diff --git a/radicle-cli/tests/commands.rs b/radicle-cli/tests/commands.rs
index fda80ca6..478b591a 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/tests/commands.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/tests/commands.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 use std::env;
 use std::path::Path;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::{thread, time};
 
 use radicle::git;
+use radicle::prelude::Id;
 use radicle::profile::Home;
+use radicle::storage::{ReadRepository, WriteStorage};
 use radicle::test::fixtures;
 
+use radicle_node::service::tracking::Policy;
 use radicle_node::test::{
     environment::{Config, Environment},
     logger,
@@ -267,3 +271,76 @@ fn rad_init_sync_and_clone() {
     )
     .unwrap();
 }
+
+#[test]
+//
+//     alice -- seed -- bob
+//
+fn test_replication_via_seed() {
+    logger::init(log::Level::Debug);
+
+    let mut environment = Environment::new();
+    let alice = environment.node("alice");
+    let bob = environment.node("bob");
+    let seed = environment.node("seed");
+    let working = environment.tmp().join("working");
+    let rid = Id::from_str("z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji").unwrap();
+
+    let mut alice = alice.spawn(Config::default());
+    let mut bob = bob.spawn(Config::default());
+    let seed = seed.spawn(Config {
+        policy: Policy::Track,
+        ..Config::default()
+    });
+
+    alice.connect(&seed);
+    bob.connect(&seed);
+
+    // Enough time for the next inventory from Seed to not be considered stale by Bob.
+    thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_secs(1));
+
+    alice.routes_to(&[]);
+    seed.routes_to(&[]);
+    bob.routes_to(&[]);
+
+    // Initialize a repo as Alice.
+    fixtures::repository(working.join("alice"));
+    alice
+        .rad(
+            "init",
+            &[
+                "--name",
+                "heartwood",
+                "--description",
+                "Radicle Heartwood Protocol & Stack",
+                "--default-branch",
+                "master",
+            ],
+            working.join("alice"),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+    alice.routes_to(&[(rid, alice.id), (rid, seed.id)]);
+    seed.routes_to(&[(rid, alice.id), (rid, seed.id)]);
+    bob.routes_to(&[(rid, alice.id), (rid, seed.id)]);
+
+    bob.rad("clone", &[rid.to_string().as_str()], working.join("bob"))
+        .unwrap();
+
+    alice.routes_to(&[(rid, alice.id), (rid, seed.id), (rid, bob.id)]);
+    seed.routes_to(&[(rid, alice.id), (rid, seed.id), (rid, bob.id)]);
+    bob.routes_to(&[(rid, alice.id), (rid, seed.id), (rid, bob.id)]);
+
+    // Enough time for the Seed to be able to fetch Bob's fork.
+    thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_secs(1));
+
+    seed.storage
+        .repository(rid)
+        .unwrap()
+        .remote(&bob.id)
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // TODO: Seed should send Bob's ref announcement to Alice, after the fetch.
+    // Currently, it is relayed when received from Bob, before the fetch completes,
+    // which means that Alice fetches too early from Seed, and nothing is fetched.
+}
diff --git a/radicle-node/src/service.rs b/radicle-node/src/service.rs
index c39ac800..70afc767 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/service.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/service.rs
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ where
                 // Discard inventory messages we've already seen, otherwise update
                 // out last seen time.
                 if !peer.inventory_announced(timestamp) {
-                    debug!(target: "service", "Ignoring stale inventory announcement from {announcer}");
+                    debug!(target: "service", "Ignoring stale inventory announcement from {announcer} (t={})", self.clock.as_secs());
                     return Ok(false);
                 }
 
diff --git a/radicle-node/src/test/environment.rs b/radicle-node/src/test/environment.rs
index 46652c00..0441a0ed 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/test/environment.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/test/environment.rs
@@ -162,12 +162,21 @@ impl<G: Signer + cyphernet::EcSign> NodeHandle<G> {
     }
 
     /// Wait until this node's routing table contains the given routes.
+    #[track_caller]
     pub fn routes_to(&self, routes: &[(Id, NodeId)]) {
-        let mut remaining: BTreeSet<_> = routes.iter().collect();
+        loop {
+            let mut remaining: BTreeSet<_> = routes.iter().collect();
 
-        while !remaining.is_empty() {
             for (rid, nid) in self.handle.routing().unwrap() {
-                remaining.remove(&(rid, nid));
+                if !remaining.remove(&(rid, nid)) {
+                    panic!(
+                        "Node::routes_to: unexpected route for {}: ({rid}, {nid})",
+                        self.id
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+            if remaining.is_empty() {
+                break;
             }
             thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
         }
@@ -309,9 +318,12 @@ pub fn converge<'a, G: Signer + cyphernet::EcSign + 'static>(
 
     // First build the set of all routes.
     for node in &nodes {
-        let inv = node.storage.inventory().unwrap();
-
-        for rid in inv {
+        // Routes from the routing table.
+        for (rid, seed_id) in node.handle.routing().unwrap() {
+            all_routes.insert((rid, seed_id));
+        }
+        // Routes from the local inventory.
+        for rid in node.storage.inventory().unwrap() {
             all_routes.insert((rid, node.id));
         }
     }