diff --git a/src/client/tests/webapp/auto-verifier.test.ts b/src/client/tests/webapp/auto-verifier.test.ts
index 46ff1ee..23efe40 100644
--- a/src/client/tests/webapp/auto-verifier.test.ts
+++ b/src/client/tests/webapp/auto-verifier.test.ts
@@ -199,17 +199,18 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 			verify: ManualPromise<boolean>,
 			result: T | null | undefined,
 			rejection: Error | undefined,
+            resultPromise: Promise<T | null>,
 		} = {
 			primary: nextPrimary(),
 			trusted: nextTrusted(),
 			verify: nextVerify(),
 			result: undefined,
 			rejection: undefined,
+            resultPromise: av.fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded(lazyVerify),
 		}
 
-		const resultPromise = av.fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded(lazyVerify);
-		resultPromise.then((value) => { state.result = value; });
-		resultPromise.catch((value) => { state.rejection = value; });
+		state.resultPromise.then((value: T | null) => { state.result = value; });
+		state.resultPromise.catch((value: Error) => { console.log('caught', value); state.rejection = value; });
 
 		return state;
 	}
@@ -588,7 +589,7 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying');
 
 		expect(rejection).toBeUndefined();
-		trusted.reject(new Error());
+		trusted.reject(new Error('rejection'));
 		await disjoint();
 
 		expect(rejection).toBeDefined();
@@ -635,7 +636,7 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 
 		// suppress the warning about trusted rejecting after primary hit
 		const cwSpy = jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementationOnce(() => {}).mockReset(); // suppress the warning
-		trusted.reject(new Error());
+		trusted.reject(new Error('rejection'));
 		await disjoint();
 
 		expect(cwSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
@@ -763,6 +764,60 @@ describe('fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded tests', () => {
 		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(verifyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 	});
+
+    test('ab, a: primary with null, b: primary dedup, ab: trusted rejects', async () => {
+		const {
+			nextPrimary, nextTrusted,
+			primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc
+		} = getManualsAndMocks();
+		
+		const av = new AutoVerifier(primaryFunc, trustedFunc, verifyFunc);
+
+        const primary = nextPrimary();
+        const trusted = nextTrusted();
+
+        const resultPromise1 = av.fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded();
+        let rejection1: Error | undefined = undefined;
+        resultPromise1.catch(value => { rejection1 = value });
+
+		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(primary.promise);
+		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(trusted.promise);
+		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('fetching');
+		expect(primaryFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(trustedFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+        const resultPromise2 = av.fetchAndVerifyIfNeeded();
+        let rejection2: Error | undefined = undefined;
+        resultPromise2.catch(value => { rejection2 = value });
+		
+		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(primary.promise); // doesn't change
+		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(trusted.promise); // doesn't change
+		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('fetching');
+		
+		primary.resolve(null);
+		await disjoint();
+
+		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
+		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(trusted.promise);
+		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('verifying');
+
+		trusted.reject(new Error('rejection'));
+		await disjoint();
+
+		expect(av.primaryPromise).toBe(null);
+		expect(av.trustedPromise).toBe(null);
+		expect(av.trustedStatus).toBe('none');
+        expect(rejection1).toBeDefined();
+        expect(rejection2).toBeDefined();
+        expect(rejection1).toBe(rejection2);
+
+		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(0);
+	});
 	
 	test('a: primary with null, b: primary re-fetch null, a: trusted with value, b: dedup', async () => {
 		const {
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/auto-verifier.ts b/src/client/webapp/auto-verifier.ts
index d18c834..2a9133a 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/auto-verifier.ts
+++ b/src/client/webapp/auto-verifier.ts
@@ -297,9 +297,13 @@ export class AutoVerifier<T> {
 									trustedResult = await origTrustedPromise;
 								} catch (e: unknown) {
 									if (this.trustedPromise === origTrustedPromise) {
+                                        // TODO: decide if can unverify here rather than in the "catch-all"
+                                        // maybe this will let us get rid of the catch all?
 										throw e;
 									} else {
 										console.warn('trusted promise from another path rejected after unverify', e);
+                                        // TODO: only retry if there is another trusted promise available...
+                                        // OR always reject?
 										await tryResolveTrustedPromise();
 										return;
 									}