diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/api/api_admin.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/api/api_admin.py
index aaf7b299..458b03fb 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/api/api_admin.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/api/api_admin.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class AdminApi:
                 blocking_tx = k
                 blocking_nonce = nonce_otx
             elif nonce_otx - last_nonce > 1:
-                logg.error('nonce gap; {} followed {}'.format(nonce_otx, last_nonce))
+                logg.error('nonce gap; {} followed {} for account {}'.format(nonce_otx, last_nonce, tx['from']))
                 blocking_tx = k
                 blocking_nonce = nonce_otx
                 break
@@ -313,10 +313,10 @@ class AdminApi:
             tx_dict = s.apply_async().get()
             if tx_dict['sender'] == address:
                 if tx_dict['nonce'] - last_nonce > 1:
-                    logg.error('nonce gap; {} followed {} for tx {}'.format(tx_dict['nonce'], last_nonce, tx_dict['hash']))
+                    logg.error('nonce gap; {} followed {} for address {} tx {}'.format(tx_dict['nonce'], last_nonce, tx_dict['sender'], tx_hash))
                     errors.append('nonce')
                 elif tx_dict['nonce'] == last_nonce:
-                    logg.warning('nonce {} duplicate in tx {}'.format(tx_dict['nonce'], tx_dict['hash']))
+                    logg.info('nonce {} duplicate for address {} in tx {}'.format(tx_dict['nonce'], tx_dict['sender'], tx_hash))
                 last_nonce = tx_dict['nonce']
                 if not include_sender:
                     logg.debug('skipping sender tx {}'.format(tx_dict['tx_hash']))
@@ -481,7 +481,8 @@ class AdminApi:
             tx['destination_token_symbol'] = destination_token.symbol()
             tx['recipient_token_balance'] = source_token.function('balanceOf')(tx['recipient']).call()
 
-        tx['network_status'] = 'Not submitted'
+        # TODO: this can mean either not subitted or culled, need to check other txs with same nonce to determine which
+        tx['network_status'] = 'Not in node' 
 
         r = None
         try:
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/queue/tx.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/queue/tx.py
index 6b228cc0..66b4e3a2 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/queue/tx.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/queue/tx.py
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@ def get_status_tx(status, not_status=None, before=None, exact=False, limit=0, se
         q = q.filter(Otx.status.op('&')(status)>0)
         if not_status != None:
             q = q.filter(Otx.status.op('&')(not_status)==0)
+    q = q.order_by(Otx.nonce.asc(), Otx.date_created.asc())
     i = 0
     for o in q.all():
         if limit > 0 and i == limit:
@@ -687,7 +688,7 @@ def get_status_tx(status, not_status=None, before=None, exact=False, limit=0, se
 
 
 # TODO: move query to model
-def get_upcoming_tx(status=StatusEnum.READYSEND, recipient=None, before=None, chain_id=0, session=None):
+def get_upcoming_tx(status=StatusEnum.READYSEND, not_status=None, recipient=None, before=None, limit=0, chain_id=0, session=None):
     """Returns the next pending transaction, specifically the transaction with the lowest nonce, for every recipient that has pending transactions.
 
     Will omit addresses that have the LockEnum.SEND bit in Lock set.
@@ -721,7 +722,10 @@ def get_upcoming_tx(status=StatusEnum.READYSEND, recipient=None, before=None, ch
     if status == StatusEnum.PENDING:
         q_outer = q_outer.filter(Otx.status==status.value)
     else:
-        q_outer = q_outer.filter(Otx.status.op('&')(status.value)==status.value)
+        q_outer = q_outer.filter(Otx.status.op('&')(status)==status)
+
+    if not_status != None:
+        q_outer = q_outer.filter(Otx.status.op('&')(not_status)==0)
 
     if recipient != None:
         q_outer = q_outer.filter(TxCache.recipient==recipient)
@@ -730,6 +734,7 @@ def get_upcoming_tx(status=StatusEnum.READYSEND, recipient=None, before=None, ch
 
     txs = {}
 
+    i = 0
     for r in q_outer.all():
         q = session.query(Otx)
         q = q.join(TxCache)
@@ -758,6 +763,10 @@ def get_upcoming_tx(status=StatusEnum.READYSEND, recipient=None, before=None, ch
         session.add(o)
         session.commit()
 
