diff --git a/epoch.go b/epoch.go
index 43184b09..a7b43ec3 100644
--- a/epoch.go
+++ b/epoch.go
@@ -663,6 +663,14 @@ func (e *Epoch) handleFinalizeVoteMessage(message *FinalizeVote, from NodeID) er
 
 	if round.finalization != nil {
 		e.Logger.Debug("Received finalize vote for an already finalized round", zap.Uint64("round", vote.Round))
+
+		if from.Equals(e.ID) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		// send the finalization to the sender in case they missed it
+		e.Comm.Send(&Message{
+			Finalization: round.finalization,
+		}, from)
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -1113,7 +1121,7 @@ func (e *Epoch) rebroadcastPastFinalizeVotes() error {
 			}
 			finalizeVoteMessage = msg
 		}
-		e.Logger.Debug("Rebroadcasting finalization", zap.Uint64("round", r), zap.Uint64("seq", finalizeVoteMessage.FinalizeVote.Finalization.Seq))
+		e.Logger.Debug("Rebroadcasting finalize vote", zap.Uint64("round", r), zap.Uint64("seq", finalizeVoteMessage.FinalizeVote.Finalization.Seq))
 		e.Comm.Broadcast(finalizeVoteMessage)
 	}
 
diff --git a/replication_test.go b/replication_test.go
index cc140016..879339d4 100644
--- a/replication_test.go
+++ b/replication_test.go
@@ -558,15 +558,6 @@ func testReplicationAfterNodeDisconnects(t *testing.T, nodes []simplex.NodeID, s
 	}
 }
 
-func onlyAllowBlockProposalsAndNotarizations(msg *simplex.Message, _, to simplex.NodeID) bool {
-	// TODO: remove hardcoded node id
-	if to.Equals(simplex.NodeID{4}) {
-		return (msg.BlockMessage != nil || msg.VerifiedBlockMessage != nil || msg.Notarization != nil)
-	}
-
-	return true
-}
-
 // sendVotesToOneNode allows block messages to be sent to all nodes, and only
 // passes vote messages to one node. This will allows that node to notarize the block,
 // while the other blocks will timeout
@@ -849,6 +840,14 @@ func TestReplicationNotarizationWithoutFinalizations(t *testing.T) {
 func testReplicationNotarizationWithoutFinalizations(t *testing.T, numBlocks uint64, nodes []simplex.NodeID) {
 	net := NewInMemNetwork(t, nodes)
 
+	onlyAllowBlockProposalsAndNotarizations := func(msg *simplex.Message, _, to simplex.NodeID) bool {
+		if to.Equals(nodes[3]) {
+			return (msg.BlockMessage != nil || msg.VerifiedBlockMessage != nil || msg.Notarization != nil)
+		}
+
+		return true
+	}
+
 	nodeConfig := func(from simplex.NodeID) *TestNodeConfig {
 		comm := NewTestComm(from, net, onlyAllowBlockProposalsAndNotarizations)
 		return &TestNodeConfig{
@@ -875,7 +874,6 @@ func testReplicationNotarizationWithoutFinalizations(t *testing.T, numBlocks uin
 		for _, n := range net.Instances[:3] {
 			n.Storage.WaitForBlockCommit(uint64(i))
 		}
-
 	}
 
 	laggingNode.WAL.AssertNotarization(numBlocks - 1)
diff --git a/testutil/comm.go b/testutil/comm.go
index f9225c72..4aa72e81 100644
--- a/testutil/comm.go
+++ b/testutil/comm.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package testutil
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/simplex"
@@ -69,11 +70,17 @@ func (c *TestComm) Send(msg *simplex.Message, destination simplex.NodeID) {
 
 	for _, instance := range c.net.Instances {
 		if bytes.Equal(instance.E.ID, destination) {
-			instance.ingress <- struct {
+			select {
+			case instance.ingress <- struct {
 				msg  *simplex.Message
 				from simplex.NodeID
-			}{msg: msg, from: c.from}
-			return
+			}{msg: msg, from: c.from}:
+				return
+			default:
+				// drop the message if the ingress channel is full
+				formattedString := fmt.Sprintf("Ingress channel is too full, failing test. From %v -> to %v", c.from, destination)
+				panic(formattedString)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/testutil/node.go b/testutil/node.go
index f11b52a7..ffc9cc1e 100644
--- a/testutil/node.go
+++ b/testutil/node.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func NewSimplexNode(t *testing.T, nodeID simplex.NodeID, net *InMemNetwork, conf
 		ingress: make(chan struct {
 			msg  *simplex.Message
 			from simplex.NodeID
-		}, 100)}
+		}, 1000)}
 
 	ti.currentTime.Store(epochConfig.StartTime.UnixMilli())