diff --git a/src/ripple/app/consensus/RCLConsensus.cpp b/src/ripple/app/consensus/RCLConsensus.cpp
index c0ebe06dd7e..0335e9979d2 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/consensus/RCLConsensus.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/consensus/RCLConsensus.cpp
@@ -135,8 +135,12 @@ RCLConsensus::Adaptor::acquireLedger(LedgerHash const& hash)
             acquiringLedger_ = hash;
 
             app_.getJobQueue().addJob(
-                jtADVANCE, "getConsensusLedger", [id = hash, &app = app_]() {
-                    app.getInboundLedgers().acquire(
+                jtADVANCE,
+                "getConsensusLedger1",
+                [id = hash, &app = app_, this]() {
+                    JLOG(j_.debug())
+                        << "JOB advanceLedger getConsensusLedger1 started";
+                    app.getInboundLedgers().acquireAsync(
                         id, 0, InboundLedger::Reason::CONSENSUS);
                 });
         }
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/consensus/RCLValidations.cpp b/src/ripple/app/consensus/RCLValidations.cpp
index 6b626569e69..9ffd8829ccc 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/consensus/RCLValidations.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/consensus/RCLValidations.cpp
@@ -142,8 +142,10 @@ RCLValidationsAdaptor::acquire(LedgerHash const& hash)
         Application* pApp = &app_;
 
         app_.getJobQueue().addJob(
-            jtADVANCE, "getConsensusLedger", [pApp, hash]() {
-                pApp->getInboundLedgers().acquire(
+            jtADVANCE, "getConsensusLedger2", [pApp, hash, this]() {
+                JLOG(j_.debug())
+                    << "JOB advanceLedger getConsensusLedger2 started";
+                pApp->getInboundLedgers().acquireAsync(
                     hash, 0, InboundLedger::Reason::CONSENSUS);
             });
         return std::nullopt;
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/ledger/InboundLedgers.h b/src/ripple/app/ledger/InboundLedgers.h
index b12760153e2..aa173925893 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/ledger/InboundLedgers.h
+++ b/src/ripple/app/ledger/InboundLedgers.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <ripple/app/ledger/InboundLedger.h>
 #include <ripple/protocol/RippleLedgerHash.h>
 #include <memory>
+#include <set>
 
 namespace ripple {
 
@@ -37,11 +38,20 @@ class InboundLedgers
 
     virtual ~InboundLedgers() = default;
 
-    // VFALCO TODO Should this be called findOrAdd ?
-    //
+    // Callers should use this if they possibly need an authoritative
+    // response immediately.
     virtual std::shared_ptr<Ledger const>
     acquire(uint256 const& hash, std::uint32_t seq, InboundLedger::Reason) = 0;
 
+    // Callers should use this if they are known to be executing on the Job
+    // Queue. TODO review whether all callers of acquire() can use this
+    // instead. Inbound ledger acquisition is asynchronous anyway.
+    virtual void
+    acquireAsync(
+        uint256 const& hash,
+        std::uint32_t seq,
+        InboundLedger::Reason reason) = 0;
+
     virtual std::shared_ptr<InboundLedger>
     find(LedgerHash const& hash) = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/InboundLedger.cpp b/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/InboundLedger.cpp
index 53475988cbf..c8dc005097b 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/InboundLedger.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/InboundLedger.cpp
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ InboundLedger::trigger(std::shared_ptr<Peer> const& peer, TriggerReason reason)
         return;
     }
 
-    if (auto stream = journal_.trace())
+    if (auto stream = journal_.debug())
     {
         stream << "Trigger acquiring ledger " << hash_;
         if (peer)
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/InboundLedgers.cpp b/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/InboundLedgers.cpp
index b9b8b9fcfd2..f88137e8501 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/InboundLedgers.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/InboundLedgers.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <ripple/core/JobQueue.h>
 #include <ripple/nodestore/DatabaseShard.h>
 #include <ripple/protocol/jss.h>
+#include <exception>
 #include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <vector>
@@ -149,6 +150,37 @@ class InboundLedgersImp : public InboundLedgers
         return ledger;
     }
 
+    void
+    acquireAsync(
+        uint256 const& hash,
+        std::uint32_t seq,
+        InboundLedger::Reason reason) override
+    {
+        std::unique_lock lock(acquiresMutex_);
+        try
+        {
+            if (pendingAcquires_.contains(hash))
+                return;
+            pendingAcquires_.insert(hash);
+            lock.unlock();
+            acquire(hash, seq, reason);
+        }
+        catch (std::exception const& e)
+        {
+            JLOG(j_.warn())
+                << "Exception thrown for acquiring new inbound ledger " << hash
+                << ": " << e.what();
+        }
+        catch (...)
+        {
+            JLOG(j_.warn())
+                << "Unknown exception thrown for acquiring new inbound ledger "
+                << hash;
+        }
+        lock.lock();
+        pendingAcquires_.erase(hash);
+    }
+
     std::shared_ptr<InboundLedger>
     find(uint256 const& hash) override
     {
@@ -441,6 +473,9 @@ class InboundLedgersImp : public InboundLedgers
     beast::insight::Counter mCounter;
 
     std::unique_ptr<PeerSetBuilder> mPeerSetBuilder;
+
+    std::set<uint256> pendingAcquires_;
+    std::mutex acquiresMutex_;
 };
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp b/src/ripple/app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp
index cd85bc9e4e1..5f72ce9cfa0 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp
@@ -1730,7 +1730,8 @@ NetworkOPsImp::checkLastClosedLedger(
     }
 
     JLOG(m_journal.warn()) << "We are not running on the consensus ledger";
-    JLOG(m_journal.info()) << "Our LCL: " << getJson({*ourClosed, {}});
+    JLOG(m_journal.info()) << "Our LCL: " << ourClosed->info().hash
+                           << getJson({*ourClosed, {}});
     JLOG(m_journal.info()) << "Net LCL " << closedLedger;
 
     if ((mMode == OperatingMode::TRACKING) || (mMode == OperatingMode::FULL))
diff --git a/src/test/app/LedgerReplay_test.cpp b/src/test/app/LedgerReplay_test.cpp
index aee24cd7d57..b312fb69fe0 100644
--- a/src/test/app/LedgerReplay_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/app/LedgerReplay_test.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ class MagicInboundLedgers : public InboundLedgers
         return {};
     }
 
+    virtual void
+    acquireAsync(
+        uint256 const& hash,
+        std::uint32_t seq,
+        InboundLedger::Reason reason) override
+    {
+    }
+
     virtual std::shared_ptr<InboundLedger>
     find(LedgerHash const& hash) override
     {