diff --git a/server/src/fell.rs b/server/src/fell.rs
index cd5c284..c173e0e 100644
--- a/server/src/fell.rs
+++ b/server/src/fell.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use time::OffsetDateTime;
 use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
 use typetag::serde;
 
-use crate::{blocks::{Vec3, Position, Direction}, turtle::TurtleCommander, tasks::Task, depot::Depots, mine::fill};
+use crate::{blocks::{Vec3, Position, Direction}, turtle::TurtleCommander, tasks::{Task, TaskState}, depot::Depots, mine::fill};
 
 pub async fn fell_tree(turtle: TurtleCommander, bottom: Vec3) -> Option<()> {
     let mut log = bottom;
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ impl Task for TreeFarm {
         })
     }
 
-    fn poll(&mut self) -> Option<Position>  {
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> TaskState  {
         let elapsed = OffsetDateTime::now_utc() - self.last_sweep;
         if elapsed.whole_minutes() <= 16 {
-            return None;
+            return TaskState::Waiting;
         }
         self.last_sweep = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
-        Some(Position::new(self.position, Direction::North)) // request a turtle
+        TaskState::Ready(Position::new(self.position, Direction::North)) // request a turtle
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/paths.rs b/server/src/paths.rs
index ea0fa7e..6538db5 100644
--- a/server/src/paths.rs
+++ b/server/src/paths.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 use crate::{
     blocks::{World, Position, Direction, Vec3, WorldReadLock},
 };
+use log::trace;
 use pathfinding::prelude::astar;
 
+const LOOKUP_LIMIT: usize = 1_000_000;
+
 pub async fn route_facing(from: Position, to: Vec3, world: &World) -> Option<Vec<Position>> {
     let facing = |p: &Position| {
         let ahead = p.dir.unit() + p.pos;
@@ -23,18 +26,33 @@ pub async fn route(from: Position, to: Position, world: &World) -> Option<Vec<Po
     route_to(from, to.pos, |p| p == &to, world).await
 }
 
-async fn route_to<D>(from: Position, to: Vec3, done: D, world: &World) -> Option<Vec<Position>>
+async fn route_to<D>(from: Position, to: Vec3, mut done: D, world: &World) -> Option<Vec<Position>>
 where D: FnMut(&Position) -> bool {
     // lock once, we'll be doing a lot of lookups
     let world = world.clone().lock().await;
 
+    let mut limit = LOOKUP_LIMIT;
+
     let route = astar(
         &from,
         move |p| next(p, &world),
         |p1| (p1.pos - &to).abs().sum() as u32,
-        done,
+        |p| {
+            limit -= 1;
+            if limit == 0 {
+                return true
+            } else {
+                done(p)
+            }
+        },
     )?;
-    Some(route.0)
+
+    trace!("scanned {} states", LOOKUP_LIMIT-limit);
+    if limit != 0 {
+        Some(route.0)
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
 }
 
 fn next(from: &Position, world: &WorldReadLock) -> Vec<(Position, u32)> {
@@ -94,7 +112,7 @@ const GARBAGE: [&str; 11] = [
 ];
 
 /// time taken to go through uncharted territory (in turtle. calls)
-const UNKNOWN: Option<u32> = Some(1);
+const UNKNOWN: Option<u32> = Some(2);
 
 // time to go somewhere
 pub fn difficulty(name: &str) -> Option<u32> {
@@ -104,5 +122,5 @@ pub fn difficulty(name: &str) -> Option<u32> {
     if GARBAGE.contains(&name) {
         return Some(2);
     };
-    Some(140) // providing a value here means that tunneling through builds is possible (bad)
+    None
 }
diff --git a/server/src/tasks.rs b/server/src/tasks.rs
index cb38832..4911894 100644
--- a/server/src/tasks.rs
+++ b/server/src/tasks.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
-use std::sync::Arc;
-
-use erased_serde::serialize_trait_object;
 use log::info;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use tokio::sync::{Mutex, MutexGuard, RwLock, OwnedMutexGuard};
 use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
 
-use crate::LiveState;
 use crate::names::Name;
-use crate::{turtle::{self, TurtleCommander}, blocks::Position};
+use crate::{turtle::TurtleCommander, blocks::Position};
 
-#[typetag::serde(tag = "type")]
+pub enum TaskState {
+    Ready(Position),
+    Waiting,
+    Complete,
+}
+
+#[typetag::serde(tag = "task")]
 pub trait Task: Send + Sync {
     /// Execute the task
     fn run(&mut self, turtle: TurtleCommander) -> JoinHandle<()>;
     /// Return Some if the task should be scheduled
-    fn poll(&mut self) -> Option<Position>;
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> TaskState;
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ impl Scheduler {
         }
 
         for task in &mut self.tasks {
-            if let Some(position) = task.poll() {
+            let poll = task.poll();
+            if let TaskState::Ready(position) = poll {
                 let closest_turtle = match free_turtles.iter_mut().zip(turtle_positions.iter()).min_by_key( |(_,p)| {
                     p.manhattan(position)
                 }) {
@@ -77,6 +79,9 @@ impl Scheduler {
 
                 closest_turtle.1 = Some(task.run(closest_turtle.0.clone()));
             }
+            if let TaskState::Complete = poll {
+                // TODO: removal
+            }
         }
         
     }