diff --git a/src/comm/comm.go b/src/comm/comm.go
index 9bae4ae..008c47c 100644
--- a/src/comm/comm.go
+++ b/src/comm/comm.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package comm
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ func (c Comm) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint16(bs, uint16(len(b)))
 	c.connection.Write(bs)
 	n, err := c.connection.Write(b)
+	if n != len(b) {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("wanted to write %d but wrote %d", n, len(b))
+	}
 	return n, err
 }
 
@@ -43,22 +47,20 @@ func (c Comm) Read() (buf []byte, err error) {
 	buf = []byte{}
 	tmp := make([]byte, numBytes)
 	for {
-		n, err := c.connection.Read(tmp)
+		_, err = c.connection.Read(tmp)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		tmp = bytes.TrimRight(tmp, "\x00")
-		tmp = bytes.TrimLeft(tmp, "\x00")
-		tmp = bytes.TrimRight(tmp, "\x05")
-		tmp = bytes.TrimLeft(tmp, "\x05")
+		tmp = bytes.Trim(tmp, "\x00")
+		tmp = bytes.Trim(tmp, "\x05")
 		buf = append(buf, tmp...)
-		if n < numBytes {
-			numBytes -= n
-			tmp = make([]byte, numBytes)
+		if len(buf) < numBytes {
+			tmp = make([]byte, numBytes-len(buf))
 		} else {
 			break
 		}
 	}
+	// log.Printf("wanted %d and got %d", numBytes, len(buf))
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/src/crypt/crypt.go b/src/crypt/crypt.go
index 6a6b0a8..0f1915b 100644
--- a/src/crypt/crypt.go
+++ b/src/crypt/crypt.go
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ import (
 
 // Encryption stores the data
 type Encryption struct {
-	Encrypted, Salt, IV []byte
+	Encrypted []byte `json:"e"`
+	Salt      []byte `json:"s"`
+	IV        []byte `json:"i"`
 }
 
 // Encrypt will generate an encryption
diff --git a/src/recipient/recipient.go b/src/recipient/recipient.go
index cfe77a6..07a6314 100644
--- a/src/recipient/recipient.go
+++ b/src/recipient/recipient.go
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ func receive(serverAddress, serverTCP string, isLocal bool, c *websocket.Conn, c
 				} else {
 					// read from TCP connection
 					message, err = tcpConnection.Read()
+					// log.Debugf("message: %s", message)
 				}
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Error(err)
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ func receive(serverAddress, serverTCP string, isLocal bool, c *websocket.Conn, c
 				var enc crypt.Encryption
 				err = json.Unmarshal(message, &enc)
 				if err != nil {
+					log.Errorf("%s: %s", err.Error(), message)
 					return err
 				}
 				decrypted, err := enc.Decrypt(sessionKey, !fstats.IsEncrypted)