+        i += 1
+        if limit > 0 and limit == i:
+            break
+
     SessionBase.release_session(session)
 
     return txs
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/retry.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/retry.py
index 9f87769d..b7889a32 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/retry.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/retry.py
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ from chainsyncer.error import NoBlockForYou
 # local imports
 from cic_eth.db import dsn_from_config
 from cic_eth.db import SessionBase
-from cic_eth.queue.tx import get_status_tx
-from cic_eth.queue.tx import get_tx
+from cic_eth.queue.tx import (
+        get_status_tx,
+        get_tx,
+#        get_upcoming_tx,
+        )
 from cic_eth.admin.ctrl import lock_send
 from cic_eth.db.enum import (
         StatusEnum,
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='daemon that monitors transactio
 argparser.add_argument('-p', '--provider', dest='p', type=str, help='rpc provider')
 argparser.add_argument('-c', type=str, default=config_dir, help='config root to use')
 argparser.add_argument('-i', '--chain-spec', dest='i', type=str, help='chain spec')
+argparser.add_argument('--batch-size', dest='batch_size', type=int, default=50, help='max amount of txs to resend per iteration')
 argparser.add_argument('--retry-delay', dest='retry_delay', type=int, help='seconds to wait for retrying a transaction that is marked as sent')
 argparser.add_argument('--env-prefix', default=os.environ.get('CONFINI_ENV_PREFIX'), dest='env_prefix', type=str, help='environment prefix for variables to overwrite configuration')
 argparser.add_argument('-q', type=str, default='cic-eth', help='celery queue to submit transaction tasks to')
@@ -70,6 +74,7 @@ config.dict_override(args_override, 'cli flag')
 config.censor('PASSWORD', 'DATABASE')
 config.censor('PASSWORD', 'SSL')
 logg.debug('config loaded from {}:\n{}'.format(config_dir, config))
+config.add(args.batch_size, '_BATCH_SIZE', True)
 
 app = celery.Celery(backend=config.get('CELERY_RESULT_URL'),  broker=config.get('CELERY_BROKER_URL'))
 
@@ -80,7 +85,7 @@ chain_spec = ChainSpec.from_chain_str(config.get('CIC_CHAIN_SPEC'))
 RPCConnection.register_location(config.get('ETH_PROVIDER'), chain_spec, tag='default')
 
 dsn = dsn_from_config(config)
-SessionBase.connect(dsn)
+SessionBase.connect(dsn, debug=config.true('DATABASE_DEBUG'))
 
 straggler_delay = int(config.get('CIC_TX_RETRY_DELAY'))
 
@@ -197,6 +202,7 @@ class StragglerFilter:
 
 
     def filter(self, conn, block, tx, db_session=None):
+        logg.debug('tx {}'.format(tx))
         s_send = celery.signature(
                 'cic_eth.eth.tx.resend_with_higher_gas',
                 [
@@ -206,6 +212,11 @@ class StragglerFilter:
                 queue=self.queue,
         )
         return s_send.apply_async()
+        #return s_send
+
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return 'stragglerfilter'
 
 
 class RetrySyncer(HeadSyncer):
@@ -243,6 +254,12 @@ class RetrySyncer(HeadSyncer):
                 before=before,
                 limit=self.batch_size,
                 )
+#        stalled_txs = get_upcoming_tx(
+#                status=StatusBits.IN_NETWORK.value, 
+#                not_status=StatusBits.FINAL | StatusBits.MANUAL | StatusBits.OBSOLETE,
+#                before=before,
+#                limit=self.batch_size,
+#                )
         for tx in stalled_txs:
             self.filter.apply(self.conn, block, tx)
         self.backend.set(block.number, 0)
@@ -252,7 +269,7 @@ def main():
     #o = block_latest()
     conn = RPCConnection.connect(chain_spec, 'default')
     #block = conn.do(o)
-    syncer = RetrySyncer(conn, chain_spec, straggler_delay)
+    syncer = RetrySyncer(conn, chain_spec, straggler_delay, batch_size=config.get('_BATCH_SIZE'))
     syncer.backend.set(0, 0)
     syncer.add_filter(StragglerFilter(chain_spec, queue=queue))
     syncer.loop(float(straggler_delay), conn)
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 23c61a48..b0a29776 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ services:
       CELERY_RESULT_URL: ${CELERY_RESULT_URL:-redis://redis}
       TASKS_TRANSFER_CALLBACKS: $TASKS_TRANSFER_CALLBACKS
       CIC_TX_RETRY_DELAY: 15
+      BATCH_SIZE: ${RETRIER_BATCH_SIZE:-50}
+        #DATABASE_DEBUG: 1
     depends_on:
       - eth
       - postgres
@@ -373,7 +375,7 @@ services:
       - -c
       - |
         if [[ -f /tmp/cic/config/.env ]]; then source /tmp/cic/config/.env; fi 
-        ./start_retry.sh -vv
+        ./start_retry.sh -vv 
     # command: "/root/start_retry.sh -q cic-eth -vv"