diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9b75740de..01972928f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ pub struct ConfigureNodeOpt {
 
 	/// Number of tokens
 	n_tokens: u32,
+
+	/// Optionnal node tag
+	#[structopt(long = "tag", default_value = "")]
+	tag: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(StructOpt, Debug)]
@@ -266,8 +270,8 @@ async fn cmd_status(rpc_cli: RpcAddrClient<Message>, rpc_host: SocketAddr) -> Re
 	for adv in status.iter() {
 		if let Some(cfg) = config.members.get(&adv.id) {
 			println!(
-				"{:?}\t{}\t{}\t{}\t{}",
-				adv.id, adv.state_info.hostname, adv.addr, cfg.datacenter, cfg.n_tokens
+				"{:?}\t{}\t{}\t{}\t{}\t{}",
+				adv.id, adv.state_info.hostname, adv.addr, cfg.tag, cfg.datacenter, cfg.n_tokens
 			);
 		}
 	}
@@ -281,7 +285,10 @@ async fn cmd_status(rpc_cli: RpcAddrClient<Message>, rpc_host: SocketAddr) -> Re
 		println!("\nFailed nodes:");
 		for (id, cfg) in config.members.iter() {
 			if !status.iter().any(|x| x.id == *id) {
-				println!("{:?}\t{}\t{}", id, cfg.datacenter, cfg.n_tokens);
+				println!(
+					"{:?}\t{}\t{}\t{}",
+					id, cfg.tag, cfg.datacenter, cfg.n_tokens
+				);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -340,6 +347,7 @@ async fn cmd_configure(
 		NetworkConfigEntry {
 			datacenter: args.datacenter,
 			n_tokens: args.n_tokens,
+			tag: args.tag,
 		},
 	);
 	config.version += 1;
diff --git a/src/membership.rs b/src/membership.rs
index 6f6dd47d5..89b0fd67b 100644
--- a/src/membership.rs
+++ b/src/membership.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ pub struct NetworkConfig {
 pub struct NetworkConfigEntry {
 	pub datacenter: String,
 	pub n_tokens: u32,
+	pub tag: String,
 }
 
 pub struct System {
@@ -248,7 +249,8 @@ fn read_network_config(metadata_dir: &PathBuf) -> Result<NetworkConfig, Error> {
 	let mut net_config_bytes = vec![];
 	file.read_to_end(&mut net_config_bytes)?;
 
-	let net_config = rmp_serde::decode::from_read_ref(&net_config_bytes[..])?;
+	let net_config = rmp_serde::decode::from_read_ref(&net_config_bytes[..])
+		.expect("Unable to parse network configuration file (has version format changed?).");
 
 	Ok(net_config)
 }
diff --git a/src/rpc_server.rs b/src/rpc_server.rs
index 4541e4daf..938eb5125 100644
--- a/src/rpc_server.rs
+++ b/src/rpc_server.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::pin::Pin;
-use std::time::Instant;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::Instant;
 
 use bytes::IntoBuf;
 use futures::future::Future;
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ where
 	match handler(msg, sockaddr).await {
 		Ok(resp) => {
 			let resp_bytes = rmp_to_vec_all_named::<Result<M, String>>(&Ok(resp))?;
-			trace!("]RPC:{},ok ({} ms)", name, (Instant::now()-begin_time).as_millis());
+			trace!(
+				"]RPC:{},ok ({} ms)",
+				name,
+				(Instant::now() - begin_time).as_millis()
+			);
 			Ok(Response::new(Body::from(resp_bytes)))
 		}
 		Err(e) => {
@@ -59,7 +63,13 @@ where
 			let rep_bytes = rmp_to_vec_all_named::<Result<M, String>>(&Err(err_str))?;
 			let mut err_response = Response::new(Body::from(rep_bytes));
 			*err_response.status_mut() = e.http_status_code();
-			warn!("RPC error ({}): {} ({} ms), request: {}", name, e, (Instant::now()-begin_time).as_millis(), req_str);
+			warn!(
+				"RPC error ({}): {} ({} ms), request: {}",
+				name,
+				e,
+				(Instant::now() - begin_time).as_millis(),
+				req_str
+			);
 			Ok(err_response)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/table_sync.rs b/src/table_sync.rs
index cb6d87aa9..26c5bed88 100644
--- a/src/table_sync.rs
+++ b/src/table_sync.rs
@@ -198,19 +198,25 @@ where
 		partition: &TodoPartition,
 		must_exit: &mut watch::Receiver<bool>,
 	) -> Result<(), Error> {
-		debug!("({}) Preparing to sync {:?}...", self.table.name, partition);
-		let root_cks = self
-			.root_checksum(&partition.begin, &partition.end, must_exit)
-			.await?;
-
 		let my_id = self.table.system.id.clone();
 		let nodes = self
 			.table
 			.replication
-			.write_nodes(&partition.begin, &self.table.system);
+			.write_nodes(&partition.begin, &self.table.system)
+			.into_iter()
+			.filter(|node| *node != my_id)
+			.collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+		debug!(
+			"({}) Preparing to sync {:?} with {:?}...",
+			self.table.name, partition, nodes
+		);
+		let root_cks = self
+			.root_checksum(&partition.begin, &partition.end, must_exit)
+			.await?;
+
 		let mut sync_futures = nodes
 			.iter()
-			.filter(|node| **node != my_id)
 			.map(|node| {
 				self.clone().do_sync_with(
 					partition.clone(),
@@ -230,7 +236,10 @@ where
 			}
 		}
 		if n_errors > self.table.replication.max_write_errors() {
-			return Err(Error::Message(format!("Sync failed with too many nodes.")));
+			return Err(Error::Message(format!(
+				"Sync failed with too many nodes (should have been: {:?}).",
+				nodes
+			)));
 		}
 
 		if !partition.retain {