diff --git a/codex/erasure/erasure.nim b/codex/erasure/erasure.nim
index 2803a9c8..3b82f9df 100644
--- a/codex/erasure/erasure.nim
+++ b/codex/erasure/erasure.nim
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ proc encodeData(
     without treeCid =? tree.rootCid, err:
       return failure(err)
 
+    trace "Storing proofs for", treeCid
     if err =? (await self.store.putAllProofs(tree)).errorOption:
       return failure(err)
 
diff --git a/codex/stores/repostore.nim b/codex/stores/repostore.nim
index 3343382e..3a8c0b06 100644
--- a/codex/stores/repostore.nim
+++ b/codex/stores/repostore.nim
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ method putBlockCidAndProof*(
   ## Put a block to the blockstore
   ##
 
+  trace "putBlockCidAndProof", treeCid, index, blockCid
   without key =? createBlockCidAndProofMetadataKey(treeCid, index), err:
     return failure(err)
 
diff --git a/tests/codex/testerasure.nim b/tests/codex/testerasure.nim
index 25a8cf35..f217deb8 100644
--- a/tests/codex/testerasure.nim
+++ b/tests/codex/testerasure.nim
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import pkg/codex/utils
 import ./helpers
 
 asyncchecksuite "Erasure encode/decode":
-  const BlockSize = 1024'nb
-  const dataSetSize = BlockSize * 123 # weird geometry
+  const BlockSize = 64'nb
+  const dataSetSize = BlockSize * 20 # weird geometry
 
   var rng: Rng
   var chunker: Chunker