diff --git a/packages/core/src/diff.rs b/packages/core/src/diff.rs
index 3810ad6b8..6a0f5a372 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/diff.rs
+++ b/packages/core/src/diff.rs
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ impl<'bump> DiffState<'bump> {
         let (old, new) = (self.scopes.wip_head(id), self.scopes.fin_head(id));
         self.stack.push(DiffInstruction::Diff { old, new });
         self.stack.scope_stack.push(*id);
-        self.stack.push_nodes_created(0);
+        let scope = self.scopes.get_scope(id).unwrap();
+        self.stack.element_stack.push(scope.container);
         self.work(|| false);
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lazynodes.rs b/packages/core/src/lazynodes.rs
index a9fbcf3fa..bdf236cdb 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lazynodes.rs
+++ b/packages/core/src/lazynodes.rs
@@ -219,9 +219,6 @@ fn round_to_words(len: usize) -> usize {
 fn it_works() {
     let bump = bumpalo::Bump::new();
 
-    #[cfg(not(miri))]
-    simple_logger::init().unwrap();
-
     let factory = NodeFactory { bump: &bump };
 
     let caller = NodeFactory::annotate_lazy(|f| {
@@ -240,9 +237,6 @@ fn it_drops() {
     use std::rc::Rc;
     let bump = bumpalo::Bump::new();
 
-    #[cfg(not(miri))]
-    simple_logger::init().unwrap();
-
     let factory = NodeFactory { bump: &bump };
 
     struct DropInner {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/virtual_dom.rs b/packages/core/src/virtual_dom.rs
index b937f4586..8782024a9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/virtual_dom.rs
+++ b/packages/core/src/virtual_dom.rs
@@ -446,10 +446,10 @@ impl VirtualDom {
                             self.scopes.wip_head(&scopeid),
                             self.scopes.fin_head(&scopeid),
                         );
+                        diff_state.stack.push(DiffInstruction::Diff { new, old });
                         diff_state.stack.scope_stack.push(scopeid);
                         let scope = scopes.get_scope(&scopeid).unwrap();
                         diff_state.stack.element_stack.push(scope.container);
-                        diff_state.stack.push(DiffInstruction::Diff { new, old });
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ impl VirtualDom {
     pub fn diff_vnodes<'a>(&'a self, old: &'a VNode<'a>, new: &'a VNode<'a>) -> Mutations<'a> {
         let mut machine = DiffState::new(&self.scopes);
         machine.stack.push(DiffInstruction::Diff { new, old });
+        machine.stack.element_stack.push(ElementId(0));
         machine.stack.scope_stack.push(self.base_scope);
         machine.work(|| false);
         machine.mutations
@@ -587,6 +588,7 @@ impl VirtualDom {
     pub fn create_vnodes<'a>(&'a self, left: Option<LazyNodes<'a, '_>>) -> Mutations<'a> {
         let nodes = self.render_vnodes(left);
         let mut machine = DiffState::new(&self.scopes);
+        machine.stack.element_stack.push(ElementId(0));
         machine.stack.create_node(nodes, MountType::Append);
         machine.work(|| false);
         machine.mutations
@@ -604,11 +606,13 @@ impl VirtualDom {
 
         let mut create = DiffState::new(&self.scopes);
         create.stack.scope_stack.push(self.base_scope);
+        create.stack.element_stack.push(ElementId(0));
         create.stack.create_node(old, MountType::Append);
         create.work(|| false);
 
         let mut edit = DiffState::new(&self.scopes);
-        create.stack.scope_stack.push(self.base_scope);
+        edit.stack.scope_stack.push(self.base_scope);
+        edit.stack.element_stack.push(ElementId(0));
         edit.stack.push(DiffInstruction::Diff { old, new });
         edit.work(&mut || false);
 
