diff --git a/komrade/backend/messages.py b/komrade/backend/messages.py
index 12e921d..2ea87f3 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/messages.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/messages.py
@@ -38,12 +38,14 @@ class Message(Logger):
 
 
     def __repr__(self):
+        msg_d_str=dict_format(self.msg_d)
         return f"""
     
     <MSG>
         self.caller={self.caller}
         self.callee={self.callee}
         self.msg={self.msg}
+        self.msg_d={msg_d_str}
         self.route={self.route}
     </MSG>
 
diff --git a/komrade/backend/operators.py b/komrade/backend/operators.py
index 60c55cf..63259dd 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/operators.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/operators.py
@@ -84,9 +84,15 @@ class Operator(Keymaker):
 
     def seal_msg(self,msg_obj):
         # make sure encrypted
-        # msg_obj.encrypt()
+        self.log('sealing msg!')
+        msg_obj.encrypt(recursive=True)
         # return pure binary version of self's entire msg_d
+        self.log('encrypted msg_d: ',msg_obj.msg_d)
+        
         msg_b = package_for_transmission(msg_obj.msg_d)
+        self.log('sealed msg_d: ',msg_b)
+        
+        
         # encrypt by omega key
         msg_b_encr = self.omega_key.encrypt(msg_b)
         return msg_b_encr
@@ -119,7 +125,7 @@ class Operator(Keymaker):
         self.log(f'here is the message object I made, to send to {to_whom}: {msg_obj}')
         
         # encrypting
-        msg_obj.encrypt()
+        # msg_obj.encrypt()
         # self.log(f'now I look like: {msg_obj}')
         # get pure encrypted binary, sealed
         #msg_sealed = self.seal_msg(msg_obj)
@@ -130,7 +136,7 @@ class Operator(Keymaker):
         self.log('resp_msg_obj <-',resp_msg_obj)
 
         # decrypt?
-        resp_msg_obj.decrypt()
+        # resp_msg_obj.decrypt()
 
         # unseal msg
         # resp_msg_obj = self.unseal_msg(resp_msg_b)
diff --git a/komrade/utils.py b/komrade/utils.py
index 508d47e..6981632 100644
--- a/komrade/utils.py
+++ b/komrade/utils.py
@@ -31,6 +31,19 @@ def clear_screen():
 def pause():
     input('')
 
+
+def dict_format(d, tab=0):
+    s = ['{\n']
+    for k,v in d.items():
+        if isinstance(v, dict):
+            v = format(v, tab+1)
+        else:
+            v = repr(v)
+
+        s.append('%s%r: %s,\n' % ('  '*tab, k, v))
+    s.append('%s}' % ('  '*tab))
+    return ''.join(s)
+
 import inspect
 class Logger(object):
     def log(self,*x):