diff --git a/node/consensus/data/consensus_frames.go b/node/consensus/data/consensus_frames.go
index b5466a8..579a855 100644
--- a/node/consensus/data/consensus_frames.go
+++ b/node/consensus/data/consensus_frames.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ func (e *DataClockConsensusEngine) prove(
 		tries,
 		e.coinStore,
 		e.clockStore,
+		e.pubSub,
 		e.logger,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/node/consensus/data/message_handler.go b/node/consensus/data/message_handler.go
index d0fac86..03f6dc8 100644
--- a/node/consensus/data/message_handler.go
+++ b/node/consensus/data/message_handler.go
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ func (e *DataClockConsensusEngine) runTxMessageHandler() {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			if e.frameProverTries[0].Contains(e.provingKeyAddress) &&
-				e.syncingStatus == SyncStatusNotSyncing {
+			if e.frameProverTries[0].Contains(e.provingKeyAddress) {
 				for name := range e.executionEngines {
 					name := name
 					go func() error {
diff --git a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_application.go b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_application.go
index bf681cf..0f8f7b0 100644
--- a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_application.go
+++ b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_application.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type TokenApplication struct {
 	Tries        []*tries.RollingFrecencyCritbitTrie
 	CoinStore    store.CoinStore
 	ClockStore   store.ClockStore
+	PubSub       p2p.PubSub
 	Logger       *zap.Logger
 	Difficulty   uint32
 }
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ func MaterializeApplicationFromFrame(
 	tries []*tries.RollingFrecencyCritbitTrie,
 	coinStore store.CoinStore,
 	clockStore store.ClockStore,
+	pubSub p2p.PubSub,
 	logger *zap.Logger,
 ) (*TokenApplication, error) {
 	_, tokenOutputs, err := GetOutputsFromClockFrame(frame)
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ func MaterializeApplicationFromFrame(
 		CoinStore:    coinStore,
 		ClockStore:   clockStore,
 		Logger:       logger,
+		PubSub:       pubSub,
 		Difficulty:   frame.Difficulty,
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -124,7 +127,19 @@ func (a *TokenApplication) ApplyTransitions(
 			"apply transitions")
 	}
 
-	for _, transition := range transitions.Requests {
+	requests := []*protobufs.TokenRequest{}
+	if skipFailures {
+		mints := tries.NewMinHeap[*protobufs.TokenRequest]()
+		for _, req := range transitions.Requests {
+			mints.Push(req)
+		}
+
+		requests = mints.All()
+	} else {
+		requests = transitions.Requests
+	}
+
+	for _, transition := range requests {
 	req:
 		switch t := transition.Request.(type) {
 		case *protobufs.TokenRequest_Announce:
diff --git a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_mint.go b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_mint.go
index 3700571..8cb6541 100644
--- a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_mint.go
+++ b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_mint.go
@@ -202,6 +202,23 @@ func (a *TokenApplication) handleMint(
 			)
 		}
 
+		if (previousFrame != nil && newFrame <= previousFrame.FrameNumber) ||
+			newFrame < currentFrameNumber-10 {
+			previousFrameNumber := uint64(0)
+			if previousFrame != nil {
+				previousFrameNumber = previousFrame.FrameNumber
+			}
+			a.Logger.Debug(
+				"received out of order proofs, ignoring",
+				zap.Error(err),
+				zap.String("peer_id", base58.Encode([]byte(peerId))),
+				zap.Uint64("previous_frame", previousFrameNumber),
+				zap.Uint64("new_frame", newFrame),
+				zap.Uint64("frame_number", currentFrameNumber),
+			)
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(ErrInvalidStateTransition, "handle mint")
+		}
+
 		if verified && delete != nil && len(t.Proofs) > 3 {
 			hash := sha3.Sum256(previousFrame.Output)
 			pick := tries.BytesToUnbiasedMod(hash, uint64(parallelism))
@@ -240,7 +257,8 @@ func (a *TokenApplication) handleMint(
 					zap.String("peer_id", base58.Encode([]byte(peerId))),
 					zap.Uint64("frame_number", currentFrameNumber),
 				)
-				return nil, errors.Wrap(ErrInvalidStateTransition, "handle mint")
+				// we want this to still apply the next commit even if this proof failed
+				verified = false
 			}
 		}
 
