diff --git a/crates/corro-agent/src/agent/tests.rs b/crates/corro-agent/src/agent/tests.rs
index daa6099e..e146b7ce 100644
--- a/crates/corro-agent/src/agent/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/corro-agent/src/agent/tests.rs
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ async fn follow_basic() -> eyre::Result<()> {
     .await;
     assert_eq!(status_code, StatusCode::OK);
 
-    sleep(Duration::from_secs(3)).await;
+    sleep(Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
     check_bookie_versions(
         follower.clone(),
         main.agent.actor_id(),
diff --git a/crates/corro-agent/src/api/peer/follow.rs b/crates/corro-agent/src/api/peer/follow.rs
index 665e547e..17fc1a57 100644
--- a/crates/corro-agent/src/api/peer/follow.rs
+++ b/crates/corro-agent/src/api/peer/follow.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{collections::HashMap, io, time::Duration};
+use std::io, time::Duration;
 
 use bytes::{BufMut, BytesMut};
 use corro_types::{
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ pub async fn serve_follow(
     };
 
     debug!("sending cleared version since from - {from_ts}");
-    let mut last_empty_ts: HashMap<ActorId, Timestamp> = HashMap::new();
+
     loop {
         let conn = agent.pool().read().await?;
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ pub async fn serve_follow(
             let mut bk_prepped = conn.prepare_cached(&format!("SELECT actor_id, start_version, end_version, db_version, last_seq, ts 
                 FROM __corro_bookkeeping WHERE (db_version IS NOT NULL AND db_version > ?)
                     OR (db_version IS NULL and ts > ?)  {extra_where_clause} 
-                ORDER BY db_version ASC"))?;
+                ORDER BY db_version ASC, ts ASC"))?;
 
             let map = |row: &Row| {
                 Ok((
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ pub async fn serve_follow(
                 let last_seq = last_seq.unwrap();
                 let db_version:CrsqlDbVersion = db_version.unwrap();
                 let mut prepped = conn.prepare_cached(
-                    "SELECT \"table\", pk, cid, val, col_version, db_version, seq, site_id, cl FROM crsql_changes WHERE db_version = ? ORDER BY db_version ASC, seq ASC, ts ASC",
+                    "SELECT \"table\", pk, cid, val, col_version, db_version, seq, site_id, cl FROM crsql_changes WHERE db_version = ? ORDER BY db_version ASC, seq ASC",
                 )?;
                 // implicit read transaction
                 let rows = prepped.query_map([db_version], row_to_change)?;