diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 4acac0961..31992f889 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
                   Share this secret with your other copayers for them to join your wallet <br>
               </div>
               <div class="size-24">
-              <b>{{$root.wallet.getMyCopayerId()}}</b>
+              <b>{{$root.wallet.getSecret()}}</b>
               </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/js/controllers/signin.js b/js/controllers/signin.js
index f1e8b2fe4..052179478 100644
--- a/js/controllers/signin.js
+++ b/js/controllers/signin.js
@@ -18,24 +18,26 @@ angular.module('copay.signin').controller('SigninController',
     };
 
     $scope.join = function(secret) {
-      if (!secret || secret.length !==66 || !secret.match(/^[0-9a-f]*$/) ) {
-        $rootScope.flashMessage = { message: 'Bad secret secret string', type: 'error'};
-        return;
-      }
       $scope.loading = true;
 
-      walletFactory.network.on('joinError', function() {
-        controllerUtils.onErrorDigest($scope); 
+      walletFactory.network.on('badSecret', function() {
       });
 
-      walletFactory.joinCreateSession(secret, function(w) {
-        if (w) {
-          controllerUtils.startNetwork(w);
-        }
-        else {
-          $scope.loading = false;
-          controllerUtils.onErrorDigest();
+      walletFactory.joinCreateSession(secret, function(err,w) {
+        $scope.loading = false;
+console.log('[signin.js.27:err:]',err,w); //TODO
+
+        if (err || !w) {
+          if (err === 'joinError') 
+            $rootScope.flashMessage = { message: 'Can not find peer'};
+          else if (err === 'badSecret')  
+            $rootScope.flashMessage = { message: 'Bad secret secret string', type: 'error'};
+          else 
+            $rootScope.flashMessage = { message: 'Unknown error', type: 'error'};
+            controllerUtils.onErrorDigest();
         }
+        else
+            controllerUtils.startNetwork(w);
       });
     };
   });
diff --git a/js/models/core/Wallet.js b/js/models/core/Wallet.js
index 02646d3c9..1a9898993 100644
--- a/js/models/core/Wallet.js
+++ b/js/models/core/Wallet.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ var Builder = bitcore.TransactionBuilder;
 var http = require('http');
 var EventEmitter = imports.EventEmitter || require('events').EventEmitter;
 var copay = copay || require('../../../copay');
+var SecureRandom  = bitcore.SecureRandom;
+var Base58Check   = bitcore.Base58.base58Check;
 
 function Wallet(opts) {
   var self = this;
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ function Wallet(opts) {
 
   this.id = opts.id || Wallet.getRandomId();
   this.name = opts.name;
+  this.netKey = opts.netKey || SecureRandom.getRandomBuffer(8).toString('base64');
+
   this.verbose = opts.verbose;
   this.publicKeyRing.walletId = this.id;
   this.txProposals.walletId = this.id;
@@ -124,6 +128,7 @@ Wallet.prototype._optsToObj = function() {
     requiredCopayers: this.requiredCopayers,
     totalCopayers: this.totalCopayers,
     name: this.name,
+    netKey: this.netKey,
   };
 
   return obj;
@@ -139,6 +144,26 @@ Wallet.prototype.getMyCopayerId = function() {
   return this.getCopayerId(0);
 };
 
+
+Wallet.prototype.getSecret = function() {
+  var i = new Buffer(this.getMyCopayerId(),'hex');
+  var k = new Buffer(this.netKey,'base64');
+  var b = Buffer.concat([i,k]);
+  var str = Base58Check.encode(b);
+  return str;
+};
+
+
+Wallet.decodeSecret = function(secretB) {
+  var secret = Base58Check.decode(secretB);
+  var netKeyBuf = secret.slice(-8);
+  var pubKeyBuf = secret.slice(0,33);
+  return {
+    pubKey: pubKeyBuf.toString('hex'),
+    netKey: netKeyBuf.toString('base64'),
+  }
+};
+
 Wallet.prototype._lockIncomming = function() {
   this.network.lockIncommingConnections(this.publicKeyRing.getAllCopayerIds());
 };
@@ -162,6 +187,7 @@ Wallet.prototype.netStart = function() {
   var startOpts = {
     copayerId: myId,
     maxPeers: self.totalCopayers,
+    netKey: this.netKey,
   };
 
   if (this.publicKeyRing.isComplete()) {
diff --git a/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js b/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js
index a8dd80f84..cb6974120 100644
--- a/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js
+++ b/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js
@@ -149,27 +149,35 @@ WalletFactory.prototype.remove = function(walletId) {
 };
 
