRpsRbP1/dnurg5LFUaqsQMTNqs4R4S2wm9U=
 github.com/vulcanize/go-ethereum v1.10.18-statediff-4.0.2-alpha/go.mod h1:HelXH7UT1uWdb+St6UAj4pPf93GOggjIV7pVbrWIZ3o=
 github.com/whyrusleeping/go-logging v0.0.0-20170515211332-0457bb6b88fc/go.mod h1:bopw91TMyo8J3tvftk8xmU2kPmlrt4nScJQZU2hE5EM=
diff --git a/pkg/snapshot/service.go b/pkg/snapshot/service.go
index c6f1318..bd841cf 100644
--- a/pkg/snapshot/service.go
+++ b/pkg/snapshot/service.go
@@ -102,18 +102,21 @@ func (s *Service) CreateSnapshot(params SnapshotParams) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	headerID := header.Hash().String()
 	s.tracker = newTracker(s.recoveryFile, int(params.Workers))
-	go s.tracker.run()
-	go s.tracker.captureSignal()
+	s.tracker.captureSignal()
 
 	var iters []trie.NodeIterator
 	// attempt to restore from recovery file if it exists
 	iters, err = s.tracker.restore(tree)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("restore error: %s", err.Error())
 		return err
 	}
+
 	if iters != nil {
+		log.Debugf("restored iterators; count: %d", len(iters))
 		if params.Workers < uint(len(iters)) {
 			return fmt.Errorf(
 				"number of recovered workers (%d) is greater than number configured (%d)",
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@ func (s *Service) CreateSnapshot(params SnapshotParams) error {
 			)
 		}
 	} else { // nothing to restore
+		log.Debugf("no iterators to restore")
 		if params.Workers > 1 {
 			iters = iter.SubtrieIterators(tree, params.Workers)
 		} else {
@@ -134,7 +138,7 @@ func (s *Service) CreateSnapshot(params SnapshotParams) error {
 	defer func() {
 		err := s.tracker.haltAndDump()
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("failed to write recovery file: ", err)
+			log.Errorf("failed to write recovery file: %v", err)
 		}
 	}()
 
diff --git a/pkg/snapshot/service_test.go b/pkg/snapshot/service_test.go
index 31bdc16..c213b01 100644
--- a/pkg/snapshot/service_test.go
+++ b/pkg/snapshot/service_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ func TestCreateSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 		pub.EXPECT().PrepareTxForBatch(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return(tx, nil).
 			AnyTimes()
 		pub.EXPECT().PublishStateNode(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-			Times(len(fixt.Block1_StateNodePaths))
+			// Use MinTimes as duplicate nodes are expected at boundaries
+			MinTimes(len(fixt.Block1_StateNodePaths))
 
 		// TODO: fixtures for storage node
 		// pub.EXPECT().PublishStorageNode(gomock.Eq(fixt.StorageNode), gomock.Eq(int64(0)), gomock.Any())
diff --git a/pkg/snapshot/tracker.go b/pkg/snapshot/tracker.go
index 1e5fbdf..7192eec 100644
--- a/pkg/snapshot/tracker.go
+++ b/pkg/snapshot/tracker.go
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ type trackedIter struct {
 func (it *trackedIter) Next(descend bool) bool {
 	ret := it.NodeIterator.Next(descend)
 	if !ret {
-		it.tracker.stopChan <- it
+		if it.tracker.running {
+			it.tracker.stopChan <- it
+		} else {
+			log.Errorf("iterator stopped after tracker halted: path=%x", it.Path())
+		}
 	}
 	return ret
 }
@@ -34,9 +38,7 @@ type iteratorTracker struct {
 	stopChan  chan *trackedIter
 	started   map[*trackedIter]struct{}
 	stopped   []*trackedIter
-
-	haltChan chan struct{}
-	done     chan struct{}
+	running   bool
 }
 
 func newTracker(file string, buf int) iteratorTracker {
@@ -45,8 +47,7 @@ func newTracker(file string, buf int) iteratorTracker {
 		startChan:    make(chan *trackedIter, buf),
 		stopChan:     make(chan *trackedIter, buf),
 		started:      map[*trackedIter]struct{}{},
-		haltChan:     make(chan struct{}),
-		done:         make(chan struct{}),
+		running:      true,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -62,23 +63,7 @@ func (tr *iteratorTracker) captureSignal() {
 	}()
 }
 
-// listens for starts/stops and manages current state
-func (tr *iteratorTracker) run() {
-loop:
-	for {
-		select {
-		case start := <-tr.startChan:
-			tr.started[start] = struct{}{}
-		case stop := <-tr.stopChan:
-			tr.stopped = append(tr.stopped, stop)
-		case <-tr.haltChan:
-			break loop
-		default:
-		}
-	}
-	tr.done <- struct{}{}
-}
-
+// Wraps an iterator in a trackedIter. This should not be called once halts are possible.
 func (tr *iteratorTracker) tracked(it trie.NodeIterator) (ret *trackedIter) {
 	ret = &trackedIter{it, tr}
 	tr.startChan <- ret
@@ -87,7 +72,7 @@ func (tr *iteratorTracker) tracked(it trie.NodeIterator) (ret *trackedIter) {
 
 // dumps iterator path and bounds to a text file so it can be restored later
 func (tr *iteratorTracker) dump() error {
-	log.Info("Dumping recovery state to: ", tr.recoveryFile)
+	log.Debug("Dumping recovery state to: ", tr.recoveryFile)
 	var rows [][]string
 	for it, _ := range tr.started {
 		var endPath []byte
@@ -118,6 +103,7 @@ func (tr *iteratorTracker) restore(tree state.Trie) ([]trie.NodeIterator, error)
 		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	log.Debug("Restoring recovery state from: ", tr.recoveryFile)
 	defer file.Close()
 	in := csv.NewReader(file)
 	in.FieldsPerRecord = 2
@@ -137,15 +123,19 @@ func (tr *iteratorTracker) restore(tree state.Trie) ([]trie.NodeIterator, error)
 			}
 		}
 
-		it := iter.NewPrefixBoundIterator(tree, paths[0], paths[1])
+		// Force the lower bound path to an even length
+		if len(paths[0])&0b1 == 1 {
+			decrementPath(paths[0]) // decrement first to avoid skipped nodes
+			paths[0] = append(paths[0], 0)
+		}
+		it := iter.NewPrefixBoundIterator(tree.NodeIterator(iter.HexToKeyBytes(paths[0])), paths[1])
 		ret = append(ret, tr.tracked(it))
 	}
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
 func (tr *iteratorTracker) haltAndDump() error {
-	tr.haltChan <- struct{}{}
-	<-tr.done
+	tr.running = false
 
 	// drain any pending events
 	close(tr.startChan)
diff --git a/pkg/snapshot/util.go b/pkg/snapshot/util.go
index a2ca7ee..e9db47d 100644
--- a/pkg/snapshot/util.go
+++ b/pkg/snapshot/util.go
@@ -28,3 +28,26 @@ func NewPublisher(mode SnapshotMode, config *Config) (snapt.Publisher, error) {
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid snapshot mode: %s", mode)
 }
+
+// Subtracts 1 from the last byte in a path slice, carrying if needed.
+// Does nothing, returning false, for all-zero inputs.
+func decrementPath(path []byte) bool {
+	// check for all zeros
+	allzero := true
+	for i := 0; i < len(path); i++ {
+		allzero = allzero && path[i] == 0
+	}
+	if allzero {
+		return false
+	}
+	for i := len(path) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		val := path[i]
+		path[i]--
+		if val == 0 {
+			path[i] = 0xf
+		} else {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}