diff --git a/core/deliverservice/client.go b/core/deliverservice/client.go
index fcbcef2932d..37688a1ae96 100644
--- a/core/deliverservice/client.go
+++ b/core/deliverservice/client.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import (
 var logger *logging.Logger // package-level logger
 
 func init() {
-	logger = logging.MustGetLogger("noopssinglechain.client")
+	logger = logging.MustGetLogger("deliveryService")
 }
 
 // DeliverService used to communicate with orderers to obtain
diff --git a/gossip/state/state.go b/gossip/state/state.go
index 03d2fc91ea4..2d79d0a093b 100644
--- a/gossip/state/state.go
+++ b/gossip/state/state.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func NewGossipStateProvider(chainID string, g gossip.Gossip, committer committer
 
 		stopFlag: 0,
 		// Create a queue for payload received
-		payloads: NewPayloadsBuffer(height + 1),
+		payloads: NewPayloadsBuffer(height),
 
 		committer: committer,
 
@@ -329,17 +329,12 @@ func (s *GossipStateProviderImpl) antiEntropy() {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		s.logger.Debug("[XXX]: Stateprovider stopped, stoping anti entropy procedure.")
 
 		if current == max {
-			// No messages in the buffer or there are no gaps
-			//s.logger.Debugf("Current ledger height is the same as ledger height on other peers.")
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if current > 0 {
-			current = current + 1
-		}
-		//s.logger.Debugf("Requesting new blocks in range [%d...%d].", current+1, max)
 		s.requestBlocksInRange(uint64(current), uint64(max))
 	}
 	s.logger.Debug("[XXX]: Stateprovider stopped, stoping anti entropy procedure.")
diff --git a/gossip/state/state_test.go b/gossip/state/state_test.go
index 7443cda6979..e46f5e1f40e 100644
--- a/gossip/state/state_test.go
+++ b/gossip/state/state_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	pb "github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/common/configtx/test"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/common/util"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/committer"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/ledger/ledgermgmt"
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ func (*naiveCryptoService) ValidateIdentity(peerIdentity api.PeerIdentityType) e
 func bootPeers(ids ...int) []string {
 	peers := []string{}
 	for _, id := range ids {
-		peers = append(peers, fmt.Sprintf("localhost:%d", (id+portPrefix)))
+		peers = append(peers, fmt.Sprintf("localhost:%d", id+portPrefix))
 	}
 	return peers
 }
@@ -172,6 +173,8 @@ func newGossipInstance(config *gossip.Config) gossip.Gossip {
 // Create new instance of KVLedger to be used for testing
 func newCommitter(id int) committer.Committer {
 	ledger, _ := ledgermgmt.CreateLedger(strconv.Itoa(id))
+	cb, _ := test.MakeGenesisBlock(util.GetTestChainID())
+	ledger.Commit(cb)
 	return committer.NewLedgerCommitter(ledger, &validator.MockValidator{})
 }
 
@@ -334,8 +337,8 @@ func TestNewGossipStateProvider_SendingManyMessages(t *testing.T) {
 		logger.Debug("[*****]: Trying to see all peers get all blocks")
 		for _, p := range peersSet {
 			height, err := p.commit.LedgerHeight()
-			if height != uint64(msgCount) || err != nil {
-				logger.Debug("[XXXXXXX]: Ledger height is at: ", height)
+			if height != uint64(msgCount+1) || err != nil {
+				//logger.Debug("[XXXXXXX]: Ledger height is at: ", height)
 				return false
 			}
 		}