diff --git a/simulations/src/node/carnot/tally.rs b/simulations/src/node/carnot/tally.rs
index 00bc5324..5902e7e0 100644
--- a/simulations/src/node/carnot/tally.rs
+++ b/simulations/src/node/carnot/tally.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 use consensus_engine::View;
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 
-pub(crate) struct Tally<T: core::hash::Hash + Eq> {
+pub(crate) struct Tally<T: core::hash::Hash + Eq + Clone> {
     cache: HashMap<View, HashSet<T>>,
     threshold: usize,
 }
 
-impl<T: core::hash::Hash + Eq> Default for Tally<T> {
+impl<T: core::hash::Hash + Eq + Clone> Default for Tally<T> {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self::new(2)
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: core::hash::Hash + Eq> Tally<T> {
+impl<T: core::hash::Hash + Eq + Clone> Tally<T> {
     pub fn new(threshold: usize) -> Self {
         Self {
             cache: Default::default(),
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ impl<T: core::hash::Hash + Eq> Tally<T> {
     pub fn tally_by(&mut self, view: View, message: T, threshold: usize) -> Option<HashSet<T>> {
         let entries = self.cache.entry(view).or_default();
         entries.insert(message);
-        let entries = entries.len();
-        if entries == threshold {
-            Some(self.cache.remove(&view).unwrap())
+        let entries_len = entries.len();
+        if entries_len == threshold {
+            Some(entries.clone())
         } else {
             None
         }