diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 8dcf4fc..7d20b6b 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ int client_connect(conn_handler handler, char *servip, int16_t port) {
     bzero(buffer, MAX_BUFSIZE);
     for (ret = 0; 0 == ret;) {
         ret = handler(buffer);
-        if(0 < ret)
+        if(0 < ret || 1 == ret)
             break;
 
         if (0 >= write(connfd, buffer, strlen(buffer))) {
             printf("client_connect: cannot write to socket\n");
             ret = -1;
         }
-        if(0 != ret)
+        if(2 == ret)
             break;
 
         bzero(buffer, MAX_BUFSIZE);
diff --git a/member.c b/member.c
index daf51fc..8c29374 100644
--- a/member.c
+++ b/member.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ int member_verifymsg(char *buffer) {
     printf("member_verifymsg: sig: %s, len: %lu\n", current, sig_len);
 
     current[bytes] = '\n';
-    return 1;
+    return 2; //send to verifier before closing
 }
 
 //"JOINSTART <issuer.nonce>" > "APPEND <member.mpk>"