diff --git a/komrade/backend/callers.py b/komrade/backend/callers.py
index 32c81c6..d56ade3 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/callers.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/callers.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ class Caller(Operator):
 
         # ring 3: decrypt and send back
         resp_msg_encr_caller2caller = self.unpackage_msg_from(
-            resp_msg_encr_caller2caller_caller2phone
+            resp_msg_encr_caller2caller_caller2phone,
+            to_whom
         )
         self.log('resp_msg_encr_caller2caller',resp_msg_encr_caller2caller)
 
diff --git a/komrade/backend/operators.py b/komrade/backend/operators.py
index 751bf10..6166d9c 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/operators.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/operators.py
@@ -126,7 +126,11 @@ class Operator(Keymaker):
 
     
     def unpackage_msg_from(self,msg_encr_b,another):
-        return self.decrypt_from_send(msg_encr_b,another)
+        return self.decrypt_from_send(
+            msg_encr_b,
+            from_pubkey=another.pubkey,
+            to_privkey=self.privkey
+        )
         
 
     # def ring(self,with_msg,to_whom=None,by_way_of=None):
diff --git a/komrade/backend/switchboard.py b/komrade/backend/switchboard.py
index 873977a..8665422 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/switchboard.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/switchboard.py
@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@ from flask_classful import FlaskView
 class TheSwitchboard(FlaskView, Logger):
     default_methods = ['GET']
     excluded_methods = ['phone','op','send']
+
+    @property
+    def op(self):
+        from komrade.backend.the_operator import TheOperator
+        if type(self)==TheOperator: return self
+        if hasattr(self,'_op'): return self._op
+        global OPERATOR,OPERATOR_KEYCHAIN
+        if OPERATOR: return OPERATOR
+        self._op=OPERATOR=TheOperator()        
+        return OPERATOR
+
     
     def get(self,msg):
         self.log('Incoming call!:',msg)
@@ -19,7 +30,7 @@ class TheSwitchboard(FlaskView, Logger):
         # unenescape
         msg = msg.replace('_','/')
         str_msg_from_op = self.op.route(msg)
-        str_msg_from_op = msg.replace('_','/')
+        # str_msg_from_op = msg.replace('_','/')
         self.log('Switchboard got msg back from Operator:',str_msg_from_op)
         return str_msg_from_op
 
diff --git a/komrade/backend/the_telephone.py b/komrade/backend/the_telephone.py
index 9c3ff45..24cf5a0 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/the_telephone.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/the_telephone.py
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ class TheTelephone(Operator):
 
     def send_and_receive(self,msg):
         msg_b64_str = b64encode(msg).decode()
-        self.log('msg_b64_str',type(msg_b64_str),msg_b64_str)
-        URL = OPERATOR_API_URL + msg_b64_str + '/'
+        msg_b64_str_esc = msg_b64_str.replace('/','_')
+        self.log('msg_b64_str_esc',type(msg_b64_str_esc),msg_b64_str_esc)
+        URL = OPERATOR_API_URL + msg_b64_str_esc + '/'
         self.log("DIALING THE OPERATOR:",URL)
         ringring=komrade_request(URL)
         if ringring.status_code==200: