diff --git a/core/src/bank_forks.rs b/core/src/bank_forks.rs
index 690c21093..24757e2ec 100644
--- a/core/src/bank_forks.rs
+++ b/core/src/bank_forks.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use bincode::{deserialize_from, serialize_into};
 use solana_metrics::inc_new_counter_info;
 use solana_runtime::bank::{Bank, BankRc, StatusCacheRc};
+use solana_sdk::genesis_block::GenesisBlock;
 use solana_sdk::timing;
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::fs;
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ impl BankForks {
     }
 
     fn load_snapshots(
+        genesis_block: &GenesisBlock,
         names: &[u64],
         bank_maps: &mut Vec<(u64, u64, Bank)>,
         status_cache_rc: &StatusCacheRc,
@@ -232,9 +234,11 @@ impl BankForks {
         let path = BankForks::get_snapshot_path(snapshot_path);
         let mut bank_rc: Option<(BankRc, u64)> = None;
 
+        println!("names: {:?}", names);
         for bank_slot in names.iter().rev() {
             let bank_path = format!("{}", bank_slot);
             let bank_file_path = path.join(bank_path.clone());
+            println!("Load from {:?}", bank_file_path);
             info!("Load from {:?}", bank_file_path);
             let file = File::open(bank_file_path);
             if file.is_err() {
@@ -274,6 +278,9 @@ impl BankForks {
                 warn!("Load snapshot rc failed for {}", bank_slot);
             }
         }
+        let bank0 = Bank::new(&genesis_block);
+        bank0.freeze();
+        bank_maps.push((0, 0, bank0));
         bank_rc
     }
 
@@ -310,7 +317,7 @@ impl BankForks {
         (banks, slots, last_slot)
     }
 
-    pub fn load_from_snapshot(snapshot_path: &Option<String>) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+    pub fn load_from_snapshot(genesis_block: &GenesisBlock, snapshot_path: &Option<String>) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         let path = BankForks::get_snapshot_path(snapshot_path);
         let paths = fs::read_dir(path)?;
         let mut names = paths
@@ -323,10 +330,13 @@ impl BankForks {
             })
             .collect::<Vec<u64>>();
 
+        println!("names before: {:?}", names);
+        // names.retain(|&x| x != 0);
+        println!("names after : {:?}", names);
         names.sort();
         let mut bank_maps = vec![];
         let status_cache_rc = StatusCacheRc::default();
-        let rc = BankForks::load_snapshots(&names, &mut bank_maps, &status_cache_rc, snapshot_path);
+        let rc = BankForks::load_snapshots(&genesis_block, &names, &mut bank_maps, &status_cache_rc, snapshot_path);
         if bank_maps.is_empty() || rc.is_none() {
             BankForks::remove_snapshot(0, snapshot_path);
             return Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "no snapshots loaded"));
@@ -476,12 +486,14 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
-    fn restore_from_snapshot(bank_forks: BankForks, last_slot: u64) {
-        let new = BankForks::load_from_snapshot(&bank_forks.snapshot_path).unwrap();
+    fn restore_from_snapshot(genesis_block: &GenesisBlock, bank_forks: BankForks, last_slot: u64) {
+        let new = BankForks::load_from_snapshot(&genesis_block, &bank_forks.snapshot_path).unwrap();
         for (slot, _) in new.banks.iter() {
-            let bank = bank_forks.banks.get(slot).unwrap().clone();
-            let new_bank = new.banks.get(slot).unwrap();
-            bank.compare_bank(&new_bank);
+            if *slot > 0 {
+                let bank = bank_forks.banks.get(slot).unwrap().clone();
+                let new_bank = new.banks.get(slot).unwrap();
+                bank.compare_bank(&new_bank);
+            }
         }
         assert_eq!(new.working_bank().slot(), last_slot);
         for (slot, _) in new.banks.iter() {
@@ -519,9 +531,10 @@ mod tests {
                 bank.freeze();
                 let slot = bank.slot();
                 bank_forks.insert(bank);
+                println!("add snapshot {}", slot);
                 bank_forks.add_snapshot(slot, 0).unwrap();
             }
-            restore_from_snapshot(bank_forks, index);
+            restore_from_snapshot(&genesis_block, bank_forks, index);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/validator.rs b/core/src/validator.rs
index e12d2b4f6..0b2ceba87 100644
--- a/core/src/validator.rs
+++ b/core/src/validator.rs
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ fn get_bank_forks(
     snapshot_path: Option<String>,
 ) -> (BankForks, Vec<BankForksInfo>, LeaderScheduleCache) {
     if snapshot_path.is_some() {
-        let bank_forks = BankForks::load_from_snapshot(&snapshot_path);
+        let bank_forks = BankForks::load_from_snapshot(&genesis_block, &snapshot_path);
         match bank_forks {
             Ok(v) => {
                 let bank = &v.working_bank();
diff --git a/multinode-demo/fullnode.sh b/multinode-demo/fullnode.sh
index d89a85e97..a607689c4 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/fullnode.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/fullnode.sh
@@ -316,7 +316,11 @@ elif [[ $node_type = bootstrap_leader ]]; then
   ledger_config_dir="$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/bootstrap-leader-ledger
   accounts_config_dir="$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/bootstrap-leader-accounts
   storage_keypair_path=$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR/bootstrap-leader-storage-keypair.json
+<<<<<<< HEAD
   configured_flag=$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR/bootstrap-leader.configured
+=======
+  snapshot_config_dir="$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/bootstrap-leader-snapshots
+>>>>>>> validator restart
 
   default_arg --rpc-port 8899
   if ((airdrops_enabled)); then
@@ -338,7 +342,11 @@ elif [[ $node_type = validator ]]; then
   storage_keypair_path=$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR/validator-storage-keypair$label.json
   ledger_config_dir=$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR/validator-ledger$label
   accounts_config_dir=$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR/validator-accounts$label
+<<<<<<< HEAD
   configured_flag=$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR/validator$label.configured
+=======
+  snapshot_config_dir="$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/validator-snapshots$label
+>>>>>>> validator restart
 
   mkdir -p "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"
   [[ -r "$identity_keypair_path" ]] || $solana_keygen new -o "$identity_keypair_path"
@@ -370,6 +378,7 @@ vote pubkey: $vote_pubkey
 storage pubkey: $storage_pubkey
 ledger: $ledger_config_dir
 accounts: $accounts_config_dir
+snapshots: $snapshot_config_dir
 ========================================================================
 EOF
 
@@ -379,6 +388,7 @@ EOF
   default_arg --storage-keypair "$storage_keypair_path"
   default_arg --ledger "$ledger_config_dir"
   default_arg --accounts "$accounts_config_dir"
+  default_arg --snapshot-path "$snapshot_config_dir"
 
   if [[ -n $SOLANA_CUDA ]]; then
     program=$solana_validator_cuda
@@ -403,7 +413,12 @@ while true; do
     if [[ $node_type = bootstrap_leader ]]; then
       ledger_not_setup "$SOLANA_RSYNC_CONFIG_DIR/ledger does not exist"
     fi
-    $rsync -vPr "${rsync_entrypoint_url:?}"/config/ledger "$SOLANA_RSYNC_CONFIG_DIR"
+    (
+      set -x
+      $rsync -qvPr "${rsync_entrypoint_url:?}"/config/ledger "$SOLANA_RSYNC_CONFIG_DIR"
+      $rsync -vqPr "${rsync_entrypoint_url:?}"/config/snapshots "$SOLANA_RSYNC_CONFIG_DIR"
+      $rsync -vqPr "${rsync_entrypoint_url:?}"/config/accounts "$SOLANA_RSYNC_CONFIG_DIR"
+    ) || true
   fi
 
   if new_gensis_block; then
@@ -411,14 +426,23 @@ while true; do
     # keypair for the node and start all over again
     (
       set -x
-      rm -rf "$ledger_config_dir" "$accounts_config_dir" "$configured_flag"
+      rm -rf "$ledger_config_dir" "$accounts_config_dir" "$snapshot_config_dir" "$configured_flag"
     )
   fi
 
-  if [[ ! -d "$ledger_config_dir" ]]; then
-    cp -a "$SOLANA_RSYNC_CONFIG_DIR"/ledger/ "$ledger_config_dir"
-    $solana_ledger_tool --ledger "$ledger_config_dir" verify
-  fi
+  (
+    set -x
+    if [[ -d "$SOLANA_RSYNC_CONFIG_DIR"/snapshots ]]; then
+      if [[ ! -d $snapshot_config_dir ]]; then
+        cp -a "$SOLANA_RSYNC_CONFIG_DIR"/snapshots/ "$snapshot_config_dir"
+        cp -a "$SOLANA_RSYNC_CONFIG_DIR"/accounts/ "$accounts_config_dir"
+      fi
+    fi
+    if [[ ! -d "$ledger_config_dir" ]]; then
+      cp -a "$SOLANA_RSYNC_CONFIG_DIR"/ledger/ "$ledger_config_dir"
+      $solana_ledger_tool --ledger "$ledger_config_dir" verify
+    fi
+  )
 
   trap '[[ -n $pid ]] && kill "$pid" >/dev/null 2>&1 && wait "$pid"' INT TERM ERR
 
@@ -450,9 +474,25 @@ while true; do
   fi
 
   if [[ $node_type = bootstrap_leader ]]; then
-    wait "$pid" || true
-    echo "############## $node_type exited, restarting ##############"
-    sleep 1
+    secs_to_next_sync_poll=30
+    while true; do
+      if ! kill -0 "$pid"; then
+        wait "$pid"
+        exit 0
+      fi
+
+      sleep 1
+
+      ((secs_to_next_sync_poll--)) && continue
+      (
+        if [[ -d $snapshot_config_dir ]]; then
+          $rsync -qrt --delete-after "$snapshot_config_dir"/ "$SOLANA_RSYNC_CONFIG_DIR"/snapshots
+          $rsync -qrt --delete-after "$accounts_config_dir"/ "$SOLANA_RSYNC_CONFIG_DIR"/accounts
+#          $rsync -qrt --delete-after "$ledger_config_dir"/ "$SOLANA_RSYNC_CONFIG_DIR"/ledger
+	fi
+      ) || true
+      secs_to_next_sync_poll=30
+    done
   else
     secs_to_next_genesis_poll=1
     while true; do
diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts.rs b/runtime/src/accounts.rs
index 531a20e34..a82d48852 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts.rs
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ impl Accounts {
                 Some(program) => program,
                 None => {
                     error_counters.account_not_found += 1;
+                    info!("ancestors {:?}, accouts index {:?}, id {:?}", ancestors, accounts_index, program_id);
                     return Err(TransactionError::ProgramAccountNotFound);
                 }
             };