diff --git a/lib/importer.py b/lib/importer.py
index 85f90e7..df0efd0 100644
--- a/lib/importer.py
+++ b/lib/importer.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import functools
 import logging
 import os
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ from lib.proxy_sha256 import ProxySHA256, md5, sha256
 from lib.tree_builder import AbstractWalker, TreeBuilder, TreeNode
 from lib.user import User
 
+
 class Importer:
     def __init__(self, projects, package, repodir):
         # The idea is to create each commit in order, and draw the
diff --git a/lib/tree_builder.py b/lib/tree_builder.py
index f719dc7..f5b10f1 100644
--- a/lib/tree_builder.py
+++ b/lib/tree_builder.py
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ class AbstractWalker:
 class PrintWalker(AbstractWalker):
     def call(self, node, is_source):
         if is_source:
-            print("   ", node.revision, node.revision.files_hash)
+            print("   ", node.revision.short_string(), node.revision.files_hash)
         else:
-            print(node.revision, node.revision.files_hash)
+            merge_str = ""
+            if node.merged:
+                merge_str = f"merged:{node.merged.revision.short_string()}"
+            print(node.revision.short_string(), node.revision.files_hash, merge_str)
 
 
 class TreeNode:
@@ -160,28 +163,37 @@ class TreeBuilder:
 
     def prune_loose_end(self, factory_node):
         """Look for source revisions that end in a new root and prune them"""
+        merge_before_last = None
         last_merge = None
         while factory_node:
             if factory_node.merged:
                 source_node = factory_node.merged
-                ended_without_merge = False
                 while source_node:
                     source_node = source_node.parent
                     if source_node and source_node.merged_into:
-                        ended_without_merge = True
                         break
-                if not ended_without_merge:
-                    factory_node.merged = None
-                    if last_merge:
-                        last_merge.parent = None
-                else:
-                    last_merge = factory_node.merged
+                merge_before_last = last_merge
+                last_merge = factory_node
             factory_node = factory_node.parent
+        # we need to find the last merged_into that didn't end nowhere
+        # and cut the rope there
+        node = merge_before_last.merged
+        last_node = None
+        while node:
+            node = node.parent
+            if node and node.merged_into:
+                break
+            last_node = node
+        last_node.parent = None
+
+        if not last_merge.parent:
+            last_merge.parent = last_merge.merged
+        last_merge.merged.merged_into = None
+        last_merge.merged = None
 
     def build(self, package):
         """Create a Factory tree (returning the top)"""
         factory_revisions = self.revisions_chain("openSUSE:Factory", package)
         self.add_merge_points(factory_revisions)
-
         self.prune_loose_end(factory_revisions)
         return factory_revisions
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/clapper-expected-tree.yaml b/tests/fixtures/clapper-expected-tree.yaml
index 261c3f6..532366d 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/clapper-expected-tree.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/clapper-expected-tree.yaml
@@ -4,4 +4,9 @@
 - commit: openSUSE:Factory/clapper/2.0
   merged:
   - multimedia:apps/clapper/7.0
+  - multimedia:apps/clapper/6.0
+  - multimedia:apps/clapper/5.0
 - commit: openSUSE:Factory/clapper/1.0
+- commit: multimedia:apps/clapper/3.0
+- commit: multimedia:apps/clapper/2.0
+- commit: multimedia:apps/clapper/1.0
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/llvm13-expected-tree.yaml b/tests/fixtures/llvm13-expected-tree.yaml
index a18d982..69145cf 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/llvm13-expected-tree.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/llvm13-expected-tree.yaml
@@ -44,4 +44,6 @@
 - commit: openSUSE:Factory/llvm13/2.0
   merged:
   - devel:tools:compiler/llvm13/4.0
+  - devel:tools:compiler/llvm13/3.0
 - commit: openSUSE:Factory/llvm13/1.0
+- commit: devel:tools:compiler/llvm13/1.0
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/zsh-expected-tree.yaml b/tests/fixtures/zsh-expected-tree.yaml
index 8357463..efe5ced 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/zsh-expected-tree.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/zsh-expected-tree.yaml
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@
 - commit: openSUSE:Factory/zsh/13.0
   merged:
   - shells/zsh/34.0
+  - shells/zsh/33.0
+  - shells/zsh/32.0
 - commit: openSUSE:Factory/zsh/12.0
 - commit: openSUSE:Factory/zsh/11.0
 - commit: openSUSE:Factory/zsh/10.0
diff --git a/tests/tree_test.py b/tests/tree_test.py
index bd89471..6c4da5f 100644
--- a/tests/tree_test.py
+++ b/tests/tree_test.py
@@ -42,5 +42,6 @@ class TestTreeMethods(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_llvm13_tree(self):
         self.verify_package("llvm13")
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()