diff --git a/src/client/tests/webapp/auto-verifier.test.ts b/src/client/tests/webapp/auto-verifier.test.ts
index b0d77b9..3e3a872 100644
--- a/src/client/tests/webapp/auto-verifier.test.ts
+++ b/src/client/tests/webapp/auto-verifier.test.ts
@@ -105,21 +105,21 @@ describe('getChanges tests', () => {
 
 describe('constructor/factory tests', () => {
 	test('constructor', () => {
-		const av = new AutoVerifier(jest.fn(), jest.fn(), jest.fn(), jest.fn());
+		const av = new AutoVerifier(jest.fn(), jest.fn(), jest.fn());
 		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
 		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(null);
 		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('none')
 	});
 
 	test('createStandardListAutoVerifier', () => {
-		const av = AutoVerifier.createStandardListAutoVerifier(jest.fn(), jest.fn(), jest.fn(), jest.fn());
+		const av = AutoVerifier.createStandardListAutoVerifier(jest.fn(), jest.fn(), jest.fn());
 		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
 		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(null);
 		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('none')
 	});
 
 	test('createStandardSingleAutoVerifier', () => {
-		const av = AutoVerifier.createStandardListAutoVerifier(jest.fn(), jest.fn(), jest.fn(), jest.fn());
+		const av = AutoVerifier.createStandardListAutoVerifier(jest.fn(), jest.fn(), jest.fn());
 		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
 		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(null);
 		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('none')
@@ -145,34 +145,28 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 	function getManualsAndMocks(): {
 		nextPrimary: () => ManualPromise<BasicWE | null>,
 		nextTrusted: () => ManualPromise<BasicWE | null>,
-		nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady: () => ManualPromise<void>,
 		nextVerify: () => ManualPromise<boolean>,
 		primaryFunc: jest.Mock<Promise<BasicWE | null>, []>,
 		trustedFunc: jest.Mock<Promise<BasicWE | null>, []>,
-		ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc: jest.Mock<Promise<void>, []>,
 		verifyFunc: jest.Mock<Promise<boolean>, [primaryResult: BasicWE | null, trustedResult: BasicWE | null]>,
 	} {
 		const manuals: {
 			primary: ManualPromise<BasicWE | null>[],
 			trusted: ManualPromise<BasicWE | null>[],
-			ensureTrustedFuncReady: ManualPromise<void>[],
 			verify: ManualPromise<boolean>[],
 		} = {
 			primary: [],
 			trusted: [],
-			ensureTrustedFuncReady: [],
 			verify: [],
 		};
 
 		const calls: {
 			primary: number,
 			trusted: number,
-			ensureTrustedFuncReady: number,
 			verify: number,
 		} = {
 			primary: 0,
 			trusted: 0,
-			ensureTrustedFuncReady: 0,
 			verify: 0
 		};
 
@@ -185,11 +179,9 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 		return {
 			nextPrimary: () => getNext(manuals.primary),
 			nextTrusted: () => getNext(manuals.trusted),
-			nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady: () => getNext(manuals.ensureTrustedFuncReady),
 			nextVerify: () => getNext(manuals.verify),
 			primaryFunc: jest.fn(() => manuals.primary[calls.primary++]!.promise),
 			trustedFunc: jest.fn(() => manuals.trusted[calls.trusted++]!.promise),
-			ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc: jest.fn(() => manuals.ensureTrustedFuncReady[calls.ensureTrustedFuncReady++]!.promise),
 			verifyFunc: jest.fn((_primaryResult: BasicWE | null, _trustedResult: BasicWE | null) => manuals.verify[calls.verify++]!.promise),
 		}
 	}
@@ -198,21 +190,18 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
         av: AutoVerifier<T>,
         nextPrimary: () => ManualPromise<T | null>,
         nextTrusted: () => ManualPromise<T | null>,
-        nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady: () => ManualPromise<void>,
         nextVerify: () => ManualPromise<boolean>,
         lazyVerify: boolean = false,
     ) {
         const state: {
             primary: ManualPromise<T | null>,
             trusted: ManualPromise<T | null>,
-            ensureTrustedFuncReady: ManualPromise<void>,
             verify: ManualPromise<boolean>,
             result: T | null | undefined,
             rejection: Error | undefined,
         } = {
             primary: nextPrimary(),
             trusted: nextTrusted(),
-            ensureTrustedFuncReady: nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady(),
             verify: nextVerify(),
             result: undefined,
             rejection: undefined,
@@ -231,16 +220,15 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 
 	test('primary null, then trusted with value - cache miss, return from server', async () => {
 		const {
-			nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady, nextVerify,
-			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc
+			nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextVerify,
+			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc
 		} = getManualsAndMocks();
 
