diff --git a/node.js b/node.js
index 9a1646e..9328d0d 100644
--- a/node.js
+++ b/node.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ function Node() {
   };
   this._routes = {};
   this._lastTimestampGenerated = 0;
+  this._cycleFound = false;
 }
 
 Node.prototype._getTimestamp = function() {
@@ -85,7 +86,12 @@ Node.prototype._probeIsKnown = function(treeToken) {
 Node.prototype.handleProbeMessage = function(neighborId, direction, msgObj) {
   if (direction === 'in') {
     if (this._probeIsKnown(msgObj.treeToken)) {
-      this._cycleFound = true;
+      if (this._routes[msgObj.treeToken].wasBacktracked()) {
+        //cross-edge, backtrack again
+        this._neighbors['in'][neighborId].sendProbeMessage(msgObj);
+      } else {
+        this._cycleFound = true;
+      }
       return;
     }
     this._routes[msgObj.treeToken] = new Route(neighborId, msgObj.treeToken, msgObj.pathToken);
@@ -93,6 +99,7 @@ Node.prototype.handleProbeMessage = function(neighborId, direction, msgObj) {
     if (firstOutNeighborId) {
       this._neighbors.out[firstOutNeighborId].sendProbeMessage(msgObj);
     } else { // backtrack
+      this._routes[msgObj.treeToken].markBacktracked();
       this._neighbors['in'][neighborId].sendProbeMessage(msgObj);
     }
   } else {
@@ -101,6 +108,7 @@ Node.prototype.handleProbeMessage = function(neighborId, direction, msgObj) {
       msgObj.pathToken = this._routes[msgObj.treeToken].getPathToken();
       this._neighbors.out[nextOutNeighborId].sendProbeMessage(msgObj);
     } else { // backtrack
+      this._routes[msgObj.treeToken].markBacktracked();
       this._neighbors['in'][neighborId].sendProbeMessage(msgObj);
     }
   }
diff --git a/route.js b/route.js
index 683cb42..2147ea6 100644
--- a/route.js
+++ b/route.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ function Route(inNeighbor, treeToken) {
   this._treeToken = treeToken;
   this._outNeighbors = {
   };
+  this._backtracked = false;
 }
 
 Route.prototype.getNextSiblingToTry = function(outNeighborIds) {
@@ -28,4 +29,12 @@ Route.prototype.getOutNeighborNick = function(pathToken) {
   }
 };
 
+Route.prototype.markBacktracked = function() {
+  this._backtracked = true;
+};
+
+Route.prototype.wasBacktracked = function() {
+  return this._backtracked;
+};
+
 module.exports = Route;
diff --git a/test/cross-edge.js b/test/cross-edge.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69d74aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cross-edge.js
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+var Node = require('../index.js');
+var Graph = require('./helpers/graph.js');
+var assert = require('assert');
+
+describe('Cross-edge', function() {
+  var graph;
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    graph = new Graph({
+      a: new Node(),
+      b: new Node(),
+      c: new Node(),
+    });
+
+    //  --------
+    // v        \
+    // a -> b -> c
+    //  \        ^
+    //   --------
+
+    graph.connect('a', 'b');
+    graph.connect('b', 'c');
+    graph.connect('a', 'c');
+    graph.connect('c', 'a');
+    return graph.propagate();
+  });
+
+  it('should find both cycles', function() {
+    assert.deepEqual(graph.nodes.a.getActiveNeighbors(), {
+      'in': ['c'],
+      out: ['b', 'c'],
+    });
+    assert.deepEqual(graph.nodes.b.getActiveNeighbors(), {
+      'in': ['a'],
+      out: ['c'],
+    });
+    assert.deepEqual(graph.nodes.c.getActiveNeighbors(), {
+      'in': ['b', 'a'],
+      out: ['a'],
+    });
+  });
+  describe('incoming probe message for a', function() {
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      graph.nodes.a.handleProbeMessage('c', 'in', {
+        treeToken: 'asdf',
+      });
+      return graph.propagate();
+    });
+    it('a should not find a route', function() {
+      assert.equal(graph.nodes.a._cycleFound, true);
+    });
+    it('b should not find a route', function() {
+      assert.equal(graph.nodes.b._cycleFound, false);
+    });
+    it('c should not find a route', function() {
+      assert.equal(graph.nodes.c._cycleFound, false);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/square.js b/test/square.js
index d6047b9..3923c8c 100644
--- a/test/square.js
+++ b/test/square.js
@@ -43,8 +43,17 @@ describe('Four nodes', function() {
       });
       return graph.propagate();
     });
-    it('should find a route', function() {
+    it('a should find a route', function() {
       assert.equal(graph.nodes.a._cycleFound, true);
     });
+    it('b should not find a route', function() {
+      assert.equal(graph.nodes.b._cycleFound, false);
+    });
+    it('c should not find a route', function() {
+      assert.equal(graph.nodes.c._cycleFound, false);
+    });
+    it('d should not find a route', function() {
+      assert.equal(graph.nodes.d._cycleFound, false);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/triangle.js b/test/triangle.js
index dce878b..4ade7ed 100644
--- a/test/triangle.js
+++ b/test/triangle.js
@@ -41,8 +41,14 @@ describe('Three nodes', function() {
       });
       return graph.propagate();
     });
-    it('should find a route', function() {
+    it('a should find a route', function() {
       assert.equal(graph.nodes.a._cycleFound, true);
     });
+    it('b should not find a route', function() {
+      assert.equal(graph.nodes.b._cycleFound, false);
+    });
+    it('c should not find a route', function() {
+      assert.equal(graph.nodes.c._cycleFound, false);
+    });
   });
 });