diff --git a/core/ssb.js b/core/ssb.js
index 3bc8631c..fb2be7e2 100644
--- a/core/ssb.js
+++ b/core/ssb.js
@@ -62,12 +62,17 @@ function get_latest_sequence_for_author(author) {
 	return sequence;
 }
 
+function storeMessage(message) {
+	var payload = message.message.value ? message.message.value : message.message;
+	if (typeof(payload) == 'object') {
+		ssb.storeMessage(payload);
+	}
+}
+
 ssb.addEventListener('connections', function(change, connection) {
 	if (change == 'add') {
 		var sequence = get_latest_sequence_for_author(connection.id);
-		connection.send_json({'name': ['createHistoryStream'], 'type': 'source', 'args': [{'id': connection.id, 'seq': sequence, 'live': true, keys: false}]}, function(message) {
-			ssb.storeMessage(message.message.value ? message.message.value : message.message);
-		});
+		connection.send_json({'name': ['createHistoryStream'], 'type': 'source', 'args': [{'id': connection.id, 'seq': sequence, 'live': true, 'keys': false}]}, storeMessage);
 		connection.send_json({'name': ['blobs', 'createWants'], 'type': 'source', 'args': []}, function(message) {
 			Object.keys(message.message).forEach(function(id) {
 				if (message.message[id] < 0) {
@@ -92,12 +97,14 @@ ssb.addEventListener('connections', function(change, connection) {
 				}
 			});
 		});
-		followingDeep(g_database, [ssb.whoami()], 2).then(function(ids) {
+		var me = ssb.whoami();
+		followingDeep(g_database, [me], 2).then(function(ids) {
 			for (let id of ids) {
+				if (id == me) {
+					continue;
+				}
 				var sequence = get_latest_sequence_for_author(id);
-				connection.send_json({'name': ['createHistoryStream'], 'type': 'source', 'args': [{'id': id, 'seq': sequence, 'live': true, 'keys': false}]}, function(message) {
-					ssb.storeMessage(message.message.value ? message.message.value : message.message);
-				});
+				connection.send_json({'name': ['createHistoryStream'], 'type': 'source', 'args': [{'id': id, 'seq': sequence, 'live': true, 'keys': false}]}, storeMessage);
 			}
 		});
 	} else if (change == 'remove') {
@@ -140,6 +147,12 @@ ssb.addRpc(['blobs', 'get'], function(request) {
 	}
 });
 
+ssb.addRpc(['gossip', 'ping'], function(request) {
+	request.more(function(message) {
+		message.send_json(message.message);
+	});
+});
+
 ssb.addRpc(['createHistoryStream'], function(request) {
 	var id = request.args[0].id;
 	var seq = request.args[0].seq;
diff --git a/src/ssb.c b/src/ssb.c
index f5f51e0f..5e7c4d79 100644
--- a/src/ssb.c
+++ b/src/ssb.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ static bool _tf_ssb_connection_get_request_callback(tf_ssb_connection_t* connect
 	return found;
 }
 
-static void _tf_ssb_connection_add_request(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, int32_t request_number, tf_ssb_rpc_callback_t* callback, void* user_data)
+void tf_ssb_connection_add_request(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, int32_t request_number, tf_ssb_rpc_callback_t* callback, void* user_data)
 {
 	if (_tf_ssb_connection_get_request_callback(connection, request_number, NULL, NULL))
 	{
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ void tf_ssb_connection_rpc_send(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, uint8_t flags,
 {
 	if (request_number > 0)
 	{
-		_tf_ssb_connection_add_request(connection, request_number, callback, user_data);
+		tf_ssb_connection_add_request(connection, request_number, callback, user_data);
 	}
 	uint8_t* combined = malloc(9 + size);
 	*combined = flags;
@@ -939,16 +939,19 @@ static void _tf_ssb_connection_rpc_recv(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, uint8_t
 		JSContext* context = connection->ssb->context;
 		JSValue val = JS_ParseJSON(context, (const char*)message, size, NULL);
 
