diff --git a/api.py b/api.py
index 6e640dd..c720ba9 100644
--- a/api.py
+++ b/api.py
@@ -113,16 +113,19 @@ def seller_redeem():
     (buy,sell) = init_redeem_p2sh(trade.buyContract, trade.sellContract)
     
     # in case we're still in the time lock on buy side, try to redeem with secret
-    if(buy.redeemtype != ""):
+    if(buy.redeemtype == 'secret'):
         privkey = get_redeemer_priv_key(buy)    
-        buy = get_raw_redeem(buy)
-        r
+        buy = get_raw_redeem(buy,privkey)  #puts the raw transaction in the raw_redeem field
+        buy.redeem_tx = send_raw_tx(buy.rawredeem)
 
-    if(sell.redeemtype != ""):
-        privkey = get_redeemer_priv_key(sell)
-        sell = get_raw_redeem(sell)        
-        contract = check  trade(trade.buyContract, secret, trade.sellContract)
-    setattr(trade.buyContract, 'redeem_tx', txid)
+    if(sell.redeemtype == 'timelock'):
+        privkey = get_redeemer_priv_key(sell)    
+        sell = get_raw_redeem(sell,privkey)
+        sell.redeem_tx = send_raw_tx(sell.rawredeem)
+    
+    trade.buyContract = buy
+    trade.sellContract = sell
+    
     save_seller(trade)
     
 
diff --git a/trades.py b/trades.py
index 1f3d5a9..d83c731 100644
--- a/trades.py
+++ b/trades.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class Trade(object):
 class Contract(object):
     def __init__(self, data):
         # Keep track of funding and redeem tx?
-        allowed = ('funder', 'redeemer', 'currency', 'p2sh', 'amount', 'fund_tx', 'redeem_tx', 'secret', 'redeemscript', 'redeemblocknum','hash_of_secret','redeemtype')
+        allowed = ('funder', 'redeemer', 'currency', 'p2sh', 'amount', 'fund_tx', 'redeem_tx', 'secret', 'redeemscript', 'redeemblocknum','hash_of_secret','redeemtype', 'rawredeem')
         for key in data:
             if key in allowed:
                 setattr(self, key, data[key])
diff --git a/xcat.py b/xcat.py
index de9cc5f..b06e3cd 100644
--- a/xcat.py
+++ b/xcat.py
@@ -9,6 +9,33 @@ from pprint import pprint
 from trades import Contract, Trade
 import userInput
 
+
+def get_redeemer_priv_key(contract):
+    if contract.currency == 'bitcoin':
+        return bXcat.get_redeemer_priv_key(contract)
+    elif contract.currency = 'zcash':
+        return zXcat.get_redeemer_priv_key(contract)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("invalid currency value:", contract.currency)
+
+
+def get_raw_redeem(contract, privkey)
+    if contract.currency == 'bitcoin':
+        return bXcat.get_raw_redeem(contract, privkey)
+    elif contract.currency = 'zcash':
+        return zXcat.get_raw_redeem(contract, privkey)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("invalid currency value:", contract.currency)
+
+def send_raw_tx(rawtx)
+    if contract.currency == 'bitcoin':
+        return bXcat.send_raw_tx(rawtx)
+    elif contract.currency = 'zcash':
+        return zXcat.send_raw_tx(rawtx)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("invalid currency value:", contract.currency)
+
+
 #compute redeemblocknum according to current block
 def compute_redeemblocknum(currency, increment):
     if currency == 'bitcoin':
@@ -105,7 +132,7 @@ def init_redeem_p2sh(contract, revertcontract):
 
     if (currency == 'bitcoin'):
         contract = bXcat.check_and_return_fundtx(contract)
-        contract.redeemtype = "secret"
+        contract.redeemtype = 'secret'
     
     if (currency == 'zcash'):
         contract = zXcat.check_and_return_fundtx(contract)
diff --git a/zXcat.py b/zXcat.py
index 728dc1d..99206f3 100644
--- a/zXcat.py
+++ b/zXcat.py
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ def redeem_after_timelock(contract):
 def get_redeemer_priv_key(contract):
     if (contract.redeemtype == 'secret'):
         redeemPubKey = find_redeemAddr(contract)
-    elif (contract.redeemtype = 'timelock'):
+    elif (contract.redeemtype == 'timelock'):
         redeemPubKey = find_refundAddr(contract)
     else:
         raise ValueError("Invalid redeemtype:", contract.redeemtype)
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ def check_and_return_fundtx(contract):
 
     amount = fundtx['amount'] / COIN
     if(amount < minamount):
-        raise ValueError("Insufficient funds in fund transaction")
+        raise ValueError("Insufficient funds in fund transaction.")
     
     
     contract.fund_tx = fund_tx