diff --git a/pttodoest/src/main.rs b/pttodoest/src/main.rs
index 8004353..57040c0 100755
--- a/pttodoest/src/main.rs
+++ b/pttodoest/src/main.rs
@@ -162,15 +162,12 @@ impl File {
         let persisted = serde_json::to_string(&persisted).unwrap();
         let persisted = persisted.as_str();
         let persisted: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&persisted).unwrap();
-        eprintln!("PERSISTED | {:?}", &persisted);
 
         let stage = self.stage()?;
         let stage = serde_json::to_string(&stage).unwrap();
         let stage: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(stage.as_str()).unwrap();
-        eprintln!("    STAGE | {:?}", &stage);
 
         let patches = json_patch::diff(&persisted, &stage);
-        eprintln!("  PATCHES | {:?}", &patches);
         let deltas: Vec<Delta> = patches
             .iter()
             .map(|patch| patch.clone())
@@ -260,7 +257,7 @@ mod test_file {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_file_empty_stage() {
+    fn test_file_empty_stage_fills_events() {
         tests::with_dir(|d| {
             tests::write_file(&d, "plain", "[hello, world]");
 
@@ -281,6 +278,44 @@ mod test_file {
             tests::file_contains(&d, "plain", "- hello\n- world");
         });
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_file_persist_empty_drains_events() {
+        tests::with_dir(|d| {
+            tests::write_file(&d, "plain", "[]");
+            tests::write_file(
+                &d,
+                ".plain.host_a",
+                r#"
+                    {"ts":1, "patch":{"op":"replace", "path":"", "value": ["initial"]}}
+                    {"ts":3, "patch":{"op":"add", "path":"/-", "value": {"k":"v"}}}
+                "#,
+            );
+            tests::write_file(
+                &d,
+                ".plain.host_b",
+                r#"
+                    {"ts":2, "patch":{"op":"add", "path":"/-", "value": 1}}
+                "#,
+            );
+
+            let f = File::new(&d.path().join("plain").to_str().unwrap().to_string());
+
+            assert_eq!(3, f.events().unwrap().0.len());
+            assert_eq!(0, f.stage().unwrap().len());
+            tests::file_contains(&d, "plain", "[]");
+
+            f.persist_stage().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(6, f.events().unwrap().0.len());
+            assert_eq!(0, f.stage().unwrap().len());
+            tests::file_contains(&d, "plain", "[]");
+
+            f.stage_persisted().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(6, f.events().unwrap().0.len());
+            assert_eq!(0, f.stage().unwrap().len());
+            tests::file_contains(&d, "plain", "[]");
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]