diff --git a/mysticeti/validator.nim b/mysticeti/validator.nim
index fb0afef..b10b3d8 100644
--- a/mysticeti/validator.nim
+++ b/mysticeti/validator.nim
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func round(validator: Validator, number: uint64): auto =
     return some round
 
 func status*(validator: Validator, blck: Block): ?SlotStatus =
-  if round =? round(validator, blck.round):
+  if round =? validator.rounds.first.find(blck.round):
     some round[blck.author].status
   else:
     none SlotStatus
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func status*(validator: Validator, proposal: SignedBlock): ?SlotStatus =
   validator.status(proposal.blck)
 
 func findAnchor(validator: Validator, round: Round): auto =
-  var next = round.next.?next.?next
+  var next = round.find(round.number + 3)
   while current =? next:
     for member in validator.committee.ordered(current.number):
       let slot = current[member]
@@ -133,11 +133,8 @@ func findAnchor(validator: Validator, round: Round): auto =
     next = current.next
 
 func searchBackwards(round: Round, blockId: BlockId): auto =
-  var current = round
-  while current.number > blockId.round and previous =? current.previous:
-    current = previous
-  if current.number == blockId.round:
-    let slot = current[blockId.author]
+  if found =? round.find(blockId.round):
+    let slot = found[blockId.author]
     for proposal in slot.proposals:
       let blck = proposal.blck
       if blck.id == blockId:
diff --git a/mysticeti/validator/rounds.nim b/mysticeti/validator/rounds.nim
index 3d6f947..aa34e51 100644
--- a/mysticeti/validator/rounds.nim
+++ b/mysticeti/validator/rounds.nim
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ type
     first*, last*: Round[Hashing]
   Round*[Hashing] = ref object
     number: uint64
-    previous*, next*: ?Round[Hashing]
+    previous, next: ?Round[Hashing]
     slots*: seq[ProposerSlot[Hashing]]
 
 func remove*(rounds: var Rounds, round: Round) =
@@ -24,12 +24,32 @@ func new*(T: type Round, number: uint64, slots: int): T =
   let slots = newSeqWith(slots, Slot.new())
   T(number: number, slots: slots)
 
+func previous*(round: Round): auto =
+  round.previous
+
+func next*(round: Round): auto =
+  round.next
+
+func number*(round: Round): uint64 =
+  round.number
+
+func find*(round: Round, number: uint64): ?Round =
+  var current = round
+  while true:
+    if current.number == number:
+      return some current
+    elif current.number < number:
+      without next =? current.next:
+        return none Round
+      current = next
+    else:
+      without previous =? current.previous:
+        return none Round
+      current = previous
+
 func createNext*(round: Round): auto =
   assert round.next.isNone
   let next = Round.new(round.number + 1, round.slots.len)
   next.previous = some round
   round.next = some next
   next
-
-func number*(round: Round): uint64 =
-  round.number