diff --git a/src/bayou.rs b/src/bayou.rs
index 4d33a8e..2d83ce3 100644
--- a/src/bayou.rs
+++ b/src/bayou.rs
@@ -471,61 +471,50 @@ impl K2vWatch {
 
         let watch = Arc::new(K2vWatch { pk, sk, rx, notify });
 
-        tokio::spawn(Self::watcher_task(
+        tokio::spawn(Self::background_task(
             Arc::downgrade(&watch),
             creds.k2v_client()?,
             tx,
         ));
-        tokio::spawn(Self::updater_task(
-            Arc::downgrade(&watch),
-            creds.k2v_client()?,
-        ));
 
         Ok(watch)
     }
 
-    async fn watcher_task(
+    async fn background_task(
         self_weak: Weak<Self>,
         k2v: K2vClient,
         tx: watch::Sender<Option<CausalityToken>>,
     ) {
         let mut ct = None;
         while let Some(this) = Weak::upgrade(&self_weak) {
-            info!("bayou k2v watch loop iter: ct = {:?}", ct);
-            let update = tokio::select!(
-                _ = tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(60)) => continue,
-                r = k2v_wait_value_changed(&k2v, &this.pk, &this.sk, &ct) => r,
+            debug!(
+                "bayou k2v watch bg loop iter ({}, {}): ct = {:?}",
+                this.pk, this.sk, ct
             );
-            match update {
-                Err(e) => {
-                    error!("Error in bayou k2v wait value changed: {}", e);
-                    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(30)).await;
-                }
-                Ok(cv) => {
-                    if tx.send(Some(cv.causality.clone())).is_err() {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    ct = Some(cv.causality);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        info!("bayou k2v watch loop exiting");
-    }
-
-    async fn updater_task(self_weak: Weak<Self>, k2v: K2vClient) {
-        while let Some(this) = Weak::upgrade(&self_weak) {
-            let ct: Option<CausalityToken> = this.rx.borrow().clone();
-            let rand = u128::to_be_bytes(thread_rng().gen()).to_vec();
-
             tokio::select!(
-                _ = tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(60)) => (),
+                _ = tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(60)) => continue,
+                update = k2v_wait_value_changed(&k2v, &this.pk, &this.sk, &ct) => {
+                    match update {
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            error!("Error in bayou k2v wait value changed: {}", e);
+                            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(30)).await;
+                        }
+                        Ok(cv) => {
+                            if tx.send(Some(cv.causality.clone())).is_err() {
+                                break;
+                            }
+                            ct = Some(cv.causality);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
                 _ = this.notify.notified() => {
+                    let rand = u128::to_be_bytes(thread_rng().gen()).to_vec();
                     if let Err(e) = k2v
                         .insert_item(
                             &this.pk,
                             &this.sk,
                             rand,
-                            ct,
+                            ct.clone(),
                         )
                         .await
                     {
@@ -533,9 +522,9 @@ impl K2vWatch {
                         tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(30)).await;
                     }
                 }
-            )
+            );
         }
-        info!("bayou k2v watch updater loop exiting");
+        info!("bayou k2v watch bg loop exiting");
     }
 }