diff --git a/node/crypto/lazy_proof_tree.go b/node/crypto/lazy_proof_tree.go
index c38f7cc..13968a3 100644
--- a/node/crypto/lazy_proof_tree.go
+++ b/node/crypto/lazy_proof_tree.go
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ func (n *LazyVectorCommitmentBranchNode) Commit(
 		vector := make([][]byte, len(n.Children))
 		wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
 		workers := 1
-		if n.LongestBranch <= 3 {
+		if n.LongestBranch <= 4 {
 			workers = runtime.WorkerCount(0, false)
 		}
-		if n.LongestBranch > 3 {
+		if n.LongestBranch > 4 {
 			fmt.Printf("DEBUG: Performing commit under %v path, leaves: %d\n", path, n.LeafCount)
 		}
 		throttle := make(chan struct{}, workers)
diff --git a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/token_execution_engine.go b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/token_execution_engine.go
index 317dfaa..f7a6603 100644
--- a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/token_execution_engine.go
+++ b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/token_execution_engine.go
@@ -446,6 +446,12 @@ func NewTokenExecutionEngine(
 	e.pubSub.Subscribe(hypersyncMetadataFilter, e.handleMetadataMessage)
 	e.wg.Add(1)
 	go e.runMetadataMessageHandler()
+	for _, h := range e.hypergraph.Commit() {
+		e.logger.Info(
+			"current hypergraph commit",
+			zap.String("root_commitment", hex.EncodeToString(h)),
+		)
+	}
 
 	protobufs.RegisterHypergraphComparisonServiceServer(syncServer, hyperSync)
 	go func() {
diff --git a/node/hypergraph/application/hypergraph.go b/node/hypergraph/application/hypergraph.go
index 151ae31..ce54dcf 100644
--- a/node/hypergraph/application/hypergraph.go
+++ b/node/hypergraph/application/hypergraph.go
@@ -473,30 +473,18 @@ func (hg *Hypergraph) Commit() [][]byte {
 	commits := [][]byte{}
 	for _, vertexAdds := range hg.vertexAdds {
 		root := vertexAdds.tree.Commit(false)
-		if bytes.Equal(root, []byte{}) {
-			root = vertexAdds.tree.Commit(true)
-		}
 		commits = append(commits, root)
 	}
 	for _, vertexRemoves := range hg.vertexRemoves {
 		root := vertexRemoves.tree.Commit(false)
-		if bytes.Equal(root, []byte{}) {
-			root = vertexRemoves.tree.Commit(true)
-		}
 		commits = append(commits, root)
 	}
 	for _, hyperedgeAdds := range hg.hyperedgeAdds {
 		root := hyperedgeAdds.tree.Commit(false)
-		if bytes.Equal(root, []byte{}) {
-			root = hyperedgeAdds.tree.Commit(true)
-		}
 		commits = append(commits, root)
 	}
 	for _, hyperedgeRemoves := range hg.hyperedgeRemoves {
 		root := hyperedgeRemoves.tree.Commit(false)
-		if bytes.Equal(root, []byte{}) {
-			root = hyperedgeRemoves.tree.Commit(true)
-		}
 		commits = append(commits, root)
 	}
 	return commits