diff --git a/onionr/communicator2.py b/onionr/communicator2.py
index e6d49d28..c0fbb698 100755
--- a/onionr/communicator2.py
+++ b/onionr/communicator2.py
@@ -465,8 +465,8 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
             elif cmd[0] == 'uploadBlock':
                 self.blockToUpload = cmd[1]
                 threading.Thread(target=self.uploadBlock).start()
-            elif cmd[0] == 'createSocket':
-                # Create a socket
+            elif cmd[0] == 'startSocket':
+                # Create a socket or connect to one
                 self.onionrsockets.append(onionrsockets.OnionrSockets(self._core, startData))
             else:
                 logger.info('Recieved daemonQueue command:' + cmd[0])
diff --git a/onionr/onionrsockets.py b/onionr/onionrsockets.py
index 0f00519f..f80b1637 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrsockets.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrsockets.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class OnionrSockets:
         '''
         self.socketID = secrets.token_hex(32) # Generate an ID for this socket
         self._core = coreInst
+        self.socketInfo = socketInfo
         
         # Make sure socketInfo provides all necessary values
         for i in ('peer', 'address', 'create'):
@@ -40,5 +41,11 @@ class OnionrSockets:
                 socketInfo[i]
             except KeyError:
                 raise ValueError('Must provide peer, address, and create in socketInfo dict argument')
-        
-        
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+
+        self.isServer = socketInfo['create']
+
+        self.serverKey = socketInfo['peer']
+        self.serverAddress = socketInfo['address']
+    
+    def createServer(self):
+        return
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/metadataprocessor/main.py b/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/metadataprocessor/main.py
index 4d23fa9a..199c8821 100644
--- a/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/metadataprocessor/main.py
+++ b/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/metadataprocessor/main.py
@@ -68,21 +68,21 @@ def on_processBlocks(api):
 
     # userInfo blocks, such as for setting username
     if blockType == 'userInfo':
-        if api.data['validSig']:
+        if api.data['validSig'] == True: # we use == True for type safety
             _processUserInfo(api, myBlock)
     # forwardKey blocks, add a new forward secrecy key for a peer
     elif blockType == 'forwardKey':
-        if api.data['validSig']:
+        if api.data['validSig'] == True:
             _processForwardKey(api, myBlock)
     # socket blocks
     elif blockType == 'openSocket':
-        if api.data['validSig']:
+        if api.data['validSig'] == True:
             try:
                 address = api.data['address']
             except KeyError:
                 raise onionrexceptions.MissingAddress("Missing address for new socket")
             socketInfo = json.dumps({'peer': api.data['signer'], 'address': address, create = False})
-            api.get_core().daemonQueueAdd('createSocket', socketInfo)
+            api.get_core().daemonQueueAdd('startSocket', socketInfo)
 
 def on_init(api, data = None):