diff --git a/key_protocol/src/key_management/key_tree/chain_index.rs b/key_protocol/src/key_management/key_tree/chain_index.rs
index d2c9c3b..6dbaf9a 100644
--- a/key_protocol/src/key_management/key_tree/chain_index.rs
+++ b/key_protocol/src/key_management/key_tree/chain_index.rs
@@ -138,6 +138,22 @@ impl ChainIndex {
 
         cumulative_stack.into_iter().unique()
     }
+
+    pub fn chain_ids_at_depth_rev(depth: usize) -> impl Iterator<Item = ChainIndex> {
+        let mut stack = vec![ChainIndex(vec![0; depth])];
+        let mut cumulative_stack = vec![ChainIndex(vec![0; depth])];
+
+        while let Some(id) = stack.pop() {
+            if let Some(collapsed_id) = id.collapse_back() {
+                for id in collapsed_id.shuffle_iter() {
+                    stack.push(id.clone());
+                    cumulative_stack.push(id);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        cumulative_stack.into_iter().rev().unique()
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/key_protocol/src/key_management/key_tree/mod.rs b/key_protocol/src/key_management/key_tree/mod.rs
index 324d6fe..389580b 100644
--- a/key_protocol/src/key_management/key_tree/mod.rs
+++ b/key_protocol/src/key_management/key_tree/mod.rs
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ impl<N: KeyNode> KeyTree<N> {
         let mut depth = 1;
 
         'outer: loop {
-            for chain_id in ChainIndex::chain_ids_at_depth(depth) {
-                if self.key_map.get(&chain_id).is_none() {
+            for chain_id in ChainIndex::chain_ids_at_depth_rev(depth) {
+                if !self.key_map.contains_key(&chain_id) {
                     break 'outer chain_id;
                 }
             }
@@ -520,13 +520,13 @@ mod tests {
 
         let mut tree = KeyTreePublic::new(&seed_holder);
 
+        for _ in 0..100 {
+            tree.generate_new_node_layered().unwrap();
+        }
+
         let next_slot = tree.find_next_slot_layered();
 
-        println!("NEXT SLOT {next_slot}");
-
-        let (acc_id, chain_id) = tree.generate_new_node_layered().unwrap();
-
-        println!("NEXT ACC {acc_id} at {chain_id}");
+        assert_eq!(next_slot, ChainIndex::from_str("/0/0/2/1").unwrap());
     }
 
     #[test]