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/diffing.rs b/packages/core/tests/diffing.rs
index 871732a0d..1145cbcfa 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/diffing.rs
+++ b/packages/core/tests/diffing.rs
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ fn html_and_rsx_generate_the_same_output() {
         create.edits,
         [
             CreateElement {
-                root: 0,
+                root: 1,
                 tag: "div"
             },
             CreateTextNode {
-                root: 1,
+                root: 2,
                 text: "Hello world"
             },
             AppendChildren { many: 1 },
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fn html_and_rsx_generate_the_same_output() {
         change.edits,
         [SetText {
             text: "Goodbye world",
-            root: 1
+            root: 2
         },]
     );
 }
@@ -68,29 +68,29 @@ fn fragments_create_properly() {
         create.edits,
         [
             CreateElement {
-                root: 0,
+                root: 1,
                 tag: "div"
             },
             CreateTextNode {
-                root: 1,
+                root: 2,
                 text: "Hello a"
             },
             AppendChildren { many: 1 },
             CreateElement {
-                root: 2,
+                root: 3,
                 tag: "div"
             },
             CreateTextNode {
-                root: 3,
+                root: 4,
                 text: "Hello b"
             },
             AppendChildren { many: 1 },
             CreateElement {
-                root: 4,
+                root: 5,
                 tag: "div"
             },
             CreateTextNode {
-                root: 5,
+                root: 6,
                 text: "Hello c"
             },
             AppendChildren { many: 1 },
@@ -111,16 +111,16 @@ fn empty_fragments_create_anchors() {
 
     assert_eq!(
         create.edits,
-        [CreatePlaceholder { root: 0 }, AppendChildren { many: 1 }]
+        [CreatePlaceholder { root: 1 }, AppendChildren { many: 1 }]
     );
     assert_eq!(
         change.edits,
         [
             CreateElement {
-                root: 1,
+                root: 2,
                 tag: "div"
             },
-            ReplaceWith { m: 1, root: 0 }
+            ReplaceWith { m: 1, root: 1 }
         ]
     );
 }
@@ -136,15 +136,11 @@ fn empty_fragments_create_many_anchors() {
     let (create, change) = dom.diff_lazynodes(left, right);
     assert_eq!(
         create.edits,
-        [CreatePlaceholder { root: 0 }, AppendChildren { many: 1 }]
+        [CreatePlaceholder { root: 1 }, AppendChildren { many: 1 }]
     );
     assert_eq!(
         change.edits,
         [
-            CreateElement {
-                root: 1,
-                tag: "div"
-            },
             CreateElement {
                 root: 2,
                 tag: "div"
@@ -161,7 +157,11 @@ fn empty_fragments_create_many_anchors() {
                 root: 5,
                 tag: "div"
             },
-            ReplaceWith { m: 5, root: 0 }
+            CreateElement {
+                root: 6,
+                tag: "div"
+            },
+            ReplaceWith { m: 5, root: 1 }
         ]
     );
 }
@@ -182,39 +182,39 @@ fn empty_fragments_create_anchors_with_many_children() {
     let (create, change) = dom.diff_lazynodes(left, right);
     assert_eq!(
         create.edits,
-        [CreatePlaceholder { root: 0 }, AppendChildren { many: 1 }]
+        [CreatePlaceholder { root: 1 }, AppendChildren { many: 1 }]
     );
     assert_eq!(
         change.edits,
         [
             CreateElement {
-                root: 1,
+                root: 2,
                 tag: "div"
             },
             CreateTextNode {
                 text: "hello: 0",
-                root: 2
+                root: 3
             },
             AppendChildren { many: 1 },
             CreateElement {
-                root: 3,
+                root: 4,
                 tag: "div"
             },
             CreateTextNode {
                 text: "hello: 1",
-                root: 4
+                root: 5
             },
             AppendChildren { many: 1 },
             CreateElement {
-                root: 5,
+                root: 6,
                 tag: "div"
             },
             CreateTextNode {
                 text: "hello: 2",
-                root: 6
+                root: 7
             },
             AppendChildren { many: 1 },
-            ReplaceWith { m: 3, root: 0 }
+            ReplaceWith { m: 3, root: 1 }
