diff --git a/crates/corro-agent/src/agent/handlers.rs b/crates/corro-agent/src/agent/handlers.rs
index 4757af19..1f912c2b 100644
--- a/crates/corro-agent/src/agent/handlers.rs
+++ b/crates/corro-agent/src/agent/handlers.rs
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ pub async fn handle_emptyset(
                 Some(change) => {
                     if let Changeset::EmptySet { versions, ts } = change.changeset {
                         buf.entry(change.actor_id).or_insert(VecDeque::new()).push_back((versions.clone(), ts));
-                        cost += versions.len();
+                        cost += versions.iter().map(|versions| cmp::min((versions.end().0 - versions.start().0) as usize + 1, 20)).sum::<usize>();
                     } else {
                         warn!("received non-emptyset changes in emptyset channel from {}", change.actor_id);
                     }
@@ -451,12 +451,14 @@ pub async fn handle_emptyset(
         }
 
         if process {
+
             for (actor, changes) in &mut buf {
                 while !changes.is_empty() {
                     let change = changes.pop_front().unwrap();
                     match process_emptyset(agent.clone(), bookie.clone(), *actor, &change).await {
                         Ok(()) => {
-                            cost -= change.0.len();
+                            // cost -= change.0.len();
+                            cost -= change.0.iter().map(|versions| cmp::min((versions.end().0 - versions.start().0) as usize + 1, 20)).sum::<usize>();
                         }
                         Err(e) => {
                             warn!("encountered error when processing emptyset - {e}");
@@ -467,6 +469,7 @@ pub async fn handle_emptyset(
                 }
             }
         }
+
     }
 
     println!("shutting down handle empties loop");