diff --git a/core/ssb.js b/core/ssb.js
index c40272d96..753364eb8 100644
--- a/core/ssb.js
+++ b/core/ssb.js
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ ssb.addRpc(['blobs', 'get'], function(request) {
 		}
 		request.send_json_end(true);
 	}
-	request.more(function(request) {});
 });
 
 ssb.addRpc(['gossip', 'ping'], function(request) {
diff --git a/src/ssb.c b/src/ssb.c
index 4ba6fafed..682dde326 100644
--- a/src/ssb.c
+++ b/src/ssb.c
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ static void _tf_ssb_connection_rpc_recv(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, uint8_t
 				{
 					if (_tf_ssb_name_equals(context, val, it->name))
 					{
-						it->callback(connection, flags, request_number, JS_DupValue(context, val), NULL, 0, it->user_data);
+						it->callback(connection, flags, request_number, val, NULL, 0, it->user_data);
 						found = true;
 						break;
 					}
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ static void _tf_ssb_connection_rpc_recv(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, uint8_t
 				{
 					if (callback)
 					{
-						callback(connection, flags, request_number, JS_DupValue(context, val), NULL, 0, user_data);
+						callback(connection, flags, request_number, val, NULL, 0, user_data);
 					}
 				}
 				else
diff --git a/src/ssb.js.c b/src/ssb.js.c
index 25a6aca04..d5c9cabd7 100644
--- a/src/ssb.js.c
+++ b/src/ssb.js.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ void _tf_ssb_on_rpc(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, uint8_t flags, int32_t requ
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, object, "flags", JS_NewUint32(context, flags));
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, object, "request_number", JS_NewInt32(context, request_number));
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, object, "args", JS_GetPropertyStr(context, args, "args"));
-	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, object, "message", message && size ? JS_NewArrayBufferCopy(context, message, size) : args);
+	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, object, "message", message && size ? JS_NewArrayBufferCopy(context, message, size) : JS_DupValue(context, 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, "send_json_end", JS_NewCFunction(context, _tf_ssb_rpc_send_json_end, "send_json_end", 1));