diff --git a/raft/raft.go b/raft/raft.go
index 7cbdde8d5..efdcf86f8 100644
--- a/raft/raft.go
+++ b/raft/raft.go
@@ -66,9 +66,8 @@ func (pr *progress) update(n uint64) {
 // maybeDecrTo returns false if the given to index comes from an out of order message.
 // Otherwise it decreases the progress next index and returns true.
 func (pr *progress) maybeDecrTo(to uint64) bool {
-	// the rejection must be stale if the
-	// progress has matched with follower
-	// or "to" does not match next - 1
+	// the rejection must be stale if the progress has matched with
+	// follower or "to" does not match next - 1
 	if pr.match != 0 || pr.next-1 != to {
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/raft/raft_test.go b/raft/raft_test.go
index 822c28017..70747cee9 100644
--- a/raft/raft_test.go
+++ b/raft/raft_test.go
@@ -47,6 +47,61 @@ func (r *raft) readMessages() []pb.Message {
 	return msgs
 }
 
+func TestProgressMaybeDecr(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		m  uint64
+		n  uint64
+		to uint64
+
+		w  bool
+		wn uint64
+	}{
+		{
+			// match != 0 is always false
+			1, 0, 0, false, 0,
+		},
+		{
+			// match != 0 is always false
+			5, 10, 9, false, 10,
+		},
+		{
+			// next-1 != to is always false
+			0, 0, 0, false, 0,
+		},
+		{
+			// next-1 != to is always false
+			0, 10, 5, false, 10,
+		},
+		{
+			// next>1 = decremented by 1
+			0, 10, 9, true, 9,
+		},
+		{
+			// next>1 = decremented by 1
+			0, 2, 1, true, 1,
+		},
+		{
+			// next<=1 = reset to 1
+			0, 1, 0, true, 1,
+		},
+	}
+	for i, tt := range tests {
+		p := &progress{
+			match: tt.m,
+			next:  tt.n,
+		}
+		if g := p.maybeDecrTo(tt.to); g != tt.w {
+			t.Errorf("#%d: maybeDecrTo=%t, want %t", i, g, tt.w)
+		}
+		if gm := p.match; gm != tt.m {
+			t.Errorf("#%d: match=%d, want %d", i, gm, tt.m)
+		}
+		if gn := p.next; gn != tt.wn {
+			t.Errorf("#%d: next=%d, want %d", i, gn, tt.wn)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestLeaderElection(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		*network