diff --git a/hypergraph/sync.go b/hypergraph/sync.go
index 21f95f4..ce9abf4 100644
--- a/hypergraph/sync.go
+++ b/hypergraph/sync.go
@@ -677,6 +677,20 @@ func (s *streamManager) sendLeafData(
 		}); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		// Wait for ack even when sending 0 leaves
+		select {
+		case <-s.ctx.Done():
+			return s.ctx.Err()
+		case msg, ok := <-incomingLeaves:
+			if !ok {
+				return errors.New("channel closed")
+			}
+			if meta := msg.GetMetadata(); meta == nil || meta.Leaves != 0 {
+				return errors.New("unexpected ack for 0 leaves")
+			}
+		case <-time.After(leafAckTimeout(0)):
+			return errors.New("timeout waiting for ack")
+		}
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -694,6 +708,20 @@ func (s *streamManager) sendLeafData(
 		}); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		// Wait for ack even when sending 0 leaves
+		select {
+		case <-s.ctx.Done():
+			return s.ctx.Err()
+		case msg, ok := <-incomingLeaves:
+			if !ok {
+				return errors.New("channel closed")
+			}
+			if meta := msg.GetMetadata(); meta == nil || meta.Leaves != 0 {
+				return errors.New("unexpected ack for 0 leaves")
+			}
+		case <-time.After(leafAckTimeout(0)):
+			return errors.New("timeout waiting for ack")
+		}
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -1536,11 +1564,12 @@ func (s *streamManager) walk(
 		// )
 		if len(lpref) > len(rpref) {
 			// s.logger.Debug("local prefix longer, traversing remote to path", pathString)
-			traverse := lpref[len(rpref)-1:]
+			traverse := lpref[len(rpref):]
 			rtrav := rnode
 			traversePath := append([]int32{}, rpref...)
 			for _, nibble := range traverse {
 				// s.logger.Debug("attempting remote traversal step")
+				preTraversal := append([]int32{}, traversePath...)
 				found := false
 				for _, child := range rtrav.Children {
 					if child.Index == nibble {
@@ -1556,7 +1585,23 @@ func (s *streamManager) walk(
 							return errors.Wrap(err, "walk")
 						}
 						found = true
-						break
+					} else {
+						// Remote has a child that's not on local's traversal path
+						missingPath := append(append([]int32{}, preTraversal...), child.Index)
+						if isServer {
+							// Server has extra data - send it to client
+							if err := s.sendLeafData(
+								missingPath,
+								incomingLeaves,
+							); err != nil {
+								return errors.Wrap(err, "walk")
+							}
+						} else {
+							err := s.handleLeafData(incomingLeaves)
+							if err != nil {
+								return errors.Wrap(err, "walk")
+							}
+						}
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -1591,7 +1636,7 @@ func (s *streamManager) walk(
 			)
 		} else {
 			// s.logger.Debug("remote prefix longer, traversing local to path", pathString)
-			traverse := rpref[len(lpref)-1:]
+			traverse := rpref[len(lpref):]
 			ltrav := lnode
 			traversedPath := append([]int32{}, lnode.Path...)