diff --git a/onionr/onionr.py b/onionr/onionr.py
index 8843aab9..adf247b3 100755
--- a/onionr/onionr.py
+++ b/onionr/onionr.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class Onionr:
     '''
 
     def startChat(self):
-        socketInfo = json.dumps({'peer': api.data['signer'], 'address': address, 'port': port, 'create': True, 'reason': reason})
+        socketInfo = json.dumps({'peer': '', 'address': '', 'port': port, 'create': True, 'reason': 'chat'})
         self.onionrCore.daemonQueueAdd('startSocket', socketInfo)
 
     def getCommands(self):
diff --git a/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/metadataprocessor/main.py b/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/metadataprocessor/main.py
index b4065f11..759db071 100644
--- a/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/metadataprocessor/main.py
+++ b/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/metadataprocessor/main.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def _processForwardKey(api, myBlock):
     '''
         Get the forward secrecy key specified by the user for us to use
     '''
-    peer = onionrusers.OnionrUser(self.api.get_core(), myBlock.signer)
+    peer = onionrusers.OnionrUser(api.get_core(), myBlock.signer)
     key = myBlock.getMetadata('newFSKey')
 
     # We don't need to validate here probably, but it helps