 		const primary = nextPrimary();
 		const trusted = nextTrusted();
-		const ensureTrustedFuncReady = nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady();
 		const verify = nextVerify();
 
-		const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc);
+		const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc);
 		const resultPromise = av.fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded();
 		let result: BasicWE | null | undefined = undefined;
 		resultPromise.then(value => { result = value; });
@@ -251,18 +239,9 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
 
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 		primary.resolve(null);
 		await disjoint();
 
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
-		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
-		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(trusted.promise);
-		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying');
-
-		ensureTrustedFuncReady.resolve();
-		await disjoint();
-
 		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
 		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(trusted.promise);
 		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying');
@@ -289,22 +268,20 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 
 		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 	});
 
 	test('primary with value, then trusted with value - cache hit, verify with server', async () => {
 		const {
-			nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady, nextVerify,
-			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc
+			nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextVerify,
+			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc
 		} = getManualsAndMocks();
 
 		const primary = nextPrimary();
 		const trusted = nextTrusted();
-		const ensureTrustedFuncReady = nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady();
 		const verify = nextVerify();
 
-		const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc);
+		const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc);
 		const resultPromise = av.fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded();
 		let result: BasicWE | null | undefined = undefined;
 		resultPromise.then(value => { result = value; });
@@ -316,23 +293,14 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalled(); // TODO: Is this the source of the problem? - trustedFunc needs to wait to be called until ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc is resolved
 		expect(result).toBeUndefined();
 
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 		primary.resolve(new BasicWE(2));
 		await disjoint();
 
 		expect(result).toEqual(new BasicWE(2));
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
 		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
 		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(trusted.promise);
 		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying');
 
-		ensureTrustedFuncReady.resolve();
-		await disjoint();
-
-		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
-		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(trusted.promise);
-		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying');
-		
 		expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 		trusted.resolve(new BasicWE(2));
 		await disjoint();
@@ -353,22 +321,20 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 
 		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 	});
 
 	test('primary null, then trusted with null - cache miss, server confirms miss', async () => {
 		const {
-			nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady, nextVerify,
-			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc
+			nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextVerify,
+			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc
 		} = getManualsAndMocks();
 
 		const primary = nextPrimary();
 		const trusted = nextTrusted();
-		const ensureTrustedFuncReady = nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady();
 		const verify = nextVerify();
 
-		const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc);
+		const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc);
 		const resultPromise = av.fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded();
 		let result: BasicWE | null | undefined = undefined;
 		resultPromise.then(value => { result = value; });
@@ -379,22 +345,13 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
 
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 		primary.resolve(null);
 		await disjoint();
 
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
 		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
 		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(trusted.promise);
 		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying');
 
-		ensureTrustedFuncReady.resolve();
-		await disjoint();
-
-		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
-		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(trusted.promise);
-		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying');
-		
 		expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 		trusted.resolve(null);
 		await disjoint();
@@ -407,7 +364,7 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 		expect(result).toBeUndefined();
 		verify.resolve(true);
 		await disjoint();
-	
+
 		expect(result).toBeNull();
 		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
 		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(trusted.promise);
@@ -417,22 +374,20 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 
 		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 	});
 
 	test('primary with value, then trusted with null - cache hit, server deleted', async () => {
 		const {
-			nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady, nextVerify,
-			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc
+			nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextVerify,
+			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc
 		} = getManualsAndMocks();
 
 		const primary = nextPrimary();
 		const trusted = nextTrusted();
-		const ensureTrustedFuncReady = nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady();
 		const verify = nextVerify();
 		