-		if (JS_IsObject(val))
+		if (!JS_IsUndefined(val))
 		{
 			bool found = false;
-			for (tf_ssb_rpc_callback_node_t* it = connection->ssb->rpc; it; it = it->next)
+			if (JS_IsObject(val))
 			{
-				if (_tf_ssb_name_equals(context, val, it->name))
+				for (tf_ssb_rpc_callback_node_t* it = connection->ssb->rpc; it; it = it->next)
 				{
-					it->callback(connection, flags, request_number, JS_DupValue(context, val), NULL, 0, it->user_data);
-					found = true;
-					break;
+					if (_tf_ssb_name_equals(context, val, it->name))
+					{
+						it->callback(connection, flags, request_number, JS_DupValue(context, val), NULL, 0, it->user_data);
+						found = true;
+						break;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			if (!found)
@@ -970,6 +973,10 @@ static void _tf_ssb_connection_rpc_recv(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, uint8_t
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		else
+		{
+			printf("Failed to parse %.*s\n", (int)size, message);
+		}
 
 		JS_FreeValue(context, val);
 	}
diff --git a/src/ssb.h b/src/ssb.h
index 45f14c57..ae025da9 100644
--- a/src/ssb.h
+++ b/src/ssb.h
@@ -111,5 +111,6 @@ void tf_ssb_add_rpc_callback(tf_ssb_t* ssb, const char** name, tf_ssb_rpc_callba
 void tf_ssb_remove_rpc_callback(tf_ssb_t* ssb, const char** name, tf_ssb_rpc_callback_t* callback, void* user_data);
 
 void tf_ssb_connection_rpc_send(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, uint8_t flags, int32_t request_number, const uint8_t* message, size_t size, tf_ssb_rpc_callback_t* callback, void* user_data);
+void tf_ssb_connection_add_request(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, int32_t request_number, tf_ssb_rpc_callback_t* callback, void* user_data);
 
 JSClassID tf_ssb_get_connection_class_id();
diff --git a/src/ssb.js.c b/src/ssb.js.c
index 383a60a0..1099b467 100644
--- a/src/ssb.js.c
+++ b/src/ssb.js.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 static JSClassID _tf_ssb_classId;
 
+void _tf_ssb_on_rpc(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, uint8_t flags, int32_t request_number, JSValue args, const uint8_t* message, size_t size, void* user_data);
+
 static JSValue _tf_ssb_whoami(JSContext* context, JSValueConst this_val, int argc, JSValueConst* argv)
 {
 	tf_ssb_t* ssb = JS_GetOpaque(this_val, _tf_ssb_classId);
@@ -368,6 +370,21 @@ static JSValue _tf_ssb_rpc_send_json(JSContext* context, JSValueConst this_val,
 	return JS_UNDEFINED;
 }
 
+static JSValue _tf_ssb_rpc_more(JSContext* context, JSValueConst this_val, int argc, JSValueConst* argv)
+{
+	JSValue connection_val = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, this_val, "connection");
+	tf_ssb_connection_t* connection = JS_GetOpaque(connection_val, tf_ssb_get_connection_class_id());
+	JSValue request_val = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, this_val, "request_number");
+	int32_t request_number;
+	JS_ToInt32(context, &request_number, request_val);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, request_val);
+
+	tf_ssb_connection_add_request(connection, -request_number, _tf_ssb_on_rpc, JS_VALUE_GET_PTR(JS_DupValue(context, argv[0])));
+
+	JS_FreeValue(context, connection_val);
+	return JS_UNDEFINED;
+}
+
 static JSValue _tf_ssb_rpc_send_binary(JSContext* context, JSValueConst this_val, int argc, JSValueConst* argv)
 {
 	JSValue connection_val = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, this_val, "connection");
@@ -408,6 +425,7 @@ void _tf_ssb_on_rpc(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, uint8_t flags, int32_t requ
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, object, "message", message && size ? JS_NewArrayBufferCopy(context, message, size) : args);
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, object, "send_json", JS_NewCFunction(context, _tf_ssb_rpc_send_json, "send_json", 1));
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, object, "send_binary", JS_NewCFunction(context, _tf_ssb_rpc_send_binary, "send_binary", 1));
+	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, object, "more", JS_NewCFunction(context, _tf_ssb_rpc_more, "more", 1));
 
 	JSValue result = JS_Call(context, callback, JS_UNDEFINED, 1, &object);
 	tf_util_report_error(context, result);
@@ -501,7 +519,6 @@ static void _tf_ssb_on_connections_changed_callback(tf_ssb_t* ssb, tf_ssb_change
 				JS_NewString(context, "add"),
 				object,
 			};
-			printf("calling function for ptr %p IsFunction=%d\n", user_data, JS_IsFunction(context, callback));
 			response = JS_Call(context, callback, JS_UNDEFINED, 2, args);
 			tf_util_report_error(context, response);
 			JS_FreeValue(context, args[0]);