diff --git a/src/leveled_bookie.erl b/src/leveled_bookie.erl
index f89e399..af8b8ed 100644
--- a/src/leveled_bookie.erl
+++ b/src/leveled_bookie.erl
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 -define(SHUTDOWN_WAITS, 60).
 -define(SHUTDOWN_PAUSE, 10000).
 -define(SNAPSHOT_TIMEOUT, 300000).
--define(JITTER_PROBABILITY, 0.1).
+-define(JITTER_PROBABILITY, 0.01).
 
 -record(state, {inker :: pid(),
                 penciller :: pid(),
diff --git a/src/leveled_penciller.erl b/src/leveled_penciller.erl
index 2509ad2..698b9b5 100644
--- a/src/leveled_penciller.erl
+++ b/src/leveled_penciller.erl
@@ -588,15 +588,18 @@ terminate(Reason, State) ->
                         State
                 end,
     case {UpdState#state.levelzero_pending,
-            get_item(0, State#state.manifest, [])} of
-        {true, []} ->
+            get_item(0, State#state.manifest, []),
+                gb_trees:size(State#state.levelzero_cache)} of
+        {true, [], _} ->
             ok = leveled_sft:sft_close(State#state.levelzero_constructor);
-        {false, []} ->
+        {false, [], 0} ->
+            io:format("Level 0 cache empty at close of Penciller~n");
+        {false, [], _N} ->
             KL = roll_into_list(State#state.levelzero_cache),
             L0Pid = roll_memory(UpdState, KL, true),
             ok = leveled_sft:sft_close(L0Pid);
         _ ->
-            ok
+            io:format("No level zero action on close of Penciller~n")
     end,
     
     leveled_pclerk:rollclerk_close(State#state.roll_clerk),
diff --git a/test/end_to_end/basic_SUITE.erl b/test/end_to_end/basic_SUITE.erl
index 9096bda..5514f10 100644
--- a/test/end_to_end/basic_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/end_to_end/basic_SUITE.erl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ all() -> [
             many_put_fetch_head,
             journal_compaction,
             fetchput_snapshot,
-            load_and_count ,
+            load_and_count,
             load_and_count_withdelete,
             space_clear_ondelete
             ].