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 05fdc23..c723ef5 100644
--- a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_prover_join.go
+++ b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/application/token_handle_prover_join.go
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ func (a *TokenApplication) handleDataAnnounceProverJoin(
 	if t.PublicKeySignatureEd448.PublicKey == nil ||
 		t.PublicKeySignatureEd448.Signature == nil ||
 		t.PublicKeySignatureEd448.PublicKey.KeyValue == nil ||
-		t.Filter == nil || len(t.Filter) != 32 ||
-		t.FrameNumber > currentFrameNumber {
+		t.Filter == nil || len(t.Filter) != 32 {
 		a.Logger.Debug(
 			"bad payload",
 			zap.Uint64("given_frame_number", t.FrameNumber),
@@ -68,6 +67,7 @@ func (a *TokenApplication) handleDataAnnounceProverJoin(
 
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(ErrInvalidStateTransition, "handle join")
 	}
+
 	if _, touched := lockMap[string(
 		t.PublicKeySignatureEd448.PublicKey.KeyValue,
 	)]; touched {
@@ -89,6 +89,30 @@ func (a *TokenApplication) handleDataAnnounceProverJoin(
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "handle join")
 	}
 
+	if t.FrameNumber > currentFrameNumber {
+		a.Logger.Debug(
+			"bad payload",
+			zap.Uint64("given_frame_number", t.FrameNumber),
+			zap.Uint64("current_frame_number", currentFrameNumber),
+			zap.Int("filter_length", len(t.Filter)),
+		)
+
+		pk, err := pcrypto.UnmarshalEd448PublicKey(
+			t.PublicKeySignatureEd448.PublicKey.KeyValue,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "get address from signature")
+		}
+
+		peerId, err := peer.IDFromPublicKey(pk)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "get address from signature")
+		}
+
+		a.PubSub.AddPeerScore([]byte(peerId), -100000)
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(ErrInvalidStateTransition, "handle join")
+	}
+
 	lockMap[string(t.PublicKeySignatureEd448.PublicKey.KeyValue)] = struct{}{}
 	for _, t := range a.Tries {
 		if t.Contains(address) {
diff --git a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/token_execution_engine.go b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/token_execution_engine.go
index d246f84..b078650 100644
--- a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/token_execution_engine.go
+++ b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/token_execution_engine.go
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ func (e *TokenExecutionEngine) ProcessFrame(
 		triesAtFrame,
 		e.coinStore,
 		e.clockStore,
+		e.pubSub,
 		e.logger,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -751,6 +752,7 @@ func (e *TokenExecutionEngine) VerifyExecution(
 						tries,
 						e.coinStore,
 						e.clockStore,
+						e.pubSub,
 						e.logger,
 					)
 					if err != nil {
@@ -772,6 +774,7 @@ func (e *TokenExecutionEngine) VerifyExecution(
 						triesAtFrame,
 						e.coinStore,
 						e.clockStore,
+						e.pubSub,
 						e.logger,
 					)
 					if err != nil {
diff --git a/node/protobufs/node.go b/node/protobufs/node.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1742958
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node/protobufs/node.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package protobufs
+
+import "math/big"
+
+func (t *TokenRequest) Priority() *big.Int {
+	switch p := t.Request.(type) {
+	case *TokenRequest_Mint:
+		if len(p.Mint.Proofs) >= 3 {
+			return new(big.Int).SetBytes(p.Mint.Proofs[2])
+		}
+	}
+	return big.NewInt(0)
+}