diff --git a/dist/smartuniverse.classes.universe.js b/dist/smartuniverse.classes.universe.js
index 2af743b..a595fbb 100644
--- a/dist/smartuniverse.classes.universe.js
+++ b/dist/smartuniverse.classes.universe.js
@@ -41,11 +41,14 @@ class Universe {
                 port: portArg
             });
             // route handling
+            // adds messages
             const addMessageHandler = new smartexpress_1.Handler('PUT', request => {
                 const requestBody = request.body;
                 this.universeStore.addMessage(requestBody.message, requestBody.payload);
+                console.log(requestBody);
                 return true;
             });
+            // gets messages
             const readMessageHandler = new smartexpress_1.Handler('GET', request => {
                 const requestBody = request.body;
                 this.universeStore.readMessagesYoungerThan(requestBody.since);
@@ -63,4 +66,4 @@ class Universe {
     }
 }
 exports.Universe = Universe;
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diff --git a/dist/smartuniverse.classes.universeclient.d.ts b/dist/smartuniverse.classes.universeclient.d.ts
index 48401b7..084fe74 100644
--- a/dist/smartuniverse.classes.universeclient.d.ts
+++ b/dist/smartuniverse.classes.universeclient.d.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ export interface IClientOptions {
 export declare class UniverseClient {
     options: any;
     constructor(optionsArg: IClientOptions);
-    sendMessage(message: any, messagePayload: any): void;
+    sendMessage(messageArg: any, payloadArg: any): Promise<void>;
     getMessageObservable(): void;
 }
diff --git a/dist/smartuniverse.classes.universeclient.js b/dist/smartuniverse.classes.universeclient.js
index 78197dc..c512276 100644
--- a/dist/smartuniverse.classes.universeclient.js
+++ b/dist/smartuniverse.classes.universeclient.js
@@ -1,17 +1,31 @@
 "use strict";
+var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
+    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
+        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(result.value); }).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
+        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
+    });
+};
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 const plugins = require("./smartuniverse.plugins");
 class UniverseClient {
     constructor(optionsArg) {
         this.options = optionsArg;
     }
-    sendMessage(message, messagePayload) {
-        plugins.smartrequest.post(this.options.serverAddress, {
-            requestBody: messagePayload
+    sendMessage(messageArg, payloadArg) {
+        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+            const requestBody = {
+                message: messageArg,
+                payload: payloadArg
+            };
+            yield plugins.smartrequest.post(this.options.serverAddress, {
+                requestBody: requestBody
+            });
         });
     }
     getMessageObservable() {
     }
 }
 exports.UniverseClient = UniverseClient;
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diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index a709849..a3e5276 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,17 @@ tap.test('add a message to the SmartUniverse', async () => {
 // testing message handling
 tap.test('create smartuniverse client', async () => {
   testUniverseClient = new smartuniverse.UniverseClient({
-    serverAddress: 'localhost:8765'
+    serverAddress: 'http://localhost:8765'
   });
   expect(testUniverseClient).to.be.instanceof(smartuniverse.UniverseClient)
 })
 
+tap.test('should send a message correctly', async () => {
+  await testUniverseClient.sendMessage('greeting', {
+    anyBool: true
+  })
+})
+
 tap.test('should end the server correctly', async () => {
   await testUniverse.stopServer();
 })
diff --git a/ts/smartuniverse.classes.universe.ts b/ts/smartuniverse.classes.universe.ts
index 2a17df3..a31f0de 100644
--- a/ts/smartuniverse.classes.universe.ts
+++ b/ts/smartuniverse.classes.universe.ts
@@ -61,11 +61,15 @@ export class Universe {
     });
 
     // route handling
+    // adds messages
     const addMessageHandler = new Handler('PUT', request => {
       const requestBody = request.body;
       this.universeStore.addMessage(requestBody.message, requestBody.payload);
+      console.log(requestBody);
       return true;
     });
+
+    // gets messages
     const readMessageHandler = new Handler('GET', request => {
       const requestBody = request.body;
       this.universeStore.readMessagesYoungerThan(requestBody.since);
diff --git a/ts/smartuniverse.classes.universeclient.ts b/ts/smartuniverse.classes.universeclient.ts
index d342ec8..65879f0 100644
--- a/ts/smartuniverse.classes.universeclient.ts
+++ b/ts/smartuniverse.classes.universeclient.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@ export class UniverseClient {
     this.options = optionsArg;
   }
   
-  public sendMessage(message, messagePayload) {
-    plugins.smartrequest.post(this.options.serverAddress, {
-      requestBody: messagePayload
+  public async sendMessage(messageArg, payloadArg) {
+    const requestBody = {
+      message: messageArg,
+      payload: payloadArg
+    }
+    await plugins.smartrequest.post(this.options.serverAddress, {
+      requestBody: requestBody
     })
   }