diff --git a/synced-pool.go b/synced-pool.go
index ada2efa..c29b91e 100644
--- a/synced-pool.go
+++ b/synced-pool.go
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ func (p *SyncedPool) removeLocalGrain(id CartId) {
 
 func (p *SyncedPool) addRemoteHost(address string, remote *RemoteHost) error {
 	known := make([]string, 0, len(p.remotes))
+
 	for _, r := range p.remotes {
 		known = append(known, r.Host)
 		if r.Host == address {
@@ -364,9 +365,11 @@ func (p *SyncedPool) addRemoteHost(address string, remote *RemoteHost) error {
 		}
 		log.Printf("Remote %s has %d grains\n", remote.Host, len(ids))
 		p.mu.Lock()
+		local := 0
+		remoteNo := 0
 		for _, id := range ids {
 			if p.local.grains[id] != nil {
-				log.Printf("Grain %s already exists locally, deleting\n", id)
+				local++
 				delete(p.local.grains, id)
 			}
 			grain, err := NewRemoteGrain(id, remote.Host)
@@ -374,10 +377,12 @@ func (p *SyncedPool) addRemoteHost(address string, remote *RemoteHost) error {
 				log.Printf("Error creating remote grain %s: %v\n", id, err)
 				continue
 			}
+			remoteNo++
 			p.remoteIndex[id] = grain
 		}
+		log.Printf("Removed %d local grains, added %d remote grains\n", local, remoteNo)
 		p.mu.Unlock()
-		p.Negotiate(known)
+		go p.Negotiate(known)
 	}()
 	return nil
 }