diff --git a/komrade/backend/the_operator.py b/komrade/backend/the_operator.py
index 7863394..123e5db 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/the_operator.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/the_operator.py
@@ -170,13 +170,13 @@ def init_operators():
     print('TELEPHONE_KEYCHAIN =',phone_decr_keys)
     # stop
 
-    # stringify
-    for k,v in phone_decr_keys.items():
-        v_s = b64encode(v) #.decode('utf-8')
-        phone_decr_keys[k]=v_s
-    for k,v in op_decr_keys.items():
-        v_s = b64encode(v) #.decode('utf-8')
-        op_decr_keys[k]=v_s
+    # # stringify
+    # for k,v in phone_decr_keys.items():
+    #     v_s = b64encode(v) #.decode('utf-8')
+    #     phone_decr_keys[k]=v_s
+    # for k,v in op_decr_keys.items():
+    #     v_s = b64encode(v) #.decode('utf-8')
+    #     op_decr_keys[k]=v_s
 
     print('\n'*5)
     print('OPERATOR_KEYCHAIN =',op_decr_keys)
diff --git a/komrade/backend/the_telephone.py b/komrade/backend/the_telephone.py
index 965b0fd..c435d01 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/the_telephone.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/the_telephone.py
@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@ class TheTelephone(Operator):
 
         # 0) Unencrypted. do not use except for very specific minimal reasons!
         # exchange half-complete pieces of info, both of which necessary for other
+        
 
         unencr_header = OPERATOR_KEYCHAIN['privkey_decr'] + BSEP2 + TELEPHONE_NAME['pubkey_decr']
-        # self.log('unencr_header',unencr_header)
+        self.log('unencr_header',unencr_header)
 
         # ewrwerewrwerw
         # 1) only overall encryption layer E2EE Telephone -> Operator: