diff --git a/komrade/backend/callers.py b/komrade/backend/callers.py
index 9f6a5d9..b76354a 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/callers.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/callers.py
@@ -17,80 +17,3 @@ class Caller(Operator):
             to_whom=self.op,
             get_resp_from=self.phone.ring_ring
         )
-
-
-    # def ring_ring(self,msg):
-    #     if not to_phone: to_phone=self.phone
-    #     return super().ring_ring(msg,to_phone)
-
-    #     # message should be encrypted caller2caller (by Person.ring)
-    #     msg_encr_caller2caller = with_msg
-
-    #     # Caller can only encrypt for Operator (end phone)
-    #     if not to_phone: to_phone=self.op
-    #     to_whom = to_phone
-
-    #     # ring 1: encrypt caller2phone
-    #     msg_encr_caller2caller_caller2phone = self.package_msg_to(
-    #         msg_encr_caller2caller,
-    #         to_whom
-    #     )
-    #     self.log('msg_encr_caller2caller_caller2phone',msg_encr_caller2caller_caller2phone)
-
-
-    #     # ring 2: dial and get response
-    #     resp_msg_encr_caller2caller_caller2phone = self.phone.ring_ring(
-    #         msg_encr_caller2caller_caller2phone
-    #     )
-    #     self.log('resp_msg_encr_caller2caller_caller2phone',resp_msg_encr_caller2caller_caller2phone)
-
-
-    #     # ring 3: decrypt and send back
-    #     resp_msg_encr_caller2caller = self.unpackage_msg_from(
-    #         resp_msg_encr_caller2caller_caller2phone
-    #     )
-    #     self.log('resp_msg_encr_caller2caller',resp_msg_encr_caller2caller)
-
-    #     return resp_msg_encr_caller2caller
-
-
-    # def get_new_keys(self, name = None, passphrase = DEBUG_DEFAULT_PASSPHRASE, is_group=None):
-    #     # get needed metadata
-    #     if not name: name=self.name
-    #     if name is None: 
-    #         name = input('\nWhat is the name for this account? ')
-    #     if passphrase is None:
-    #         passphrase = getpass.getpass('\nEnter a memborable password: ')
-    #     # if is_group is None:
-    #         # is_group = input('\nIs this a group account? [y/N]').strip().lower() == 'y'
-
-    #     # form request
-    #     msg_to_op = {
-    #         '_please':'forge_new_keys',
-    #         'name':name,
-    #         'passphrase':hashish(passphrase.encode())
-    #     }
-
-    #     phone_res = self.phone.ring(msg_to_op)
-        
-    #     # URI id
-    #     uri_id = phone_res.get('uri_id')
-    #     returned_keys = phone_res.get('_keychain')
-    #     self.log('got URI from Op:',uri_id)
-    #     self.log('got returnd keys from Op:',returned_keys)
-
-    #     stop
-
-    #     # better have the right keys
-    #     assert set(KEYMAKER_DEFAULT_KEYS_TO_SAVE_ON_CLIENT) == set(returned_keys.keys())
-
-    #     # now save these keys!
-    #     saved_keys = self.save_keychain(name,returned_keys,uri_id=uri_id)
-    #     self.log('saved keys!',saved_keys)
-
-    #     # better have the right keys
-    #     # assert set(KEYMAKER_DEFAULT_KEYS_TO_SAVE) == set(saved_keys.keys())
-
-    #     # success!
-    #     self.log('yay!!!!')
-    #     return saved_keys
diff --git a/komrade/backend/the_operator.py b/komrade/backend/the_operator.py
index 5030253..648b43a 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/the_operator.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/the_operator.py
@@ -61,8 +61,11 @@ class TheOperator(Operator):
         # decode
         data_b64 = data_b64_str.encode()
         data = b64decode(data_b64)
-        msg_d = msg_encr_caller2caller_caller2phone_phone2phone = data
-        self.log('msg_encr_caller2caller_caller2phone_phone2phone incoming',msg_encr_caller2caller_caller2phone_phone2phone)
+
+        # unseal
+        msg_obj = self.unseal_msg(data)
+        self.got(f'Operator understood message: {msg_obj}')
+        stop
 
         # make top-level message object, addressed to me the operator
         from komrade.backend.messages import Message