1 files changed, 15 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/swarm/peer.rs b/src/swarm/peer.rs
index d801b0f..bad8e24 100644
--- a/src/swarm/peer.rs
+++ b/src/swarm/peer.rs
@@ -133,12 +133,21 @@ async fn heal_if_diverged(
         return;
     };
 
-    let heal = peer_state_mutex.lock().await.needs_heal(
-        &local.heads_digest,
-        &remote.heads_digest,
-        &state.timing,
-        Instant::now(),
-    );
+    let heal = {
+        let mut peer_state = peer_state_mutex.lock().await;
+        if local.heads_digest == remote.heads_digest {
+            // Same document: whatever answer we were waiting for, there is nothing left
+            // to send. (Automerge answers only when it has something to say, so a sync
+            // message to a peer that already has everything gets no reply at all.)
+            peer_state.sync_in_step();
+        }
+        peer_state.needs_heal(
+            &local.heads_digest,
+            &remote.heads_digest,
+            &state.timing,
+            Instant::now(),
+        )
+    };
 
     if heal {
         warn!(peer = %peer, "Documents differ and sync is idle; re-handshaking to restart sync");