diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index dfe1c43..08ea686 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ pub async fn negotiate_files_up(
     let files = file_handles.iter().map(|fh| fh.to_file_info()).collect();
     let msg = EncryptedMessage::FileNegotiationMessage(FileNegotiationPayload { files });
     let server_msg = msg.to_encrypted_message(cipher)?;
+    println!("server_msg encrypted: {:?}", server_msg);
     stream.send(server_msg).await?;
     let reply_payload = match stream.next().await {
         Some(Ok(msg)) => match msg {
diff --git a/src/conf.rs b/src/conf.rs
index 07a6f99..b4db236 100644
--- a/src/conf.rs
+++ b/src/conf.rs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pub const BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 1024 * 1024;
+pub const BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 1024 * 1024 * 10;
diff --git a/src/crypto.rs b/src/crypto.rs
index 482d37e..1b555db 100644
--- a/src/crypto.rs
+++ b/src/crypto.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use aes_gcm::aead::{Aead, NewAead};
 use aes_gcm::{Aes256Gcm, Key, Nonce}; // Or `Aes128Gcm`
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
-use futures::prelude::*;
 use rand::{thread_rng, Rng};
 use spake2::{Ed25519Group, Identity, Password, Spake2};
 use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
@@ -24,11 +23,7 @@ pub async fn handshake(
     handshake_msg.extend_from_slice(&outbound_msg);
     let handshake_msg = handshake_msg.freeze();
     println!("client - handshake msg, {:?}", handshake_msg);
-    // println!(
-    //     "len id: {:?}. len msg: {:?}",
-    //     id.len(),
-    //     Bytes::from(outbound_msg).len()
-    // );
+    println!("id: {:?}. msg: {:?}", id.clone(), outbound_msg.clone());
     socket.write_all(&handshake_msg).await?;
     let mut buffer = [0; 33];
     let n = socket.read_exact(&mut buffer).await?;
@@ -39,7 +34,7 @@ pub async fn handshake(
         Ok(key_bytes) => key_bytes,
         Err(e) => return Err(anyhow!(e.to_string())),
     };
-    // println!("Handshake successful. Key is {:?}", key);
+    println!("Handshake successful. Key is {:?}", key);
     return Ok((socket, new_cipher(&key)));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index 0d7f8c0..102d0f4 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+use crate::conf::BUFFER_SIZE;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::io;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
@@ -123,19 +123,22 @@ pub async fn handle_connection(
     };
     println!("Client upgraded");
     // The handshake cache should be empty for {id} at this point.
-    let mut client_buffer = BytesMut::with_capacity(1024);
+    let mut client_buffer = BytesMut::with_capacity(BUFFER_SIZE);
     loop {
         tokio::select! {
             Some(msg) = client.rx.recv() => {
+                // println!("piping bytes= {:?}", msg);
                 client.socket.write_all(&msg[..]).await?
             }
-            result = client.socket.read(&mut client_buffer) => match result {
+            result = client.socket.read_buf(&mut client_buffer) => match result {
                 Ok(0) => {
-                    break
+                    break;
                 },
                 Ok(n) => {
-                    println!("reading more");
-                    client.peer_tx.send(BytesMut::from(&client_buffer[0..n]).freeze())?
+                    let b = BytesMut::from(&client_buffer[0..n]).freeze();
+                    // println!("reading more = {:?}", b);
+                    client_buffer.clear();
+                    client.peer_tx.send(b)?
                 },
                 Err(e) => {
                     println!("Error {:?}", e);