diff --git a/src/accountant.rs b/src/accountant.rs
index 770494e6c2..cc9503f3e4 100644
--- a/src/accountant.rs
+++ b/src/accountant.rs
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         drop(acc.historian.sender);
         assert_eq!(
-            acc.historian.thread_hdl.join().unwrap().1,
+            acc.historian.thread_hdl.join().unwrap(),
             ExitReason::RecvDisconnected
         );
     }
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         drop(acc.historian.sender);
         assert_eq!(
-            acc.historian.thread_hdl.join().unwrap().1,
+            acc.historian.thread_hdl.join().unwrap(),
             ExitReason::RecvDisconnected
         );
     }
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         drop(acc.historian.sender);
         assert_eq!(
-            acc.historian.thread_hdl.join().unwrap().1,
+            acc.historian.thread_hdl.join().unwrap(),
             ExitReason::RecvDisconnected
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/historian.rs b/src/historian.rs
index 8e88f2acd8..7f87e0f943 100644
--- a/src/historian.rs
+++ b/src/historian.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use std::fmt::Debug;
 pub struct Historian<T> {
     pub sender: SyncSender<Event<T>>,
     pub receiver: Receiver<Entry<T>>,
-    pub thread_hdl: JoinHandle<(Entry<T>, ExitReason)>,
+    pub thread_hdl: JoinHandle<ExitReason>,
     pub signatures: HashSet<Signature>,
 }
 
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ impl<T: 'static + Serialize + Clone + Debug + Send> Historian<T> {
         ms_per_tick: Option<u64>,
         receiver: Receiver<Event<T>>,
         sender: SyncSender<Entry<T>>,
-    ) -> JoinHandle<(Entry<T>, ExitReason)> {
+    ) -> JoinHandle<ExitReason> {
         spawn(move || {
             let mut logger = Logger::new(receiver, sender, start_hash);
             let now = Instant::now();
             loop {
-                if let Err(err) = logger.log_events(now, ms_per_tick) {
+                if let Err(err) = logger.process_events(now, ms_per_tick) {
                     return err;
                 }
                 logger.last_id = hash(&logger.last_id);
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         drop(hist.sender);
         assert_eq!(
-            hist.thread_hdl.join().unwrap().1,
+            hist.thread_hdl.join().unwrap(),
             ExitReason::RecvDisconnected
         );
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ mod tests {
         drop(hist.receiver);
         hist.sender.send(Event::Tick).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
-            hist.thread_hdl.join().unwrap().1,
+            hist.thread_hdl.join().unwrap(),
             ExitReason::SendDisconnected
         );
     }
@@ -127,15 +127,14 @@ mod tests {
         let hist = Historian::new(&zero, Some(20));
         sleep(Duration::from_millis(30));
         hist.sender.send(Event::Tick).unwrap();
-        sleep(Duration::from_millis(15));
         drop(hist.sender);
-        assert_eq!(
-            hist.thread_hdl.join().unwrap().1,
-            ExitReason::RecvDisconnected
-        );
-
         let entries: Vec<Entry<Sha256Hash>> = hist.receiver.iter().collect();
-        assert!(entries.len() > 1);
-        assert!(verify_slice(&entries, &zero));
+
+        // Ensure one entry is sent back for each tick sent in.
+        assert_eq!(entries.len(), 1);
+
+        // Ensure the ID is not the seed, which indicates another Tick
+        // was logged before the one we sent.
+        assert_ne!(entries[0].id, zero);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/logger.rs b/src/logger.rs
index 67c812419d..a4def4a8d5 100644
--- a/src/logger.rs
+++ b/src/logger.rs
@@ -41,19 +41,16 @@ impl<T: Serialize + Clone + Debug> Logger<T> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn log_event(&mut self, event: Event<T>) -> Result<(), (Entry<T>, ExitReason)> {
+    pub fn log_event(&mut self, event: Event<T>) -> Result<Entry<T>, ExitReason> {
         let entry = create_entry_mut(&mut self.last_id, &mut self.num_hashes, event);
-        if let Err(_) = self.sender.send(entry.clone()) {
-            return Err((entry, ExitReason::SendDisconnected));
-        }
-        Ok(())
+        Ok(entry)
     }
 
-    pub fn log_events(
+    pub fn process_events(
         &mut self,
         epoch: Instant,
         ms_per_tick: Option<u64>,
-    ) -> Result<(), (Entry<T>, ExitReason)> {
+    ) -> Result<(), ExitReason> {
         loop {
             if let Some(ms) = ms_per_tick {
                 if epoch.elapsed() > Duration::from_millis((self.num_ticks + 1) * ms) {
@@ -61,22 +58,17 @@ impl<T: Serialize + Clone + Debug> Logger<T> {
                     self.num_ticks += 1;
                 }
             }
+
             match self.receiver.try_recv() {
                 Ok(event) => {
-                    self.log_event(event)?;
+                    let entry = self.log_event(event)?;
+                    self.sender
+                        .send(entry)
+                        .or(Err(ExitReason::SendDisconnected))?;
                 }
-                Err(TryRecvError::Empty) => {
-                    return Ok(());
-                }
-                Err(TryRecvError::Disconnected) => {
-                    let entry = Entry {
-                        id: self.last_id,
-                        num_hashes: self.num_hashes,
-                        event: Event::Tick,
-                    };
-                    return Err((entry, ExitReason::RecvDisconnected));
-                }
-            }
+                Err(TryRecvError::Empty) => return Ok(()),
+                Err(TryRecvError::Disconnected) => return Err(ExitReason::RecvDisconnected),
+            };
         }
     }
 }
@@ -98,12 +90,13 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     fn run_genesis(gen: Genesis) -> Vec<Entry<u64>> {
-        let (_sender, event_receiver) = sync_channel(100);
+        let (sender, event_receiver) = sync_channel(100);
         let (entry_sender, receiver) = sync_channel(100);
         let mut logger = Logger::new(event_receiver, entry_sender, hash(&gen.pkcs8));
         for tx in gen.create_events() {
-            logger.log_event(tx).unwrap();
+            sender.send(tx).unwrap();
         }
+        logger.process_events(Instant::now(), None).unwrap();
         drop(logger.sender);
         receiver.iter().collect::<Vec<_>>()
     }