diff --git a/komrade/backend/keymaker.py b/komrade/backend/keymaker.py
index 37d330f..ca0a437 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/keymaker.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/keymaker.py
@@ -71,13 +71,11 @@ class KomradeSymmetricKeyWithPassphrase(KomradeSymmetricKey):
     def hash(self,x): return self.crypt_keys.hash(x)
 
     def __init__(self,passphrase=DEBUG_DEFAULT_PASSPHRASE, why=WHY_MSG):
-        # if not passphrase:
-        #     # raise KomradeException
-        #     passphrase=getpass(why)
-        # else:
-        #     self.passphrase=passphrase
-        # # if passphrase: self.passphrase=passphrase
-        pass
+        if not passphrase:
+            # raise KomradeException
+            self.passhash=hasher(getpass(why))
+        else:
+            self.passhash=hasher(passphrase)
 
     @property
     def data(self): return KEY_TYPE_SYMMETRIC_WITH_PASSPHRASE.encode('utf-8')
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ class KomradeSymmetricKeyWithPassphrase(KomradeSymmetricKey):
     def cell(self):
         if not hasattr(self,'_cell'):
             from getpass import getpass
-            self._cell = SCellSeal(passphrase=hasher(getpass(WHY_MSG)))
+            self._cell = SCellSeal(passphrase=self.passhash)
         return self._cell
 
 
diff --git a/komrade/backend/komrades.py b/komrade/backend/komrades.py
index 49232b4..b7b2a68 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/komrades.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/komrades.py
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ class Komrade(Caller):
             return
 
         # check password
-        # while not passphrase:
-            # from getpass import getpass
-            # passphrase = getpass('@Keymaker: Enter password for {self} in order to decrypt the encrypted private key:\n\n')
+        while not passphrase:
+            from getpass import getpass
+            passphrase = getpass('@Keymaker: Enter password for {self} in order to decrypt the encrypted private key:\n\n')
         
         # assemble privkey?
         privkey = self.keychain(passphrase=passphrase).get('privkey')
@@ -265,12 +265,17 @@ class Komrade(Caller):
     
     
     def send_msg_to(self,msg,to_whom):
-        msg_e2e = self.compose_msg_to(msg,to_whom)
-        msg.encrypt()
-        
-        {'_route':'deliver_msg_to', 'msg':msg}
+        to_whom = self.find(to_whom)
+        self.log(f'found {to_whom}')
+        msg_obj = self.compose_msg_to(
+            msg,
+            to_whom
+        )
+        self.log('composed msg:',msg_obj)
+        msg_obj.encrypt()
+        self.log('going to send msg_d?',msg_obj.msg_d)
         
-        return self.ring_ring(msg)
+        return self.ring_ring(msg_obj.msg_d)
 
     
 
@@ -282,8 +287,15 @@ def test_register():
     # marxbot=Komrade()
     marxbot.register(passphrase='spectre')
 
+
+def test_msg():
+    z = Komrade('zuck')
+    z.login()
+    s = Komrade('sergey')
+    z.send_msg_to('you ssssssuck',s)
+
 if __name__=='__main__':
-    test_register()
+    test_msg()
     # marx = Komrade('marx')
     # elon = Komrade('elon')
 
diff --git a/komrade/backend/operators.py b/komrade/backend/operators.py
index 58c8a9e..585c872 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/operators.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/operators.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Operator(Keymaker):
             assert type(pubkey)==bytes
             pubkey = b64dec(pubkey)
             if keychain.get('pubkey'):
-                kcpubk=keychain.get('pubkey').data
+                kcpubk=keychain.get('pubkey').data if type(keychain.get('pubkey'))!=bytes else keychain.get('pubkey') 
             else:
                 keychain['pubkey']=pubkey #KomradeAsymmetricPublicKey(pubkey)