diff --git a/onionr/onionrservices/connectionserver.py b/onionr/onionrservices/connectionserver.py
index e7e6abf3..b7e15334 100755
--- a/onionr/onionrservices/connectionserver.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrservices/connectionserver.py
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ from gevent.pywsgi import WSGIServer
 from stem.control import Controller
 from flask import Flask
 import logger, httpapi
-import onionrexceptions, config
+import onionrexceptions, config, filepaths
 from netcontroller import get_open_port
 from httpapi import apiutils
 from onionrutils import stringvalidators, basicrequests, bytesconverter
 from . import httpheaders
+import deadsimplekv as simplekv
 
 class ConnectionServer:
     def __init__(self, peer, address, comm_inst=None):
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ class ConnectionServer:
         service_ip = apiutils.setbindip.set_bind_IP()
         http_server = WSGIServer(('127.0.0.1', service_port), service_app, log=None)
         comm_inst.service_greenlets.append(http_server)
+        key_store = simplekv.DeadSimpleKV(filepaths.cached_storage)
 
         # TODO define basic endpoints useful for direct connections like stats
         
@@ -78,8 +80,8 @@ class ConnectionServer:
                 raise ConnectionError('Could not reach %s bootstrap address %s' % (peer, address))
             else:
                 # If no connection error, create the service and save it to local global key store
-                self.onionr_inst.keyStore.put('dc-' + response.service_id, bytesconverter.bytes_to_str(peer))
+                key_store.put('dc-' + response.service_id, bytesconverter.bytes_to_str(peer))
                 logger.info('hosting on %s with %s' % (response.service_id,  peer))
                 http_server.serve_forever()
                 http_server.stop()
-                self.onionr_inst.keyStore.delete('dc-' + response.service_id)
\ No newline at end of file
+                key_store.delete('dc-' + response.service_id)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/chat/main.py b/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/chat/main.py
index d00720a0..206e5e37 100755
--- a/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/chat/main.py
+++ b/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/chat/main.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class Chat:
         self.peer = None
         self.transport = None
         self.shutdown = False
+        self.pluginapi = pluginapi
     
     def _sender_loop(self):
         print('Enter a message to send, with ctrl-d or -s on a new line.')
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ class Chat:
                     message += '\n'
             except EOFError:
                 message = json.dumps({'m': message, 't': epoch.get_epoch()})
-                print(basicrequests.do_post_request('http://%s/chat/sendto' % (self.transport,), port=self.socks, data=message))
+                print(basicrequests.do_post_request(self.pluginapi.onionr, 'http://%s/chat/sendto' % (self.transport,), port=self.socks, data=message))
                 message = ''
             except KeyboardInterrupt:
                 self.shutdown = True
diff --git a/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/chat/peerserver.py b/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/chat/peerserver.py
index 40a9fa10..3189c948 100755
--- a/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/chat/peerserver.py
+++ b/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/chat/peerserver.py
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ def pingdirect():
 def sendto():
     try:
         msg = request.get_json(force=True)
-    except:
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
         msg = ''
     else:
         msg = json.dumps(msg)
         localcommand.local_command('/chat/addrec/%s' % (g.peer,), post=True, postData=msg)
-        print(msg)
+    print('msg from', g.peer, msg)
     return Response('success')
 
 @direct_blueprint.route('/chat/poll')