         ]
     );
 }
@@ -236,21 +236,21 @@ fn many_items_become_fragment() {
         create.edits,
         [
             CreateElement {
-                root: 0,
+                root: 1,
                 tag: "div"
             },
             CreateTextNode {
                 text: "hello",
-                root: 1
+                root: 2
             },
             AppendChildren { many: 1 },
             CreateElement {
-                root: 2,
+                root: 3,
                 tag: "div"
             },
             CreateTextNode {
                 text: "hello",
-                root: 3
+                root: 4
             },
             AppendChildren { many: 1 },
             AppendChildren { many: 2 },
@@ -261,9 +261,9 @@ fn many_items_become_fragment() {
     assert_eq!(
         change.edits,
         [
-            Remove { root: 2 },
-            CreatePlaceholder { root: 3 },
-            ReplaceWith { root: 0, m: 1 },
+            Remove { root: 3 },
+            CreatePlaceholder { root: 4 },
+            ReplaceWith { root: 1, m: 1 },
         ]
     );
 }
@@ -308,15 +308,15 @@ fn two_fragments_with_differrent_elements_are_differet() {
         changes.edits,
         [
             // create the new h1s
-            CreateElement { tag: "h1", root: 3 },
             CreateElement { tag: "h1", root: 4 },
             CreateElement { tag: "h1", root: 5 },
-            InsertAfter { root: 1, n: 3 },
-            // replace the divs with new h1s
             CreateElement { tag: "h1", root: 6 },
-            ReplaceWith { root: 0, m: 1 },
+            InsertAfter { root: 2, n: 3 },
+            // replace the divs with new h1s
             CreateElement { tag: "h1", root: 7 },
             ReplaceWith { root: 1, m: 1 },
+            CreateElement { tag: "h1", root: 8 },
+            ReplaceWith { root: 2, m: 1 },
         ]
     );
 }
@@ -339,10 +339,6 @@ fn two_fragments_with_differrent_elements_are_differet_shorter() {
     assert_eq!(
         create.edits,
         [
-            CreateElement {
-                root: 0,
-                tag: "div"
-            },
             CreateElement {
                 root: 1,
                 tag: "div"
@@ -359,20 +355,24 @@ fn two_fragments_with_differrent_elements_are_differet_shorter() {
                 root: 4,
                 tag: "div"
             },
-            CreateElement { root: 5, tag: "p" },
+            CreateElement {
+                root: 5,
+                tag: "div"
+            },
+            CreateElement { root: 6, tag: "p" },
             AppendChildren { many: 6 },
         ]
     );
     assert_eq!(
         change.edits,
         [
-            Remove { root: 2 },
             Remove { root: 3 },
             Remove { root: 4 },
-            CreateElement { root: 6, tag: "h1" },
-            ReplaceWith { root: 0, m: 1 },
+            Remove { root: 5 },
             CreateElement { root: 7, tag: "h1" },
             ReplaceWith { root: 1, m: 1 },
+            CreateElement { root: 8, tag: "h1" },
+            ReplaceWith { root: 2, m: 1 },
         ]
     );
 }
@@ -395,25 +395,21 @@ fn two_fragments_with_same_elements_are_differet() {
     assert_eq!(
         create.edits,
         [
-            CreateElement {
-                root: 0,
-                tag: "div"
-            },
             CreateElement {
                 root: 1,
                 tag: "div"
             },
-            CreateElement { root: 2, tag: "p" },
+            CreateElement {
+                root: 2,
+                tag: "div"
+            },
+            CreateElement { root: 3, tag: "p" },
             AppendChildren { many: 3 },
         ]
     );
     assert_eq!(
         change.edits,
         [
-            CreateElement {
-                root: 3,
-                tag: "div"
-            },
             CreateElement {
                 root: 4,
                 tag: "div"
@@ -422,7 +418,11 @@ fn two_fragments_with_same_elements_are_differet() {
                 root: 5,
                 tag: "div"
             },
-            InsertAfter { root: 1, n: 3 },
+            CreateElement {
+                root: 6,
+                tag: "div"
+            },
+            InsertAfter { root: 2, n: 3 },
         ]
     );
 }
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ fn keyed_diffing_order() {
     let (create, change) = dom.diff_lazynodes(left, right);
     assert_eq!(
         change.edits,
-        [Remove { root: 2 }, Remove { root: 3 }, Remove { root: 4 },]
+        [Remove { root: 3 }, Remove { root: 4 }, Remove { root: 5 },]
     );
 }
 
