diff --git a/chaind/adapters/fs.py b/chaind/adapters/fs.py
index 918e0ae..65f59d0 100644
--- a/chaind/adapters/fs.py
+++ b/chaind/adapters/fs.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from chainqueue.store.fs import (
         IndexStore,
         CounterStore,
         )
+from chainqueue.error import BackendIntegrityError
 from shep.store.file import SimpleFileStoreFactory
 from shep.error import StateInvalid
 
@@ -42,16 +43,24 @@ class ChaindFsAdapter(ChaindAdapter):
         except StateInvalid as e:
             logg.error('I am just a simple syncer and do not know how to handle the state which the tx {} is in: {}'.format(tx_hash, e))
             return None
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pass
+        if v ==None:
+            raise BackendIntegrityError(tx_hash)
         return v[1]
 
 
     def upcoming(self, limit=0):
+        real_limit = 0
+        in_flight = 0
         if limit > 0:
-            r = self.store.by_state(state=self.store.IN_NETWORK, not_state=self.store.FINAL)
-            limit -= len(r)
-            if limit <= 0:
+            in_flight = self.store.by_state(state=self.store.IN_NETWORK, not_state=self.store.FINAL)
+            real_limit = limit - len(in_flight)
+            if real_limit <= 0:
                 return []
-        return self.store.upcoming(limit=limit)
+        r = self.store.upcoming(limit=real_limit)
+        logg.info('upcoming returning {} upcoming from limit {} less {} active in-flight txs'.format(len(r), limit, len(in_flight)))
+        return r
 
 
     def pending(self):
diff --git a/chaind/filter.py b/chaind/filter.py
index 4140517..07319d7 100644
--- a/chaind/filter.py
+++ b/chaind/filter.py
@@ -5,28 +5,57 @@ import time
 # external imports
 from chainlib.status import Status as TxStatus
 from chainsyncer.filter import SyncFilter
-from chainqueue.error import NotLocalTxError
+from chainqueue.error import (
+        NotLocalTxError,
+        BackendIntegrityError,
+        )
+from chaind.adapters.fs import ChaindFsAdapter
 
 # local imports
 from .error import QueueLockError
 
 logg = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+
 class StateFilter(SyncFilter):
 
     delay_limit = 3.0
 
-    def __init__(self, adapter, throttler=None):
-        self.adapter = adapter
+    def __init__(self, chain_spec, adapter_path, tx_adapter, throttler=None):
+        self.chain_spec = chain_spec
+        self.adapter_path = adapter_path
+        self.tx_adapter = tx_adapter
         self.throttler = throttler
 
 
     def filter(self, conn, block, tx, session=None):
-        try:
-            cache_tx = self.adapter.get(tx.hash)
-        except NotLocalTxError:
-            logg.debug('skipping not local transaction {}'.format(tx.hash))
-            return False
+        cache_tx = None
+        for i in range(3):
+            queue_adapter = None
+            try:
+                queue_adapter = ChaindFsAdapter(
+                    self.chain_spec,
+                    self.adapter_path,
+                    self.tx_adapter,
+                    None,
+                    )
+            except BackendIntegrityError as e:
+                logg.error('adapter instantiation failed: {}, one more try'.format(e))
+                continue
+
+            try:
+                cache_tx = queue_adapter.get(tx.hash)
+            except NotLocalTxError:
+                logg.debug('skipping not local transaction {}'.format(tx.hash))
+                return False
+            except BackendIntegrityError as e:
+                logg.error('adapter instantiation failed: {}, one more try'.format(e))
+                continue
+
+            break
+
+        if cache_tx == None:
+            raise NotLocalTxError(tx.hash)
 
         delay = 0.01
         while True:
@@ -34,9 +63,9 @@ class StateFilter(SyncFilter):
                 raise QueueLockError('The queue lock for tx {} seems to be stuck. Human meddling needed.'.format(tx.hash))
             try:
                 if tx.status == TxStatus.SUCCESS:
-                    self.adapter.succeed(block, tx)
+                    queue_adapter.succeed(block, tx)
                 else:
-                    self.adapter.fail(block, tx)
+                    queue_adapter.fail(block, tx)
                 break
             except QueueLockError as e:
                 logg.debug('queue item {} is blocked, will retry: {}'.format(tx.hash, e))
diff --git a/chaind/session.py b/chaind/session.py
index ea9ad92..3d79f09 100644
--- a/chaind/session.py
+++ b/chaind/session.py
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ class SessionController:
             logg.error('invalid input "{}"'.format(data_in_str))
             raise ClientInputError()
 
-        logg.info('recv {} bytes'.format(len(data)))
         return (srvs, data,)