diff --git a/src/croc/croc.go b/src/croc/croc.go
index eacb0d7..49a8208 100644
--- a/src/croc/croc.go
+++ b/src/croc/croc.go
@@ -642,9 +642,8 @@ func (c *Client) procesMesssagePake(m message.Message) (err error) {
 			salt := make([]byte, 8)
 			rand.Read(salt)
 			err = message.Send(c.conn[0], c.Key, message.Message{
-				Type:    "salt",
-				Bytes:   salt,
-				Message: c.ExternalIP,
+				Type:  "salt",
+				Bytes: salt,
 			})
 			if err != nil {
 				return
@@ -684,9 +683,8 @@ func (c *Client) processMessageSalt(m message.Message) (done bool, err error) {
 	if !c.Options.IsSender {
 		log.Debug("sending salt back")
 		err = message.Send(c.conn[0], c.Key, message.Message{
-			Type:    "salt",
-			Bytes:   m.Bytes,
-			Message: c.ExternalIP,
+			Type:  "salt",
+			Bytes: m.Bytes,
 		})
 	}
 	log.Debugf("session key is verified, generating encryption with salt: %x", m.Bytes)
@@ -699,6 +697,27 @@ func (c *Client) processMessageSalt(m message.Message) (done bool, err error) {
 		return true, err
 	}
 	log.Debugf("key = %+x", c.Key)
+	if c.Options.IsSender {
+		log.Debug("sending external IP")
+		err = message.Send(c.conn[0], c.Key, message.Message{
+			Type:  "externalip",
+			Bytes: m.Bytes,
+		})
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (c *Client) processExternalIP(m message.Message) (done bool, err error) {
+	log.Debug("received external IP")
+	if !c.Options.IsSender {
+		err = message.Send(c.conn[0], c.Key, message.Message{
+			Type:    "externalip",
+			Message: c.ExternalIP,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return true, err
+		}
+	}
 	if c.ExternalIPConnected == "" {
 		// it can be preset by the local relay
 		c.ExternalIPConnected = m.Message
@@ -711,6 +730,7 @@ func (c *Client) processMessageSalt(m message.Message) (done bool, err error) {
 func (c *Client) processMessage(payload []byte) (done bool, err error) {
 	m, err := message.Decode(c.Key, payload)
 	if err != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("problem with decoding: %s", err.Error())
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -726,6 +746,8 @@ func (c *Client) processMessage(payload []byte) (done bool, err error) {
 		err = c.procesMesssagePake(m)
 	case "salt":
 		done, err = c.processMessageSalt(m)
+	case "externalip":
+		done, err = c.processExternalIP(m)
 	case "error":
 		// c.spinner.Stop()
 		fmt.Print("\r")
diff --git a/src/croc/croc_test.go b/src/croc/croc_test.go
index 15811e0..30464d9 100644
--- a/src/croc/croc_test.go
+++ b/src/croc/croc_test.go
@@ -12,15 +12,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
-func TestCroc(t *testing.T) {
+func init() {
 	log.SetLevel("trace")
-	defer os.Remove("README.md")
 	go tcp.Run("debug", "8081", "pass123", "8082,8083,8084,8085")
 	go tcp.Run("debug", "8082", "pass123")
 	go tcp.Run("debug", "8083", "pass123")
 	go tcp.Run("debug", "8084", "pass123")
 	go tcp.Run("debug", "8085", "pass123")
-	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+}
+
+func TestCrocReadme(t *testing.T) {
+	defer os.Remove("README.md")
 
 	log.Debug("setting up sender")
 	sender, err := New(Options{
diff --git a/src/message/message.go b/src/message/message.go
index d46f983..2f4b9dc 100644
--- a/src/message/message.go
+++ b/src/message/message.go
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ func (m Message) String() string {
 
 // Send will send out
 func Send(c *comm.Comm, key []byte, m Message) (err error) {
+	log.Debugf("writing %s message", m.Type)
 	mSend, err := Encode(key, m)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	log.Debugf("writing %s message (%d bytes)", m.Type, len(mSend))
 	_, err = c.Write(mSend)
 	return
 }