diff --git a/assets/cheatsheet.md b/assets/cheatsheet.md
index 6cdb0dd37..d7dc0544b 100644
--- a/assets/cheatsheet.md
+++ b/assets/cheatsheet.md
@@ -26,4 +26,40 @@
  * 
  */
 ThunkAction<AppState> createUser({enableErrors = false}) {}
+```
+
+```dart
+
+// needed to test the recursive messaging 'catch-up'
+if (true) {
+  printError('[fromMessageEvents] *** ${this.name} *** ');
+  print('[limited] now ${limited}, before ${this.limited}');
+  print('[lastHash] now ${lastHash}, before ${this.lastHash}');
+  print('[prevHash] now ${prevHash}');
+}
+
+```
+
+```dart
+ // original initStore function without much regar
+ // for action types. Ideally, it would have none.
+ Future<Store> initStore() async {
+   // Configure redux persist instance
+   final persistor = Persistor<AppState>(
+     storage: MemoryStorage(),
+     serializer: CacheSerializer(),
+     throttleDuration: Duration(milliseconds: 4500),
+     shouldSave: (Store<AppState> store, dynamic action) {
+       switch (action.runtimeType) {
+         case SetSyncing:
+         case SetSynced:
+           // debugPrint('[Redux Persist] cache skip');
+           return false;
+         default:
+           // debugPrint('[Redux Persist] caching');
+           return true;
+       }
+     },
+   );
+
 ```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/store/index.dart b/lib/store/index.dart
index 46594eed8..384380812 100644
--- a/lib/store/index.dart
+++ b/lib/store/index.dart
@@ -97,25 +97,6 @@ AppState appReducer(AppState state, action) => AppState(
  * this is why the "storage: MemoryStore()" property is set and
  * the Hive Serializer has been impliemented
  */
-// Future<Store> initStore() async {
-//   // Configure redux persist instance
-//   final persistor = Persistor<AppState>(
-//     storage: MemoryStorage(),
-//     serializer: CacheSerializer(),
-//     throttleDuration: Duration(milliseconds: 4500),
-//     shouldSave: (Store<AppState> store, dynamic action) {
-//       switch (action.runtimeType) {
-//         case SetSyncing:
-//         case SetSynced:
-//           // debugPrint('[Redux Persist] cache skip');
-//           return false;
-//         default:
-//           // debugPrint('[Redux Persist] caching');
-//           return true;
-//       }
-//     },
-//   );
-
 Future<Store> initStore() async {
   // Configure redux persist instance
   final persistor = Persistor<AppState>(
diff --git a/lib/store/rooms/actions.dart b/lib/store/rooms/actions.dart
index 7b2ce3b87..90af3ef61 100644
--- a/lib/store/rooms/actions.dart
+++ b/lib/store/rooms/actions.dart
@@ -109,9 +109,7 @@ class AddArchive {
  * Helper action that will determine how to update a room
  * from data formatted like a sync request
  */
-ThunkAction<AppState> syncRooms(
-  Map roomData,
-) {
+ThunkAction<AppState> syncRooms(Map roomData) {
   return (Store<AppState> store) async {
     // init new store containers
     final rooms = store.state.roomStore.rooms ?? Map<String, Room>();
@@ -171,20 +169,17 @@ ThunkAction<AppState> syncRooms(
 
       // and is not already at the end of the last known batch
       // the end would be room.prevHash == room.lastHash
-      final roomUpdated = store.state.roomStore.rooms[room.id];
-
       // fetch previous messages since last /sync (a gap)
       // determined by the fromSync function of room
+      final roomUpdated = store.state.roomStore.rooms[room.id];
       if (roomUpdated != null && room.limited) {
-        debugPrint('[syncRooms] fetchMessageEvents called due to limited');
-        store.dispatch(
-          fetchMessageEvents(
-            room: room,
-            from: room.lastHash,
-          ),
-        );
+        store.dispatch(fetchMessageEvents(
+          room: room,
+          from: room.prevHash,
+        ));
       }
 
+      // update room
       store.dispatch(SetRoom(room: room));
     });
   };
diff --git a/lib/store/rooms/events/actions.dart b/lib/store/rooms/events/actions.dart
index 8a0041631..31f1cbf4b 100644
--- a/lib/store/rooms/events/actions.dart
+++ b/lib/store/rooms/events/actions.dart
@@ -11,13 +11,10 @@ import 'package:redux/redux.dart';
 import 'package:redux_thunk/redux_thunk.dart';
 
 // Project imports:
-import 'package:syphon/global/algos.dart';
-import 'package:syphon/global/libs/matrix/encryption.dart';
 import 'package:syphon/global/libs/matrix/index.dart';
 import 'package:syphon/store/alerts/actions.dart';
 import 'package:syphon/store/crypto/actions.dart';
 import 'package:syphon/store/crypto/events/actions.dart';
-import 'package:syphon/store/crypto/keys/model.dart';
 import 'package:syphon/store/index.dart';
 import 'package:syphon/store/rooms/actions.dart';
 import 'package:syphon/store/rooms/events/model.dart';
@@ -61,9 +58,6 @@ ThunkAction<AppState> fetchMessageEvents({
     try {
       store.dispatch(UpdateRoom(id: room.id, syncing: true));
 
-      // debugPrint('[to] $to');
-      // debugPrint('[from] $from');
-
       final messagesJson = await compute(MatrixApi.fetchMessageEventsMapped, {
         "protocol": protocol,
         "homeserver": store.state.authStore.user.homeserver,
@@ -83,12 +77,6 @@ ThunkAction<AppState> fetchMessageEvents({
       // The messages themselves
       final List<dynamic> messages = messagesJson['chunk'] ?? [];
 
-      // TODO: remove after 0.1.3 is merged
-      // messages.forEach((element) {
-      //   printJson(element);
-      // });
-      debugPrint('[OLDEST] ${oldest}');
-
       // reuse the logic for syncing
       await store.dispatch(
         syncRooms({
diff --git a/lib/store/rooms/room/model.dart b/lib/store/rooms/room/model.dart
index bf710b4e1..63c151b0d 100644
--- a/lib/store/rooms/room/model.dart
+++ b/lib/store/rooms/room/model.dart
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ class Room {
   @HiveField(17)
   final Message draft;
 
-  // TODO: removed until state timeline work can be done
-  // @HiveField(19)
+  // TODO: removed until state timeline work can be done 
   // final List<Event> state;
 
   @HiveField(20)
@@ -326,9 +325,9 @@ class Room {
           accountEvents,
         )
         .fromStateEvents(
-          events: stateEvents,
           invite: invite,
           limited: limited,
+          events: stateEvents,
           currentUser: currentUser,
         )
         .fromMessageEvents(
@@ -389,10 +388,8 @@ class Room {
     bool direct = this.direct ?? false;
     int lastUpdate = this.lastUpdate;
     int namePriority = this.namePriority != 4 ? this.namePriority : 4;
-
     Map<String, User> users = this.users ?? Map<String, User>();
 
-    // room state event filter
     try {
       events.forEach((event) {
         final timestamp = event.timestamp ?? 0;
@@ -541,19 +538,27 @@ class Room {
         lastUpdate = messagesNew[0].timestamp;
       }
 
-      // Check to see if the new messages contain those existing in cache
-      if (messagesNew.isNotEmpty &&
-          messagesExisting.isNotEmpty &&
-          this.limited) {
-        final messageLatest = messagesExisting.firstWhere(
-          (msg) => msg.id == messagesNew[0].id,
-          orElse: () => null,
-        );
+      // limited indicates need to fetch additional data for room timelines
+      if (this.limited) {
+        // Check to see if the new messages contain those existing in cache
+        if (messagesNew.isNotEmpty && messagesExisting.isNotEmpty) {
+          final messageLatest = messagesExisting.firstWhere(
+            (msg) => msg.id == messagesNew[0].id,
+            orElse: () => null,
+          );
+          // Set limited to false if they now exist
+          limited = messageLatest != null;
+        }
 
-        // Set limited (used to recursively sync) to false if
-        // - new messages contains old ones
-        // - it's the first full /sync (lastHash == null)
-        limited = messageLatest != null || this.lastHash == null ? false : null;
+        // Set limited to false false if
+        // - the oldest hash (lastHash) is non-existant
+        // - the previous hash (most recent) is non-existant
+        // - the oldest hash equals the previously fetched hash
+        if (this.lastHash == null ||
+            this.prevHash == null ||
+            this.lastHash == this.prevHash) {
+          limited = false;
+        }
       }
 
       // Combine current and existing messages on unique ids
@@ -572,14 +577,7 @@ class Room {
       // Filter to find startTime and endTime
       final messagesAll = List<Message>.from(messagesMap.values);
 
-      // TODO: remove after 0.1.5 :( - message catchup works
-      if (true) {
-        // print('[fromMessageEvents] *** ${this.name} *** ');
-        // print('[limited] now ${limited}, before ${this.limited}');
-        // print('[lastHash] now ${lastHash}, before ${this.lastHash}');
-        // print('[prevHash] now ${prevHash}');
-      }
-
+      // Save values to room
       return this.copyWith(
         outbox: outbox,
         messages: messagesAll,
diff --git a/lib/views/home/chat/index.dart b/lib/views/home/chat/index.dart
index 484dbb413..b3e7b9b2f 100644
--- a/lib/views/home/chat/index.dart
+++ b/lib/views/home/chat/index.dart
@@ -810,6 +810,7 @@ class _Props extends Equatable {
       onLoadMoreMessages: () {
         final room = store.state.roomStore.rooms[roomId] ?? Room();
 
+        // fetch messages beyond the oldest known message - lastHash
         store.dispatch(fetchMessageEvents(
           room: room,
           from: room.lastHash,
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 5fb754df6..95799be15 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ description: a privacy focused matrix client
 # $ emulator -list-avds
 # $ emulator -avd Pixel_3a_API_29
 # $ adb shell && run-as org.tether.tether # cache inspection
+# $ adb logcat ActivityManager:I flutter:I *:S
 
 # desktop support options
 # $ flutter config --enable-macos-desktop