diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e893d6a6..204929b7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 MAKEFLAGS += --warn-undefined-variables
 MAKEFLAGS += --no-builtin-rules
 
-VERSION_CODE := 8
-VERSION_NUMBER := 0.0.8
-VERSION_NAME := The secret ingredient is love.
+VERSION_CODE := 9
+VERSION_NUMBER := 0.0.9-wip
+VERSION_NAME := Failure is the only opportunity to begin again.
 
 PROJECT = tildefriends
 BUILD_DIR ?= out
diff --git a/src/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index 029683f3..46361df4 100644
--- a/src/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
 	package="com.unprompted.tildefriends"
-	versionCode="8"
-	versionName="0.0.8">
+	versionCode="9"
+	versionName="0.0.9">
 	<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="26"/>
 	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
 	<application android:label="Tilde Friends" android:usesCleartextTraffic="true" android:debuggable="true">
diff --git a/src/ssb.c b/src/ssb.c
index a6da193c..9059139d 100644
--- a/src/ssb.c
+++ b/src/ssb.c
@@ -1666,7 +1666,7 @@ static bool _tf_ssb_connection_box_stream_recv(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection)
 	return true;
 }
 
-void tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(tf_ssb_t* ssb, const char* author, const uint8_t* private_key, JSValue message)
+bool tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(tf_ssb_t* ssb, const char* author, const uint8_t* private_key, JSValue message, char* out_id, size_t out_id_size)
 {
 	char previous_id[crypto_hash_sha256_BYTES * 2];
 	int64_t previous_sequence = 0;
@@ -1718,12 +1718,15 @@ void tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(tf_ssb_t* ssb, const char* author, const ui
 	JS_FreeCString(context, json);
 	JS_FreeValue(context, jsonval);
 
+	bool stored = false;
 	char id[sodium_base64_ENCODED_LEN(crypto_hash_sha256_BYTES, sodium_base64_VARIANT_ORIGINAL) + 7 + 1];
 	if (valid && tf_ssb_verify_and_strip_signature(ssb->context, root, id, sizeof(id), NULL, 0, NULL))
 	{
 		if (tf_ssb_db_store_message(ssb, ssb->context, id, root, signature_base64, false))
 		{
 			tf_ssb_notify_message_added(ssb, id);
+			snprintf(out_id, out_id_size, "%s", id);
+			stored = true;
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -1735,7 +1738,13 @@ void tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(tf_ssb_t* ssb, const char* author, const ui
 		tf_printf("Failed to verify message signature.\n");
 	}
 
+	if (!stored && out_id && out_id_size)
+	{
+		*out_id = '\0';
+	}
+
 	JS_FreeValue(context, root);
+	return stored;
 }
 
 static void _tf_ssb_connection_dispatch_scheduled(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection)
diff --git a/src/ssb.h b/src/ssb.h
index 569f8855..034b6db0 100644
--- a/src/ssb.h
+++ b/src/ssb.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ JSContext* tf_ssb_get_context(tf_ssb_t* ssb);
 void tf_ssb_broadcast_listener_start(tf_ssb_t* ssb, bool linger);
 void tf_ssb_broadcast_sender_start(tf_ssb_t* ssb);
 void tf_ssb_run(tf_ssb_t* ssb);
-void tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(tf_ssb_t* ssb, const char* author, const uint8_t* private_key, JSValue message);
+bool tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(tf_ssb_t* ssb, const char* author, const uint8_t* private_key, JSValue message, char* out_id, size_t out_id_size);
 bool tf_ssb_whoami(tf_ssb_t* ssb, char* out_id, size_t out_id_size);
 
 void tf_ssb_visit_broadcasts(tf_ssb_t* ssb, void (*callback)(const char* host, const struct sockaddr_in* addr, tf_ssb_connection_t* tunnel, const uint8_t* pub, void* user_data), void* user_data);
diff --git a/src/ssb.js.c b/src/ssb.js.c
index c7b12e2a..5c98cf7a 100644
--- a/src/ssb.js.c
+++ b/src/ssb.js.c
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ static JSValue _tf_ssb_appendMessageWithIdentity(JSContext* context, JSValueCons
 		uint8_t private_key[crypto_sign_SECRETKEYBYTES];
 		if (tf_ssb_db_identity_get_private_key(ssb, user, id, private_key, sizeof(private_key)))
 		{
-			tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(ssb, id, private_key, argv[2]);
+			char id[k_id_base64_len] = { 0 };
+			tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(ssb, id, private_key, argv[2], id, sizeof(id));
+			result = JS_NewString(context, id);
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/src/ssb.tests.c b/src/ssb.tests.c
index 8881df31..df127c53 100644
--- a/src/ssb.tests.c
+++ b/src/ssb.tests.c
@@ -170,17 +170,19 @@ void tf_ssb_test_ssb(const tf_test_options_t* options)
 	b = tf_ssb_db_blob_store(ssb0, (const uint8_t*)k_blob, strlen(k_blob), blob_id, sizeof(blob_id), NULL);
 	assert(b);
 
+	char message_id[k_id_base64_len] = { 0 };
 	JSContext* context0 = tf_ssb_get_context(ssb0);
 	JSValue obj = JS_NewObject(context0);
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context0, obj, "type", JS_NewString(context0, "post"));
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context0, obj, "text", JS_NewString(context0, "Hello, world!"));
-	tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(ssb0, id0, priv0, obj);
+	tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(ssb0, id0, priv0, obj, message_id, sizeof(message_id));
 	JS_FreeValue(context0, obj);
+	printf("appended %s\n", message_id);
 
 	obj = JS_NewObject(context0);
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context0, obj, "type", JS_NewString(context0, "post"));
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context0, obj, "text", JS_NewString(context0, "First post."));
-	tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(ssb0, id0, priv0, obj);
+	tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(ssb0, id0, priv0, obj, NULL, 0);
 	JS_FreeValue(context0, obj);
 
 	obj = JS_NewObject(context0);
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ void tf_ssb_test_ssb(const tf_test_options_t* options)
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context0, mention, "link", JS_NewString(context0, blob_id));
 	JS_SetPropertyUint32(context0, mentions, 0, mention);
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context0, obj, "mentions", mentions);
-	tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(ssb0, id0, priv0, obj);
+	tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(ssb0, id0, priv0, obj, NULL, 0);
 	JS_FreeValue(context0, obj);
 
 	uint8_t* b0;
@@ -247,7 +249,7 @@ void tf_ssb_test_ssb(const tf_test_options_t* options)
 	obj = JS_NewObject(context0);
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context0, obj, "type", JS_NewString(context0, "post"));
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context0, obj, "text", JS_NewString(context0, "Message to self."));
-	tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(ssb0, id0, priv0, obj);
+	tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(ssb0, id0, priv0, obj, NULL, 0);
 	JS_FreeValue(context0, obj);
 
 	while (count0 == 0)
@@ -497,7 +499,7 @@ void tf_ssb_test_following(const tf_test_options_t* options)
 		JS_SetPropertyStr(context, message, "type", JS_NewString(context, "contact")); \
 		JS_SetPropertyStr(context, message, "contact", JS_NewString(context, id)); \
 		JS_SetPropertyStr(context, message, "following", follow ? JS_TRUE : JS_FALSE); \
-		tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(ssb, id, priv, message); \
+		tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(ssb, id, priv, message, NULL, 0); \
 		JS_FreeValue(context, message); \
 		context = NULL
 
@@ -573,7 +575,7 @@ void tf_ssb_test_bench(const tf_test_options_t* options)
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(tf_ssb_get_context(ssb0), obj, "text", JS_NewString(tf_ssb_get_context(ssb0), "Hello, world!"));
 	for (int i = 0; i < k_messages; i++)
 	{
-		tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(ssb0, id0, priv0, obj);
+		tf_ssb_append_message_with_keys(ssb0, id0, priv0, obj, NULL, 0);
 	}
 	JS_FreeValue(tf_ssb_get_context(ssb0), obj);
 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &end_time);
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 8690f9f8..003b1814 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-#define VERSION_NUMBER "0.0.8"
-#define VERSION_NAME "The secret ingredient is love."
+#define VERSION_NUMBER "0.0.9-wip"
+#define VERSION_NAME "Failure is the only opportunity to begin again."