diff --git a/consensus/simplebft/backlog.go b/consensus/simplebft/backlog.go
index 80fb0b4aeda..c1db0af83c6 100644
--- a/consensus/simplebft/backlog.go
+++ b/consensus/simplebft/backlog.go
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ func (s *SBFT) testBacklog(m *Msg, src uint64) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	return s.testBacklog2(m, src)
+	return s.testBacklogMessage(m, src)
 }
 
-func (s *SBFT) testBacklog2(m *Msg, src uint64) bool {
+func (s *SBFT) testBacklogMessage(m *Msg, src uint64) bool {
 	record := func(seq *SeqView) bool {
 		if !s.activeView {
 			return true
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (s *SBFT) processBacklog() {
 
 			for len(state.backLog) > 0 {
 				m, rest := state.backLog[0], state.backLog[1:]
-				if s.testBacklog2(m, src) {
+				if s.testBacklogMessage(m, src) {
 					notReady++
 					break
 				}
diff --git a/consensus/simplebft/simplebft.go b/consensus/simplebft/simplebft.go
index f9272cd025a..761d9293151 100644
--- a/consensus/simplebft/simplebft.go
+++ b/consensus/simplebft/simplebft.go
@@ -192,12 +192,6 @@ func (s *SBFT) Receive(m *Msg, src uint64) {
 	} else if req := m.GetRequest(); req != nil {
 		s.handleRequest(req, src)
 		return
-	} else if vs := m.GetViewChange(); vs != nil {
-		s.handleViewChange(vs, src)
-		return
-	} else if nv := m.GetNewView(); nv != nil {
-		s.handleNewView(nv, src)
-		return
 	}
 
 	if s.testBacklog(m, src) {
@@ -222,6 +216,12 @@ func (s *SBFT) handleQueueableMessage(m *Msg, src uint64) {
 	} else if c := m.GetCheckpoint(); c != nil {
 		s.handleCheckpoint(c, src)
 		return
+	} else if vs := m.GetViewChange(); vs != nil {
+		s.handleViewChange(vs, src)
+		return
+	} else if nv := m.GetNewView(); nv != nil {
+		s.handleNewView(nv, src)
+		return
 	}
 
 	log.Warningf("received invalid message from %d", src)