diff --git a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_prover_join.go b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_prover_join.go
index eaa6757..1dc3410 100644
--- a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_prover_join.go
+++ b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_prover_join.go
@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ func (a *TokenApplication) handleDataAnnounceProverJoin(
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "handle join")
 	}
 
+	lockMap[string(t.PublicKeySignatureEd448.PublicKey.KeyValue)] = struct{}{}
 	for _, t := range a.Tries {
 		if t.Contains(address) {
-			a.Logger.Debug("prover already in trie", zap.Binary("address", address))
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(ErrInvalidStateTransition, "handle join")
+			// do nothing:
+			return []*protobufs.TokenOutput{}, nil
 		}
 	}
 
-	lockMap[string(t.PublicKeySignatureEd448.PublicKey.KeyValue)] = struct{}{}
 	return []*protobufs.TokenOutput{
 		&protobufs.TokenOutput{
 			Output: &protobufs.TokenOutput_Join{
diff --git a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_prover_leave.go b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_prover_leave.go
index ccc1d12..9f6786e 100644
--- a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_prover_leave.go
+++ b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_prover_leave.go
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ func (a *TokenApplication) handleDataAnnounceProverLeave(
 		inTries = inTries || t.Contains(address)
 	}
 
-	if !inTries {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(ErrInvalidStateTransition, "handle leave")
-	}
-
 	lockMap[string(t.PublicKeySignatureEd448.PublicKey.KeyValue)] = struct{}{}
+	if !inTries {
+		// do nothing:
+		return []*protobufs.TokenOutput{}, nil
+	}
 
 	return []*protobufs.TokenOutput{
 		&protobufs.TokenOutput{
diff --git a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_prover_pause.go b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_prover_pause.go
index bfea7fd..75ac5cb 100644
--- a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_prover_pause.go
+++ b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_prover_pause.go
@@ -51,10 +51,11 @@ func (a *TokenApplication) handleDataAnnounceProverPause(
 		inTries = inTries || t.Contains(address)
 	}
 
-	if !inTries {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(ErrInvalidStateTransition, "handle pause")
-	}
 	lockMap[string(t.PublicKeySignatureEd448.PublicKey.KeyValue)] = struct{}{}
+	if !inTries {
+		// do nothing:
+		return []*protobufs.TokenOutput{}, nil
+	}
 	return []*protobufs.TokenOutput{
 		&protobufs.TokenOutput{
 			Output: &protobufs.TokenOutput_Pause{
diff --git a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_prover_resume.go b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_prover_resume.go
index 21ea55d..e1e6772 100644
--- a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_prover_resume.go
+++ b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_prover_resume.go
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ func (a *TokenApplication) handleDataAnnounceProverResume(
 		inTries = inTries || t.Contains(address)
 	}
 
-	if !inTries {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(ErrInvalidStateTransition, "handle resume")
-	}
-
 	lockMap[string(t.PublicKeySignatureEd448.PublicKey.KeyValue)] = struct{}{}
+	if !inTries {
+		// do nothing:
+		return []*protobufs.TokenOutput{}, nil
+	}
 
 	return []*protobufs.TokenOutput{
 		&protobufs.TokenOutput{
diff --git a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/token_execution_engine.go b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/token_execution_engine.go
index d0ad925..97d8d8d 100644
--- a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/token_execution_engine.go
+++ b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/token_execution_engine.go
@@ -648,7 +648,9 @@ func (e *TokenExecutionEngine) ProcessFrame(
 			)
 			last = app.Tries[rings]
 		}
-		last.Add([]byte(addr.addr), frame.FrameNumber)
+		if !last.Contains([]byte(addr.addr)) {
+			last.Add([]byte(addr.addr), frame.FrameNumber)
+		}
 	}
 	for _, addr := range leaveReqs {
 		for _, t := range app.Tries {
diff --git a/node/tries/rolling_frecency_critbit_trie.go b/node/tries/rolling_frecency_critbit_trie.go
index 7ad8756..20354e3 100644
--- a/node/tries/rolling_frecency_critbit_trie.go
+++ b/node/tries/rolling_frecency_critbit_trie.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (t *RollingFrecencyCritbitTrie) FindNearestAndApproximateNeighbors(
 
 	var traverse func(p *Node, address []byte) bool
 	traverse = func(p *Node, address []byte) bool {
-		if len(ret) > 256 {
+		if len(ret) > 1024 {
 			return true
 		}