diff --git a/tests/pubsub/dummy_account_node.py b/tests/pubsub/dummy_account_node.py
index 930dc57..0773533 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub/dummy_account_node.py
+++ b/tests/pubsub/dummy_account_node.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class DummyAccountNode():
         We use create as this serves as a factory function and allows us
         to use async await, unlike the init function
         """
+        print ("**DUMMY** CREATE ACCOUNT NODE")
         self = DummyAccountNode()
 
         libp2p_node = await new_node(transport_opt=["/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0"])
@@ -54,14 +55,17 @@ class DummyAccountNode():
         """
         while True:
             incoming = await self.q.get()
-            rpc_incoming = rpc_pb2.RPC()
-            rpc_incoming.ParseFromString(incoming)
-            for message in rpc_incoming.publish:
-                msg_comps = message.split(",")
-                if msg_comps[0] == "send":
-                    self.handle_send_crypto(msg_comps[1], msg_comps[2], int(msg_comps[3]))
-                elif msg_comps[0] == "set":
-                    self.handle_set_crypto_for_user(msg_comps[1], int(msg_comps[2]))
+            print ("**DUMMY** HANDLE INCOMING")
+            print (incoming)
+            print ("========================")
+            
+            msg_comps = incoming.data.decode('utf-8').split(",")
+            print (msg_comps)
+            print ("--------")
+            if msg_comps[0] == "send":
+                self.handle_send_crypto(msg_comps[1], msg_comps[2], int(msg_comps[3]))
+            elif msg_comps[0] == "set":
+                self.handle_set_crypto(msg_comps[1], int(msg_comps[2]))
 
     async def setup_crypto_networking(self):
         """
@@ -103,6 +107,7 @@ class DummyAccountNode():
         :param dest_user: user to send crypto to
         :param amount: amount of crypto to send 
         """
+        print ("**DUMMY** IN HANDLE SEND CRYPTO")
         if source_user in self.balances:
             self.balances[source_user] -= amount
         else:
@@ -113,12 +118,15 @@ class DummyAccountNode():
         else:
             self.balances[dest_user] = amount
 
-    def handle_set_crypto_for_user(self, dest_user, amount):
+    def handle_set_crypto(self, dest_user, amount):
         """
         Handle incoming set_crypto message
         :param dest_user: user to set crypto for
         :param amount: amount of crypto
         """
+        print ("**DUMMY** IN HANDLE SET CRYPTO")
+        print (type (dest_user))
+        print (amount)
         self.balances[dest_user] = amount
 
     def get_balance(self, user):
@@ -127,6 +135,9 @@ class DummyAccountNode():
         :param user: user to get balance for
         :return: balance of user
         """
+        print ("GET BALACNCE")
+        print (user)
+        print (self.balances)
         if user in self.balances:
             return self.balances[user]
         else:
@@ -155,7 +166,4 @@ def generate_RPC_packet(origin_id, topics, msg_content, msg_id):
             )])
 
     packet.publish.extend([message])
-    print ("HEYHO")
-    print (packet)
-
     return packet