diff --git a/app/models/signed_retraction.rb b/app/models/signed_retraction.rb
index 75a4e5477..a499c7d87 100644
--- a/app/models/signed_retraction.rb
+++ b/app/models/signed_retraction.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class SignedRetraction
       accessors = self.class.roxml_attrs.collect do |definition|
         definition.accessor
       end
-      accessors - ['target_author_signature']
+      accessors - ['target_author_signature', 'sender_handle']
   end
 
   def sender_handle= new_sender_handle
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class SignedRetraction
   end
 
   def diaspora_handle
-    self.target.diaspora_handle
+    self.sender_handle
   end
 
   def subscribers(user)
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ class SignedRetraction
 
   def perform receiving_user
     Rails.logger.debug "Performing retraction for #{target_guid}"
-    puts "Performing retraction for #{target_guid}"
     if reshare = Reshare.where(:author_id => receiving_user.person.id, :root_id => target.id).first
-      Postzord::Dispatch.new(receiving_user, self).post
+      onward_retraction = self.dup
+      onward_retraction.sender = receiving_user.person
+      Postzord::Dispatch.new(receiving_user, onward_retraction).post
     end
     self.target.unsocket_from_user receiving_user if target.respond_to? :unsocket_from_user
     self.target.destroy
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ class SignedRetraction
       #this is a retraction from the upstream owner
       self.perform(recipient)
     else
-      Rails.logger.info("event=receive status=abort reason='object signature not valid' recipient=#{recipient.diaspora_handle} sender=#{self.parent.author.diaspora_handle} payload_type=#{self.class} parent_id=#{self.parent.id}")
+      Rails.logger.info("event=receive status=abort reason='object signature not valid' recipient=#{recipient.diaspora_handle} sender=#{self.sender_handle} payload_type=#{self.class}")
       return
     end
     self
diff --git a/spec/models/signed_retraction_spec.rb b/spec/models/signed_retraction_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de5b38da3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/signed_retraction_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe SignedRetraction do
+  before do
+    @post = Factory(:status_message, :author => bob.person, :public => true)
+    @resharer = Factory(:user)
+    @post.reshares << Factory.create(:reshare,:root_id => @post.id, :author => @resharer.person)
+    @post.save!
+  end
+  describe '#perform' do
+    it "dispatches the retraction onward to recipients of the recipient's reshare" do
+      retraction = SignedRetraction.build(bob, @post)
+      onward_retraction = retraction.dup
+      retraction.should_receive(:dup).and_return(onward_retraction)
+
+      dis = mock
+      Postzord::Dispatch.should_receive(:new).with(@resharer, onward_retraction).and_return(dis)
+      dis.should_receive(:post)
+
+      retraction.perform(@resharer)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index b71da5ee6..a3abdba86 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -790,27 +790,5 @@ describe User do
         pending
       end
     end
-
-    context "signed retractions" do
-      before do
-        @post.reshares << Factory.create(:reshare,:root_id => @post.id, :author => Factory(:user).person)
-        @post.save!
-      end
-
-      it 'relays the signed retraction onwards to recipients of reshares' do
-        r_ret = SignedRetraction.build(bob, @post)
-        SignedRetraction.should_receive(:build).and_return(r_ret)
-
-        dis = mock
-        dis_2 = mock
-        dis.should_receive(:post).and_return{ r_ret.perform(@post.reshares.first.author.owner)}
-        #dis_2.should_receive(:post)
-        Postzord::Dispatch.should_receive(:new).with(bob, r_ret, anything()).and_return(dis, dis_2)
-
-        fantasy_resque do
-          bob.retract(@post)
-        end
-      end
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/multi_server/server_spec.rb b/spec/multi_server/server_spec.rb
index e8e01fea3..35f046af3 100644
--- a/spec/multi_server/server_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/multi_server/server_spec.rb
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ unless Server.all.empty?
   describe Server do
     before(:all) do
       WebMock::Config.instance.allow_localhost = true
-      Server.all.each{|s| s.kill if s.running?}
-      Server.all.each{|s| s.run}
+      #Server.all.each{|s| s.kill if s.running?}
+      #Server.all.each{|s| s.run}
     end
 
     after(:all) do
-      Server.all.each{|s| s.kill if s.running?}
-      sleep(1)
-      Server.all.each{|s| puts "Server at port #{s.port} still running." if s.running?}
+      #Server.all.each{|s| s.kill if s.running?}
+      #sleep(1)
+      #Server.all.each{|s| puts "Server at port #{s.port} still running." if s.running?}
       WebMock::Config.instance.allow_localhost = false
     end