 
-WalletFactory.prototype.joinCreateSession = function(copayerId, cb) {
+WalletFactory.prototype.joinCreateSession = function(secret, cb) {
   var self = this;
 
+  var s;
+  try {
+    s=Wallet.decodeSecret(secret);
+  } catch (e) {
+    return cb('badSecret');
+  }
+
   //Create our PrivateK
   var privateKey = new PrivateKey({ networkName: this.networkName });
   this.log('\t### PrivateKey Initialized');
   var opts = {
     copayerId: privateKey.getId(),
+    netKey: s.netKey,
   };
   self.network.cleanUp();
   self.network.start(opts, function() {
-    self.network.connectTo(copayerId);
+    self.network.connectTo(s.pubKey);
     self.network.on('onlyYou', function(sender, data) {
-      return cb();
+      return cb('joinError');
     });
     self.network.on('data', function(sender, data) {
       if (data.type ==='walletId') {
         data.opts.privateKey = privateKey;
         var w = self.open(data.walletId, data.opts);
-        w.firstCopayerId = copayerId;
-        return cb(w);
+        w.firstCopayerId = s.pubKey;
+        return cb(null, w);
       }
     });
   });
diff --git a/js/models/network/WebRTC.js b/js/models/network/WebRTC.js
index f45eaa1f4..d45b5aae6 100644
--- a/js/models/network/WebRTC.js
+++ b/js/models/network/WebRTC.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ var imports     = require('soop').imports();
 var EventEmitter= imports.EventEmitter || require('events').EventEmitter;
 var bitcore     = require('bitcore');
 var util        = bitcore.util;
-var Key         = bitcore.Key;
 /*
  * Emits
  *  'networkChange'
@@ -18,12 +17,11 @@ var Key         = bitcore.Key;
  */
 
 function Network(opts) {
-  var self = this;
+  var self            = this;
   opts                = opts || {};
   this.apiKey         = opts.apiKey || 'lwjd5qra8257b9';
   this.debug          = opts.debug || 3;
   this.maxPeers       = opts.maxPeers || 10;
-  this.opts           = { key: opts.key };
   this.sjclParams     = opts.sjclParams || {
     salt: 'f28bfb49ef70573c', 
     iter:500,
@@ -31,8 +29,10 @@ function Network(opts) {
     ts:parseInt(64),   
   };
 
+
   // For using your own peerJs server
-  ['port', 'host', 'path', 'debug'].forEach(function(k) {
+  self.opts = {};
+  ['port', 'host', 'path', 'debug', 'key'].forEach(function(k) {
     if (opts[k]) self.opts[k] = opts[k];
   });
   this.cleanUp();
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Network.prototype.cleanUp = function() {
   this.started = false;
   this.connectedPeers = [];
   this.peerId = null;
+  this.netKey = null;
   this.copayerId = null;
   this.signingKey = null;
   this.allowedCopayerIds=null;
@@ -338,6 +339,7 @@ Network.prototype.start = function(opts, openCallback) {
 
   if (this.started) return openCallback();
 
+  this.netKey = opts.netKey;
   this.maxPeers = opts.maxPeers || this.maxPeers;
 
   if (!this.copayerId)
@@ -363,22 +365,10 @@ Network.prototype.getPeer = function() {
   return this.peer;
 };
 
-
-Network.prototype._keyForCopayerId = function(copayerId) {
-  var key=this.keyCache[copayerId];
-  if (key) return key;
-
-  var cBuf = new Buffer(copayerId,'hex');
-  var key = bitcore.util.sha256(cBuf).toString('base64');
-  this.keyCache[copayerId] = key;
-  return key;
-};
-
-Network.prototype._encryptFor = function(copayerId, payloadStr) {
-  var key = this._keyForCopayerId(copayerId);
+Network.prototype._encrypt = function(payloadStr) {
   var plainText = sjcl.codec.utf8String.toBits(payloadStr);
-  var p = this.sjclParams;    // auth strength
-  ct = sjcl.encrypt(key, plainText, p);//,p, rp);
+  var p = this.sjclParams;    
+  ct = sjcl.encrypt(this.netKey, plainText, p);//,p, rp);
   var c = JSON.parse(ct);
   var toSend = {
     iv: c.iv,
@@ -394,8 +384,7 @@ Network.prototype._decrypt = function(encStr) {
     i[k] = this.sjclParams[k];
   }
   var str= JSON.stringify(i);
-  var key= this._keyForCopayerId(this.copayerId);
-  var pt = sjcl.decrypt(key, str);
+  var pt = sjcl.decrypt(this.netKey, str);
   return pt;
 };
 