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ fn keyed_diffing_out_of_order() {
     log::debug!("{:?}", &changes);
     assert_eq!(
         changes.edits,
-        [PushRoot { root: 6 }, InsertBefore { root: 4, n: 1 }]
+        [PushRoot { root: 7 }, InsertBefore { root: 5, n: 1 }]
     );
 }
 
@@ -494,9 +494,9 @@ fn keyed_diffing_out_of_order_adds() {
     assert_eq!(
         change.edits,
         [
+            PushRoot { root: 5 },
             PushRoot { root: 4 },
-            PushRoot { root: 3 },
-            InsertBefore { n: 2, root: 0 }
+            InsertBefore { n: 2, root: 1 }
         ]
     );
 }
@@ -521,9 +521,9 @@ fn keyed_diffing_out_of_order_adds_2() {
     assert_eq!(
         change.edits,
         [
-            PushRoot { root: 3 },
             PushRoot { root: 4 },
-            InsertBefore { n: 2, root: 0 }
+            PushRoot { root: 5 },
+            InsertBefore { n: 2, root: 1 }
         ]
     );
 }
@@ -549,9 +549,9 @@ fn keyed_diffing_out_of_order_adds_3() {
     assert_eq!(
         change.edits,
         [
+            PushRoot { root: 5 },
             PushRoot { root: 4 },
-            PushRoot { root: 3 },
-            InsertBefore { n: 2, root: 1 }
+            InsertBefore { n: 2, root: 2 }
         ]
     );
 }
@@ -577,9 +577,9 @@ fn keyed_diffing_out_of_order_adds_4() {
     assert_eq!(
         change.edits,
         [
+            PushRoot { root: 5 },
             PushRoot { root: 4 },
-            PushRoot { root: 3 },
-            InsertBefore { n: 2, root: 2 }
+            InsertBefore { n: 2, root: 3 }
         ]
     );
 }
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ fn keyed_diffing_out_of_order_adds_5() {
     let (_, change) = dom.diff_lazynodes(left, right);
     assert_eq!(
         change.edits,
-        [PushRoot { root: 4 }, InsertBefore { n: 1, root: 3 }]
+        [PushRoot { root: 5 }, InsertBefore { n: 1, root: 4 }]
     );
 }
 
@@ -628,15 +628,15 @@ fn keyed_diffing_additions() {
     assert_eq!(
         change.edits,
         [
-            CreateElement {
-                root: 5,
-                tag: "div"
-            },
             CreateElement {
                 root: 6,
                 tag: "div"
             },
-            InsertAfter { n: 2, root: 4 }
+            CreateElement {
+                root: 7,
+                tag: "div"
+            },
+            InsertAfter { n: 2, root: 5 }
         ]
     );
 }
@@ -665,16 +665,16 @@ fn keyed_diffing_additions_and_moves_on_ends() {
             // create 11, 12
             CreateElement {
                 tag: "div",
-                root: 4
+                root: 5
             },
             CreateElement {
                 tag: "div",
-                root: 5
+                root: 6
             },
-            InsertAfter { root: 2, n: 2 },
+            InsertAfter { root: 3, n: 2 },
             // move 7 to the front
-            PushRoot { root: 3 },
-            InsertBefore { root: 0, n: 1 }
+            PushRoot { root: 4 },
+            InsertBefore { root: 1, n: 1 }
         ]
     );
 }
@@ -702,28 +702,28 @@ fn keyed_diffing_additions_and_moves_in_middle() {
         change.edits,
         [
             // create 13, 17
-            CreateElement {
-                tag: "div",
-                root: 4
-            },
             CreateElement {
                 tag: "div",
                 root: 5
             },
-            InsertBefore { root: 1, n: 2 },
-            // create 11, 12
             CreateElement {
                 tag: "div",
                 root: 6
             },
+            InsertBefore { root: 2, n: 2 },
+            // create 11, 12
             CreateElement {
                 tag: "div",
                 root: 7
             },
-            InsertBefore { root: 2, n: 2 },
+            CreateElement {
+                tag: "div",
+                root: 8
+            },
+            InsertBefore { root: 3, n: 2 },
             // move 7
-            PushRoot { root: 3 },
-            InsertBefore { root: 0, n: 1 }
+            PushRoot { root: 4 },
+            InsertBefore { root: 1, n: 1 }
         ]
     );
 }
@@ -751,22 +751,22 @@ fn controlled_keyed_diffing_out_of_order() {
         changes.edits,
         [
             // move 4 to after 6
-            PushRoot { root: 0 },
-            InsertAfter { n: 1, root: 2 },
+            PushRoot { root: 1 },
+            InsertAfter { n: 1, root: 3 },
             // remove 7
 