-		const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc);
+		const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc);
 		const resultPromise = av.fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded();
 		let result: BasicWE | null | undefined = undefined;
 		resultPromise.then(value => { result = value; });
@@ -443,24 +398,15 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
 
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 		expect(result).toBeUndefined();
 		primary.resolve(new BasicWE(2));
 		await disjoint();
 
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
 		expect(result).toEqual(new BasicWE(2));
 		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
 		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(trusted.promise);
 		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying');
 		
-		ensureTrustedFuncReady.resolve();
-		await disjoint();
-
-		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
-		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(trusted.promise);
-		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying');
-		
 		expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 		trusted.resolve(null);
 		await disjoint();
@@ -481,22 +427,20 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 
 		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 	});
 
 	test('primary with null, lazy - lazy cache miss, need to ping server', async () => {
 		const {
-			nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady, nextVerify,
-			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc
+			nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextVerify,
+			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc
 		} = getManualsAndMocks();
 
 		const primary = nextPrimary();
 		const trusted = nextTrusted();
-		const ensureTrustedFuncReady = nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady();
 		const verify = nextVerify();
 
-		const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc);
+		const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc);
 		const resultPromise = av.fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded(true);
 		let result: BasicWE | null | undefined = undefined;
 		resultPromise.then(value => { result = value; });
@@ -507,23 +451,14 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
 
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 		primary.resolve(null);
 		await disjoint();
 
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
 		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
 		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(trusted.promise);
 		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying'); // notably, we will never publicly see it in 'fetching'
 
-		ensureTrustedFuncReady.resolve();
-		await disjoint();
-
-		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
-		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(trusted.promise);
-		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying');
-
 		expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 		trusted.resolve(new BasicWE(2));
 		await disjoint();
@@ -535,7 +470,6 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 
 		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 
 		expect(result).toBeUndefined();
@@ -551,19 +485,18 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 
 		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 	});
 
 	test('primary with value, lazy - lazy cache hit, no need to ping server', async () => {
 		const {
 			nextPrimary,
-			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc
+			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc
 		} = getManualsAndMocks();
 
 		const primary = nextPrimary();
 
-		const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc);
+		const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc);
 		const resultPromise = av.fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded(true);
 		let result: BasicWE | null | undefined = undefined;
 		resultPromise.then(value => { result = value; });
@@ -584,7 +517,6 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 
 		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 		expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 	});
 
@@ -592,13 +524,13 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 		// expecting the promise to reject, the server to succeed, but the verify function to never be called
 		const {
 			nextPrimary, nextTrusted,
-			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc
+			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc
 		} = getManualsAndMocks();
 
 		const primary = nextPrimary();
 		const trusted = nextTrusted();
 
-		const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc);
+		const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc);
 		const resultPromise = av.fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded();
 		let rejection: Error | undefined = undefined;
 		resultPromise.catch(value => { rejection = value; });
@@ -623,22 +555,20 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 
 		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1); // notably, this server response will be thrown out
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 		expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 	});
 
 	test('primary with null, trusted rejects - cache miss, failed to ping server', async () => {
 		// expect the promise to reject, but the verify function to never be called
 		const {
-			nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady,
-			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc
+			nextPrimary, nextTrusted,
+			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc
 		} = getManualsAndMocks();
 
 		const primary = nextPrimary();
 		const trusted = nextTrusted();
-		const ensureTrustedFuncReady = nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady();
 
-		const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc);
+		const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc);
 		const resultPromise = av.fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded();
 		let rejection: Error | undefined = undefined;
 		resultPromise.catch(value => { rejection = value; });
@@ -649,18 +579,9 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
 
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 		primary.resolve(null);
 		await disjoint();
 
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
-		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
-		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(trusted.promise);
-		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying');
-
-		ensureTrustedFuncReady.resolve();
-		await disjoint();
-
 		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
 		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(trusted.promise);
 		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying');
@@ -678,22 +599,20 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 
 		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1); // notably, this server response will be thrown out
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 	});
 
 	test('primary with value, trusted rejects - cache hit, failed to ping server', async () => {
 		// expect the promise to reject, but the verify function to never be called
 		const {
-			nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady,
-			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc
+			nextPrimary, nextTrusted,
+			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc
 		} = getManualsAndMocks();
 
 		const primary = nextPrimary();
 		const trusted = nextTrusted();
-		const ensureTrustedFuncReady = nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady();
 
