diff --git a/app/models/group.rb b/app/models/group.rb
index 0f40d6d9b..6b8f18921 100644
--- a/app/models/group.rb
+++ b/app/models/group.rb
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ class Group
 
   key :person_ids, Array
   key :request_ids, Array
+  key :post_ids, Array
 
   many :people, :in => :person_ids, :class_name => 'Person'
   many :requests, :in => :request_ids, :class_name => 'Request'
+  many :posts, :in => :post_ids, :class_name => 'Post'
 
   belongs_to :user, :class_name => 'User'
 
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 7f353e5ca..0090e59d6 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ class User
       person.profile = object
       person.save  
     elsif object.verify_creator_signature == true 
-      Rails.logger.debug("Saving object with success: #{object.save}")
+      Rails.logger.debug("Saving object: #{object}")
+      object.save
       object.socket_to_uid( id) if object.respond_to? :socket_to_uid
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/lib/diaspora_parser_spec.rb b/spec/lib/diaspora_parser_spec.rb
index 07de46d02..3e4344a64 100644
--- a/spec/lib/diaspora_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/diaspora_parser_spec.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,29 @@ describe Diaspora::Parser do
     @person = Factory.create(:person_with_private_key, :email => "bill@gates.com")
     @user2 = Factory.create(:user)
   end
+
+
+  it "should associate the post with a group" do
+    @user.activate_friend(@person, @group)
+
+    status_message = Factory.build(:status_message, :message => "hey!", :person => @person)
+    @user.receive status_message.to_diaspora_xml
+
+
+    # mongomapper doesn't support joins, meaning we can't do a query
+    # on user.groups.
+    # should this code below be a function of a user?
+    # something like self.find_group_for(friend_id) ?
+    groups = @user.groups
+    groups.shift while not groups[0].person_ids.include?(@person.id)
+    group = groups[0]
+    ####
+
+    @group.posts.count.should == 1
+  end
+
+
+
   describe 'with encryption' do
     before do
       unstub_mocha_stubs
@@ -38,7 +61,6 @@ describe Diaspora::Parser do
         </XML>"
       @user.receive xml
       Post.count.should == 0
-
     end
   end