diff --git a/app/models/post.rb b/app/models/post.rb
index b0d47093e..64a1946de 100644
--- a/app/models/post.rb
+++ b/app/models/post.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.post_visibilities.count
   end
 
+  def diaspora_handle= nd
+    self.person = Person.where(:diaspora_handle => nd).first
+    write_attribute(:diaspora_handle, nd)
+  end
+
   def self.diaspora_initialize params
     new_post = self.new params.to_hash
     new_post.person = params[:person]
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index ecb16a236..7fd4f2296 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 0) do
     t.string   "diaspora_handle"
     t.string   "guid"
     t.boolean  "pending",           :default => false
-    t.integer  "user_refs",         :default => 0
     t.string   "type"
     t.text     "message"
     t.integer  "status_message_id"
diff --git a/lib/diaspora/user/receiving.rb b/lib/diaspora/user/receiving.rb
index 66b0452b2..67e3f94ed 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/user/receiving.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/user/receiving.rb
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ module Diaspora
           xml_author = (owns?(object.post)) ? object.diaspora_handle : object.post.person.diaspora_handle
         else
           xml_author = object.diaspora_handle
-          pp xml_author
-          pp salmon_author
         end
 
         if (salmon_author.diaspora_handle != xml_author)
@@ -158,9 +156,7 @@ module Diaspora
         on_pod = existing_post(post)
         log_string = "event=receive payload_type=#{post.class} sender=#{post.diaspora_handle} "
         if on_pod
-          puts "On pod"
           if post_visible?(post)
-            puts "visible"
             if post.mutable?
               on_pod.caption = post.caption
               on_pod.save!
@@ -183,7 +179,6 @@ module Diaspora
 
       def add_post_to_aspects(post)
         Rails.logger.debug("event=add_post_to_aspects user_id=#{self.id} post_id=#{post.id}")
-        puts("event=add_post_to_aspects user_id=#{self.id} post_id=#{post.id}")
 
         aspects = self.aspects_with_person(post.person)
         aspects.each do |aspect|
diff --git a/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb b/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb
index 197734acd..e523dfd41 100644
--- a/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ describe StatusMessage do
     @aspect = @user.aspects.create(:name => "losers")
   end
 
+  describe '#diaspora_handle=' do
+    it 'sets #person' do
+      person = Factory.create(:person)
+      post = Factory.create(:status_message, :person => @user.person)
+      post.diaspora_handle = person.diaspora_handle
+      post.person.should == person
+    end
+  end
   it "should have either a message or at least one photo" do
     n = Factory.build(:status_message, :message => nil)
     n.valid?.should be_false