-		const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc);
+		const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc);
 		const resultPromise = av.fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded();
 		let result: BasicWE | null | undefined = undefined;
 		resultPromise.then(value => { result = value; });
@@ -705,19 +624,10 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
 
 		expect(result).toBeUndefined();
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 		primary.resolve(new BasicWE(2));
 		await disjoint();
 
 		expect(result).toEqual(new BasicWE(2));
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
-		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
-		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(trusted.promise);
-		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying');
-
-		ensureTrustedFuncReady.resolve();
-		await disjoint();
-
 		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
 		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(trusted.promise);
 		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying');
@@ -736,19 +646,18 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 
 		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1); // notably, this server response will be thrown out
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 	});
 
     test('ab, a: primary with value, b: primary dedup, ab: trusted dedup with value', async () => {
 		const {
-			nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady, nextVerify,
-			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc
+			nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextVerify,
+			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc
 		} = getManualsAndMocks();
-		
-        const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc, verifyFunc);
 
-        const a = fetchAndVerifyIfNeededManually(av, nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady, nextVerify);
+        const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc);
+
+        const a = fetchAndVerifyIfNeededManually(av, nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextVerify);
 
         expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(a.primary.promise);
         expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(a.trusted.promise);
@@ -756,7 +665,7 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
 
-        const b = fetchAndVerifyIfNeededManually(av, nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextEnsureTrustedFuncReady, nextVerify);
+        const b = fetchAndVerifyIfNeededManually(av, nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextVerify);
         
         expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(a.primary.promise); // doesn't change from a
         expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(a.trusted.promise); // doesn't change from a
@@ -773,13 +682,6 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(a.trusted.promise);
 		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying');
 
-        a.ensureTrustedFuncReady.resolve();
-        await disjoint();
-
-		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
-		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(a.trusted.promise);
-		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying');
-
         expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
         a.trusted.resolve(new BasicWE(2));
         await disjoint();
@@ -791,7 +693,7 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 
         a.verify.resolve(true);
         await disjoint();
-		
+
         expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
 		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(a.trusted.promise);
 		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verified');
@@ -801,10 +703,65 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
         // Even though there were two fetchAnd... calls, they were deduped such that each func was only called once
 		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-		expect(ensureTrustedFuncReadyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
 
+    test('ab, a: primary with null, b: primary dedup, ab: trusted dedup with value', async () => {
+		const {
+			nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextVerify,
+			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc
+		} = getManualsAndMocks();
+		
+        const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc);
+
+        const a = fetchAndVerifyIfNeededManually(av, nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextVerify);
+
+        expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(a.primary.promise);
+        expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(a.trusted.promise);
+        expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('fetching');
+		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+        const b = fetchAndVerifyIfNeededManually(av, nextPrimary, nextTrusted, nextVerify);
+        
+        expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(a.primary.promise); // doesn't change from a
+        expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(a.trusted.promise); // doesn't change from a
+        expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('fetching');
+        
+        a.primary.resolve(null);
+        await disjoint();
+
+		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
+		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(a.trusted.promise);
+		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying');
+
+        expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+        a.trusted.resolve(new BasicWE(2));
+        await disjoint();
+
+        expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledWith(null, new BasicWE(2));
+		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
+		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(a.trusted.promise);
+		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying');
+
+        expect(a.result).toBeUndefined();
+        expect(b.result).toBeUndefined();
+        a.verify.resolve(true);
+        await disjoint();
+		
+        expect(a.result).toEqual(new BasicWE(2));
+        expect(b.result).toEqual(new BasicWE(2));
+        expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
+		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(a.trusted.promise);
+		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verified');
+
+        await disjoint(); // sanity check
+
+        // Even though there were two fetchAnd... calls, they were deduped such that each func was only called once
+		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
 	// Make sure to do try/catch errors/rejections, verification failures, unverifies in the middle
 	// Multiple tryResolveTrustedPromises - multiple fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded at the same time
     // Trusted resolves *BEFORE* ensureTrustedFuncReady
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/auto-verifier.ts b/src/client/webapp/auto-verifier.ts
index f58973e..e004e25 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/auto-verifier.ts
+++ b/src/client/webapp/auto-verifier.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export enum AutoVerifierChangesType {
 export class AutoVerifier<T> {
 	public primaryPromise: Promise<T | null> | null = null;
 	public trustedPromise: Promise<T | null> | null = null;
+    public verifyPromise: Promise<boolean> | null = null;
 	public trustedStatus: 'none' | 'fetching' | 'verifying' | 'verified' = 'none';
 
