diff --git a/contactcard_test.go b/contactcard_test.go
index 4d2c749..f3e82a1 100644
--- a/contactcard_test.go
+++ b/contactcard_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package meowlib
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestCompress(t *testing.T) {
@@ -18,4 +20,9 @@ func TestCompress(t *testing.T) {
 	println(len(serialized))
 	compressed, _ := cc.Compress()
 	println(len(compressed))
+	ncc, err := NewContactCardFromCompressed(compressed)
+	if err != nil {
+		println(err)
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, ncc.Name, cc.Name)
 }
diff --git a/server/invitation.go b/server/invitation.go
index 9fc27e3..774e44d 100644
--- a/server/invitation.go
+++ b/server/invitation.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"time"
 
@@ -18,11 +17,6 @@ func (r *RedisRouter) CreateInvitation(invitation []byte, timeout int, password
 	if len(password) > 0 {
 		r.Client.Set("mwpw:"+id, password, 0) //, time.Duration(timeout*1000000))
 	}
-	mwiv, err := r.Client.Get("mwiv:" + id).Result()
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
-	}
-	fmt.Println(len([]byte(mwiv)), len(invitation))
 	return id, time.Now().Add(time.Duration(timeout * 1000000)).UTC()
 }
 
diff --git a/server/router.go b/server/router.go
index eec573d..97cb650 100644
--- a/server/router.go
+++ b/server/router.go
@@ -128,16 +128,14 @@ func (r *RedisRouter) Route(msg *meowlib.ToServerMessage) (*meowlib.FromServerMe
 			from_server.Invitation.Shortcode = url
 			from_server.Invitation.Expiry = expiry.UTC().Unix()
 		case 2: // get invitation
-			invitation, err := r.GetInvitation(msg.Invitation.Shortcode, msg.Invitation.Password)
 			from_server.Invitation = &meowlib.Invitation{}
+			from_server.Invitation.Payload, err = r.GetInvitation(msg.Invitation.Shortcode, msg.Invitation.Password)
 			if err != nil {
 				if err.Error() == "auth failed" {
 					from_server.Invitation.Payload = []byte("authentication failure")
 				} else {
 					from_server.Invitation.Payload = []byte("invitation expired")
 				}
-			} else {
-				from_server.Invitation.Payload = invitation // protobuf invitation
 			}
 
 			/* should not happen