diff --git a/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs b/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs
index ec2ff74416..b955eece12 100644
--- a/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs
+++ b/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ use crate::chain::header_validation::Validator;
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub(crate) enum RevertTarget {
-    LastFinalizedState = 0,
-    LastEpoch = 1,
+    Commit([u8; 32]),
+    LastFinalizedState,
+    LastEpoch,
 }
 
 /// Implements block acceptance procedure. This includes block header,
@@ -407,17 +408,32 @@ impl<DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution, N: Network> Acceptor<N, DB, VM> {
 
         let target_state_hash = match target {
             RevertTarget::LastFinalizedState => {
-                info!(event = "vm_revert to last finalized state");
-                let state_hash = self.vm.read().await.revert()?;
+                let vm = self.vm.read().await;
+                let base_root = vm.get_base_state_root()?;
+                let state_hash = vm.revert(base_root)?;
 
                 info!(
                     event = "vm reverted",
-                    state_root = hex::encode(state_hash)
+                    state_root = hex::encode(state_hash),
+                    is_final = "true",
                 );
 
                 anyhow::Ok(state_hash)
             }
-            _ => unimplemented!(),
+            RevertTarget::Commit(state_hash) => {
+                let vm = self.vm.read().await;
+                let state_hash = vm.revert(state_hash)?;
+                let is_final = vm.get_base_state_root()? == state_hash;
+
+                info!(
+                    event = "vm reverted",
+                    state_root = hex::encode(state_hash),
+                    is_final,
+                );
+
+                anyhow::Ok(state_hash)
+            }
+            RevertTarget::LastEpoch => unimplemented!(),
         }?;
 
         // Delete any block until we reach the target_state_hash, the
diff --git a/node/src/chain/fsm.rs b/node/src/chain/fsm.rs
index d566a3ba7c..126ee0ee54 100644
--- a/node/src/chain/fsm.rs
+++ b/node/src/chain/fsm.rs
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ impl<DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution, N: Network> InSyncImpl<DB, VM, N> {
             // R_B.Iteration < L_B.Iteration
             //
             // Then we fallback to N_B.PrevBlock and accept N_B
-            let local_header = acc.db.read().await.view(|t| {
+            let result = acc.db.read().await.view(|t| {
                 if let Some((prev_header, _)) =
                     t.fetch_block_header(&remote_blk.header().prev_block_hash)?
                 {
@@ -308,7 +308,10 @@ impl<DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution, N: Network> InSyncImpl<DB, VM, N> {
                         if remote_blk.header().iteration
                             < l_b.header().iteration
                         {
-                            return Ok(Some(l_b.header().clone()));
+                            return Ok(Some((
+                                l_b.header().clone(),
+                                prev_header.state_hash,
+                            )));
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -316,12 +319,12 @@ impl<DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution, N: Network> InSyncImpl<DB, VM, N> {
                 anyhow::Ok(None)
             })?;
 
-            if let Some(local_header) = local_header {
+            if let Some((local_header, state_hash)) = result {
                 match fallback::WithContext::new(acc.deref())
                     .try_revert(
                         &local_header,
                         remote_blk.header(),
-                        RevertTarget::LastFinalizedState,
+                        RevertTarget::Commit(state_hash),
                     )
                     .await
                 {
diff --git a/node/src/vm.rs b/node/src/vm.rs
index 308b8cea86..637fb79554 100644
--- a/node/src/vm.rs
+++ b/node/src/vm.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ pub trait VMExecution: Send + Sync + 'static {
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Provisioners>;
 
     fn get_state_root(&self) -> anyhow::Result<[u8; 32]>;
+    fn get_base_state_root(&self) -> anyhow::Result<[u8; 32]>;
 
-    fn revert(&self) -> anyhow::Result<[u8; 32]>;
+    fn revert(&self, state_hash: [u8; 32]) -> anyhow::Result<[u8; 32]>;
 }
diff --git a/node/testbed.sh b/node/testbed.sh
index c7199c705b..9883539410 100755
--- a/node/testbed.sh
+++ b/node/testbed.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 	  RUSK_STATE_PATH=${RUSK_STATE_PATH} cargo r --release -p rusk -- recovery-state --init $GENESIS_PATH
 	  echo "starting node $ID ..."
     echo "${KEYS_PATH}/node_$ID.keys"
-	  RUSK_STATE_PATH=${RUSK_STATE_PATH} ./target/release/rusk --kadcast-bootstrap "$BOOTSTRAP_ADDR" --kadcast-public-address "$PUBLIC_ADDR" --log-level="$LOG_LEVEL" --log-filter="dusk_consensus=debug"  --consensus-keys-path="${KEYS_PATH}/node_$ID.keys" --db-path="$NODE_FOLDER" --http-listen-addr "$WS_LISTEN_ADDR" --delay-on-resp-msg=10 > "${TEMPD}/node_${ID}.log" &
+	  RUSK_STATE_PATH=${RUSK_STATE_PATH} ./target/release/rusk --kadcast-bootstrap "$BOOTSTRAP_ADDR" --kadcast-public-address "$PUBLIC_ADDR" --log-type="json" --log-level="$LOG_LEVEL" --log-filter="dusk_consensus=debug"  --consensus-keys-path="${KEYS_PATH}/node_$ID.keys" --db-path="$NODE_FOLDER" --http-listen-addr "$WS_LISTEN_ADDR" --delay-on-resp-msg=10 > "${TEMPD}/node_${ID}.log" &
 	}
 
 	## Use ~/.cargo/bin/tokio-console --retain-for 0s http://127.0.0.1:10000 to connect console to first node