 	private verifierId: string;
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ export class AutoVerifier<T> {
 	constructor(
 		private primaryFunc: () => Promise<T | null>,
 		private trustedFunc: () => Promise<T | null>,
-		private ensureTrustedFuncReady: () => Promise<void>,
 		private verifyFunc: (primaryResult: T | null, trustedResult: T | null) => Promise<boolean>,
 	) {
 		this.verifierId = uuid.v4().slice(undefined, 4);
@@ -123,13 +123,11 @@ export class AutoVerifier<T> {
 	static createStandardListAutoVerifier<T extends WithEquals<T> & { id: string }>(
 		primaryFunc: () => Promise<T[] | null>,
 		trustedFunc: () => Promise<T[] | null>,
-		ensureTrustedFuncReady: () => Promise<void>,
 		changesFunc: (changesType: AutoVerifierChangesType, changes: Changes<T>) => Promise<boolean>,
 	) {
 		return new AutoVerifier<T[]>(
 			primaryFunc,
 			trustedFunc,
-			ensureTrustedFuncReady,
 			async (primaryResult: T[] | null, trustedResult: T[] | null) => {
 				const changes = AutoVerifier.getChanges<T>(primaryResult, trustedResult);
 				const changesType = AutoVerifier.getListChangesType<T>(primaryResult, trustedResult, changes);
@@ -141,7 +139,6 @@ export class AutoVerifier<T> {
 	static createStandardSingleAutoVerifier<T extends WithEquals<T>>(
 		primaryFunc: () => Promise<T | null>,
 		trustedFunc: () => Promise<T | null>,
-		ensureTrustedFuncReady: () => Promise<void>,
 		changesFunc: (
 			changesType: AutoVerifierChangesType,
 			primaryResult: T | null,
@@ -151,7 +148,6 @@ export class AutoVerifier<T> {
 		return new AutoVerifier<T>(
 			primaryFunc,
 			trustedFunc,
-			ensureTrustedFuncReady,
 			async (primaryResult: T | null, trustedResult: T | null) => {
 				const changesType = AutoVerifier.getSingleChangesType<T>(primaryResult, trustedResult);
 				return await changesFunc(changesType, primaryResult, trustedResult);
@@ -172,8 +168,14 @@ export class AutoVerifier<T> {
 				console.warn('caught unverified trusted promise', e);
 			});
 		}
+		if (this.verifyPromise) {
+			this.verifyPromise.catch(e => {
+				console.warn('caught unverified verify promise', e);
+			});
+		}
 		this.primaryPromise = null;
 		this.trustedPromise = null;
+        this.verifyPromise = null;
 		this.trustedStatus = 'none';
 	}
 
@@ -181,62 +183,39 @@ export class AutoVerifier<T> {
 	// if the primary fetchable returns null but has not been verified yet, this will return the result of the trusted fetchable
 	// if the trusted fetchable has not been used to verify the primary fetchable yet, this queries the trusted fetchable and calls verify
 	// @param lazyVerify: set to true to only verify if primaryResult returns null (useful for fetching resources since they can never change)
-	// @param debug: print debug messages. This is useful if you (unfortunately) think there is a bug in this
-	async fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded(lazyVerify = false, debug = false): Promise<T | null> {
+	async fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded(lazyVerify = false): Promise<T | null> {
 		return await new Promise<T | null>(
 			// eslint-disable-next-line no-async-promise-executor
 			async (resolve: (result: T | null) => void, reject: (error: Error) => void) => {
 				let resolved = false;
-				/* istanbul ignore next */
-				const fetchId = debug && `v#${this.verifierId} f#${uuid.v4().slice(undefined, 4)}`;
 				try {
 					if (this.primaryPromise === null) {
-						/* istanbul ignore next */
-						if (debug) LOG.debug(fetchId + ': created primary promise');
 						this.primaryPromise = this.primaryFunc();
 					}
 					const origPrimaryPromise = this.primaryPromise;
 
 					// pre-fetch the trusted result while we fetch the primary result
 					if (!lazyVerify && this.trustedStatus === 'none') {
-						/* istanbul ignore next */
-						if (debug) LOG.debug(fetchId + ": created trusted promise, set to 'fetching'");
 						this.trustedStatus = 'fetching';
-						// TODO: The solution may be to merge the ensureTrustedFuncReady into the trustedPromise
 						this.trustedPromise = this.trustedFunc();
 					}
 
 					const primaryResult = await this.primaryPromise;
 					if (this.primaryPromise === origPrimaryPromise) {
 						// reset the primary promise so we create a new one next time
-						/* istanbul ignore next */
-						if (debug) LOG.debug(fetchId + ': reset the primary promise for next time');
 						this.primaryPromise = null;
 					}
 
 					if (primaryResult) {
-						/* istanbul ignore next */
-						if (debug) LOG.debug(fetchId + ': resolving with primary result');
 						resolve(primaryResult);
 						resolved = true;
 						if (lazyVerify || this.trustedStatus === 'verified') {
-							/* istanbul ignore next */
-							if (debug)
-								LOG.debug(fetchId + ': not waiting on trusted promise', {
-									lazyVerify,
-									trustedStatus: this.trustedStatus,
-								});
 							return;
 						}
-					} else {
-						/* istanbul ignore next */
-						if (debug) LOG.debug(fetchId + ': waiting for trusted to resolve');
 					}
 
 					if (this.trustedStatus === 'none') {
 						// try to re-fetch the trusted result
-						/* istanbul ignore next */
-						if (debug) LOG.debug(fetchId + ": creating trusted result (since status is 'none'");
 						this.trustedStatus = 'fetching';
 						this.trustedPromise = this.trustedFunc();
 					}
@@ -249,12 +228,6 @@ export class AutoVerifier<T> {
 								// no one has started verifying the trusted yet
 
 								this.trustedStatus = 'verifying';
-                                // TODO: I want to remove the ensureTrustedFuncReady func in favor
-                                // of just including it yourself in the trustedFunc
-								/* istanbul ignore next */
-								if (debug) LOG.debug(fetchId + ': verifying... (awaiting trustedPromise)');
-								await this.ensureTrustedFuncReady();
-								// if (debug) LOG.debug(fetchId + ': verifying...');
 
 								// note: Promises that have already resolved will return the same value when awaited again :)
 								const origTrustedPromise: Promise<T | null> | null = this.trustedPromise;
@@ -263,17 +236,11 @@ export class AutoVerifier<T> {
 								if (this.trustedPromise !== origTrustedPromise) {
 									// we've been invalidated while we were waiting for the trusted result!
 									// TODO: This happens when a socket fetch is sent before the socket is connected to.
-									/* istanbul ignore next */
-									if (debug) LOG.debug(fetchId + ': unverified during fetch!', new Error());
-									/* istanbul ignore next */
-									if (debug) LOG.debug(fetchId + ': trustedPromise now: ', { trustedPromise: this.trustedPromise });
 									console.warn(
 										'RARE ALERT: we got unverified while trying to fetch a trusted promise for verification!',
 										new Error(),
 									);
 									if (this.trustedPromise === null) {
-										/* istanbul ignore next */
-										if (debug) LOG.debug(fetchId + ': re-fetching since trustedPromise was null');
 										this.trustedStatus = 'fetching';
 										this.trustedPromise = this.trustedFunc();
 									}
@@ -283,19 +250,16 @@ export class AutoVerifier<T> {
 