@@ -404,7 +393,7 @@ Network.prototype._sendToOne = function(copayerId, payloadStr, sig, cb) {
   if (peerId !== this.peerId) {
     var dataConn = this.connections[peerId];
     if (dataConn) {
-      dataConn.send(this._encryptFor(copayerId, payloadStr));
+      dataConn.send(this._encrypt(payloadStr));
     }
     else {
       console.log('[WebRTC.js.255] WARN: NO CONNECTION TO:', peerId); //TODO
diff --git a/js/services/controllerUtils.js b/js/services/controllerUtils.js
index bfdc3909e..2690e2cbc 100644
--- a/js/services/controllerUtils.js
+++ b/js/services/controllerUtils.js
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ angular.module('copay.controllerUtils')
 
     root.onError = function(scope) {
       if (scope) scope.loading = false;
-      $rootScope.flashMessage = {
-        type: 'error',
-        message: 'Could not connect to peer: ' +
-          scope
-      };
       root.logout();
     }
 
diff --git a/js/services/video.js b/js/services/video.js
index 367296934..3902a04bc 100644
--- a/js/services/video.js
+++ b/js/services/video.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var Video = function() {
 
   this.mediaConnections = {};
   this.localStream = null;
-  this.onlineSound = new Audio('../../sound/online.wav');
+  this.onlineSound = new Audio('sound/online.wav');
 };
 
 Video.prototype.setOwnPeer = function(peer, wallet, cb) {
@@ -72,11 +72,13 @@ Video.prototype._addCall = function(mediaConnection, cb) {
 }
 
 Video.prototype.close = function() {
-  this.localStream.stop();
-  this.localStream.mozSrcObject = null;
-  this.localStream.src = "";
-  this.localStream.src = null;
-  this.localStream = null;
+  if (this.localStream){
+    this.localStream.stop();
+    this.localStream.mozSrcObject = null;
+    this.localStream.src = "";
+    this.localStream.src = null;
+    this.localStream = null;
+  }
   for (var i = 0; this.mediaConnections.length; i++) {
     this.mediaConnections[i].close();
   }
diff --git a/test/test.Wallet.js b/test/test.Wallet.js
index bc34c0690..2d6fbfef1 100644
--- a/test/test.Wallet.js
+++ b/test/test.Wallet.js
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ describe('Wallet model', function() {
     (function(){new Wallet(config)}).should.throw();
   });
 
-  var createW = function () {
+  var createW = function (netKey) {
     var c = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(config));
-
+    
+    if (netKey) c.netKey = netKey;
     c.privateKey = new copay.PrivateKey({ networkName: c.networkName });
 
     c.publicKeyRing = new copay.PublicKeyRing({
@@ -66,6 +67,9 @@ describe('Wallet model', function() {
     should.exist(w.publicKeyRing);
     should.exist(w.privateKey);
     should.exist(w.txProposals);
+    should.exist(w.netKey);
+    var b = new Buffer(w.netKey,'base64');
+    b.toString('hex').length.should.equal(16);
   });
 
   it('should provide some basic features', function () {
@@ -88,7 +92,8 @@ describe('Wallet model', function() {
   ];
 
   var createW2 = function (privateKeys) {
-    var w = createW();
+    var netKey = 'T0FbU2JLby0=';
+    var w = createW(netKey);
     should.exist(w);
 
     var pkr =  w.publicKeyRing;
@@ -188,4 +193,21 @@ describe('Wallet model', function() {
     should.exist(w2.privateKey.toObj);
   });
 
+  it('#getSecret decodeSecret', function () {
+    var w = createW2();
+    var id = w.getMyCopayerId();
+    var nk = w.netKey;
+
+    var sb= w.getSecret();
+    should.exist(sb);
+    var s = Wallet.decodeSecret(sb);
+    s.pubKey.should.equal(id);
+    s.netKey.should.equal(nk);
+
+  });
+  it('decodeSecret check', function () {
+    (function(){Wallet.decodeSecret('4fp61K187CsYmjoRQC5iAdC5eGmbCRsAAXfwEwetSQgHvZs27eWKaLaNHRoKM');}).should.not.throw();
+    (function(){Wallet.decodeSecret('4fp61K187CsYmjoRQC5iAdC5eGmbCRsAAXfwEwetSQgHvZs27eWKaLaNHRoK');}).should.throw();
+    (function(){Wallet.decodeSecret('12345');}).should.throw();
+  });
 });