             // create 9 and insert before 6
-            CreateElement {
-                root: 4,
-                tag: "div"
-            },
-            InsertBefore { n: 1, root: 2 },
-            // create 0 and insert before 5
             CreateElement {
                 root: 5,
                 tag: "div"
             },
-            InsertBefore { n: 1, root: 1 },
+            InsertBefore { n: 1, root: 3 },
+            // create 0 and insert before 5
+            CreateElement {
+                root: 6,
+                tag: "div"
+            },
+            InsertBefore { n: 1, root: 2 },
         ]
     );
 }
@@ -793,12 +793,12 @@ fn controlled_keyed_diffing_out_of_order_max_test() {
         changes.edits,
         [
             CreateElement {
-                root: 5,
+                root: 6,
                 tag: "div"
             },
-            InsertBefore { n: 1, root: 2 },
-            PushRoot { root: 3 },
-            InsertBefore { n: 1, root: 0 },
+            InsertBefore { n: 1, root: 3 },
+            PushRoot { root: 4 },
+            InsertBefore { n: 1, root: 1 },
         ]
     );
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/lifecycle.rs b/packages/core/tests/lifecycle.rs
index 3bb4a526b..657d34f52 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/packages/core/tests/lifecycle.rs
@@ -77,25 +77,25 @@ fn events_generate() {
         [
             CreateElement {
                 tag: "div",
-                root: 0,
+                root: 1,
             },
             NewEventListener {
                 event_name: "click",
                 scope: ScopeId(0),
-                root: 0,
+                root: 1,
             },
             CreateElement {
                 tag: "div",
-                root: 1,
+                root: 2,
             },
             CreateTextNode {
                 text: "nested",
-                root: 2,
+                root: 3,
             },
             AppendChildren { many: 1 },
             CreateTextNode {
                 text: "Click me!",
-                root: 3,
+                root: 4,
             },
             AppendChildren { many: 2 },
             AppendChildren { many: 1 },
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ fn components_generate() {
     };
 
     static Child: FC<()> = |cx, _| {
-        println!("running child");
         cx.render(rsx! {
             h1 {}
         })
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ fn components_generate() {
         [
             CreateTextNode {
                 text: "Text0",
-                root: 0,
+                root: 1,
             },
             AppendChildren { many: 1 },
         ]
@@ -148,18 +147,6 @@ fn components_generate() {
         [
             CreateElement {
                 tag: "div",
-                root: 1,
-            },
-            ReplaceWith { root: 0, m: 1 },
-        ]
-    );
-
-    let edits = dom.hard_diff(&ScopeId(0)).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(
-        edits.edits,
-        [
-            CreateTextNode {
-                text: "Text2",
                 root: 2,
             },
             ReplaceWith { root: 1, m: 1 },
@@ -170,7 +157,10 @@ fn components_generate() {
     assert_eq!(
         edits.edits,
         [
-            CreateElement { tag: "h1", root: 3 },
+            CreateTextNode {
+                text: "Text2",
+                root: 3,
+            },
             ReplaceWith { root: 2, m: 1 },
         ]
     );
@@ -178,7 +168,16 @@ fn components_generate() {
     let edits = dom.hard_diff(&ScopeId(0)).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(
         edits.edits,
-        [CreatePlaceholder { root: 4 }, ReplaceWith { root: 3, m: 1 },]
+        [
+            CreateElement { tag: "h1", root: 4 },
+            ReplaceWith { root: 3, m: 1 },
+        ]
+    );
+
+    let edits = dom.hard_diff(&ScopeId(0)).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        edits.edits,
+        [CreatePlaceholder { root: 5 }, ReplaceWith { root: 4, m: 1 },]
     );
 
     let edits = dom.hard_diff(&ScopeId(0)).unwrap();
@@ -187,9 +186,9 @@ fn components_generate() {
         [
             CreateTextNode {
                 text: "text 3",
-                root: 5,
+                root: 6,
             },
-            ReplaceWith { root: 4, m: 1 },
+            ReplaceWith { root: 5, m: 1 },
         ]
     );
 
@@ -199,13 +198,13 @@ fn components_generate() {
         [
             CreateTextNode {
                 text: "text 0",
-                root: 6,
+                root: 7,
             },
             CreateTextNode {
                 text: "text 1",
-                root: 7,
+                root: 8,
             },
-            ReplaceWith { root: 5, m: 2 },
+            ReplaceWith { root: 6, m: 2 },
         ]
     );
 
@@ -213,9 +212,9 @@ fn components_generate() {
     assert_eq!(
         edits.edits,
         [
-            CreateElement { tag: "h1", root: 8 },
-            ReplaceWith { root: 6, m: 1 },
-            Remove { root: 7 },
+            CreateElement { tag: "h1", root: 9 },
+            ReplaceWith { root: 7, m: 1 },
+            Remove { root: 8 },
         ]
     );
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/sharedstate.rs b/packages/core/tests/sharedstate.rs
index bf57a5186..9ec4a6a8d 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/sharedstate.rs
+++ b/packages/core/tests/sharedstate.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fn shared_state_test() {
         edits,
         [
             CreateTextNode {
-                root: 0,
+                root: 1,
                 text: "Hello, world!"
             },
             AppendChildren { many: 1 },