 								// make sure to verify BEFORE potentially resolving
 								// this way the conflicts can be resolved before the result is returned
-								const primaryUpToDate = await this.verifyFunc(primaryResult, trustedResult);
+                                this.verifyPromise = this.verifyFunc(primaryResult, trustedResult);
+								const primaryUpToDate = await this.verifyPromise;
 
 								if (this.trustedPromise === origTrustedPromise) {
 									if (trustedResult !== null && primaryUpToDate) {
 										// we got a good trusted result and the primary data has been updated
 										// to reflect the trusted data (or already reflects it).
-										/* istanbul ignore next */
-										if (debug) LOG.debug(fetchId + ': verified successfully.');
 										this.trustedStatus = 'verified';
 									} else {
 										// we have to re-fetch the trusted promise again next fetch
-										/* istanbul ignore next */
-										if (debug) LOG.debug(fetchId + ': needs trusted promise re-fetched next time');
 										this.trustedStatus = 'none';
 									}
 								} else {
@@ -307,8 +271,6 @@ export class AutoVerifier<T> {
 
 								if (!resolved) {
 									// removed 01/09/2021 pretty sure should not be here... && trustedResult
-									/* istanbul ignore next */
-									if (debug) LOG.debug(fetchId + ': resolving with trusted result');
 									resolve(trustedResult);
 									resolved = true;
 								}
@@ -317,32 +279,33 @@ export class AutoVerifier<T> {
 								// await the same trusted promise and return its result if we didn't get a result
 								// from the primary source.
 
-								/* istanbul ignore next */
-								if (debug) LOG.debug(fetchId + ': waiting on result of a different verifier...');
-
 								// note: Promises that have already resolved will return the same value when awaited again :)
 								const origTrustedPromise: Promise<T | null> | null = this.trustedPromise;
 								const trustedResult = await origTrustedPromise;
 
 								if (this.trustedPromise !== origTrustedPromise) {
 									// we've been invalidated while we were waiting for the trusted result!
-									/* istanbul ignore next */
-									if (debug)
-										LOG.debug(
-											fetchId +
-												': got unverified while waiting on the result of a different verifier!',
-											new Error(),
-										);
-										console.warn(
-											'ULTRA RARE ALERT: we got unverified while awaiting a trusted promise another path was verifying!',
-										);
+                                    console.warn(
+                                        'ULTRA RARE ALERT: we got unverified while awaiting a trusted promise another path was verifying!',
+                                    );
+									await tryResolveTrustedPromise();
+									return;
+								}
+
+                                const origVerifyPromise: Promise<boolean> | null = this.verifyPromise;
+                                await origVerifyPromise; // we don't care about the result, just that we wait for the verification to finish
+                                if (this.verifyPromise !== origVerifyPromise) {
+									// we've been invalidated while we were waiting for the trusted result!
+                                    console.warn(
+                                        'ULTRA RARE ALERT: we got unverified while awaiting a verify promise another path was calling!',
+                                        origVerifyPromise,
+                                        this.verifyPromise,
+                                    );
 									await tryResolveTrustedPromise();
 									return;
 								}
 
 								if (!resolved) {
-									/* istanbul ignore next */
-									if (debug) LOG.debug(fetchId + ': resolving with trusted result of different verifier');
 									resolve(trustedResult);
 									resolved = true;
 								}
@@ -350,8 +313,6 @@ export class AutoVerifier<T> {
 						} else {
 							// we are all up to date, make sure to resolve if primaryResult is null
 							if (!resolved) {
-								/* istanbul ignore next */
-								if (debug) LOG.debug(fetchId + ': no trusted promise, resolving with null');
 								resolve(null);
 								resolved = true;
 							}
@@ -362,21 +323,13 @@ export class AutoVerifier<T> {
 					if (!resolved) {
                         this.trustedPromise = null; // suppress warnings
                         this.primaryPromise = null; // suppress warnings
+                        this.verifyPromise = null; // suppress warnings
                         this.unverify();
-						/* istanbul ignore next */
-						if (debug) LOG.debug(fetchId + ': error during fetch', e);
 						// eslint-disable-next-line prefer-promise-reject-errors
 						reject(e as Error);
 						resolved = true;
 					} else {
                         this.unverify()
-						/* istanbul ignore next */
-						if (debug)
-							LOG.debug(
-								fetchId +
-									': server request failed after returning cache value (or we already rejected)',
-								e,
-							);
 						console.warn('server request failed after returning cache value (or when already rejected)', e);
 					}
 				}