diff --git a/lib/diaspora/relayable.rb b/lib/diaspora/relayable.rb
index d5b85263a..cc80a3001 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/relayable.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/relayable.rb
@@ -35,10 +35,14 @@ module Diaspora
         self.parent.subscribers(user)
       elsif user.owns?(self)
         [self.parent.author]
+      else
+        raise "What are you doing with a relayable that you have nothing to do with?"
+        #[] 
       end
     end
 
     def receive(user, person)
+
       self.class.transaction do
         comment_or_like = self.class.where(:guid => self.guid).first || self
 
@@ -57,11 +61,14 @@ module Diaspora
 
         #dispatch object DOWNSTREAM, received it via UPSTREAM
         unless user.owns?(comment_or_like)
-          comment_or_like.save 
+          puts "i am #{user.username}, I am reiveiving and object for #{person.owner.username}"
+          pp self
+          comment_or_like.save!
           Postzord::Dispatcher.new(user, comment_or_like).post
         end
 
         comment_or_like.socket_to_user(user) if comment_or_like.respond_to? :socket_to_user
+
         if comment_or_like.after_receive(user, person)
           comment_or_like 
         end
diff --git a/lib/postzord/dispatcher.rb b/lib/postzord/dispatcher.rb
index d1178258d..7b3c5255b 100644
--- a/lib/postzord/dispatcher.rb
+++ b/lib/postzord/dispatcher.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,5 @@ class Postzord::Dispatcher
      @zord =  Postzord::Dispatcher::Private.new(user, object, opts)
     #end
   end
-
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/postzord/receiver/private.rb b/lib/postzord/receiver/private.rb
index 18ba4dfb9..521be7b79 100644
--- a/lib/postzord/receiver/private.rb
+++ b/lib/postzord/receiver/private.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ module Postzord
         Rails.logger.info("event=receive status=start recipient=#{@user_person.diaspora_handle} payload_type=#{@object.class} sender=#{@sender.diaspora_handle}")
         if self.validate_object
           receive_object
+        else
+          raise 'not a valid object'
         end
       end