diff --git a/app/controllers/socket.js b/app/controllers/socket.js
index 81ce098..04521a9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/socket.js
+++ b/app/controllers/socket.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module.exports.broadcastSyncInfo = function(historicSync) {
 };
 
 module.exports.broadcastMessage = function(from, to, ts, message) {
-  console.log('sending socket: %s, %s, %s, %s', from, to, ts, message);
+  console.log('sending socket: %s, %s, %s, %s', from, to, ts, JSON.stringify(message));
   if (ios) {
     ios.sockets.in(to).emit(from + '-' + ts, message);
   }
diff --git a/lib/MessageDb.js b/lib/MessageDb.js
index 8dc62c8..f1b701e 100644
--- a/lib/MessageDb.js
+++ b/lib/MessageDb.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ var logger = require('./logger').logger;
 var util = require('util');
 var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 var sockets = require('../app/controllers/socket.js');
+var microtime = require('microtime');
 
 var MESSAGE_PREFIX = 'msg-'; // msg-<sin1>-<sin2> => <message>
 
@@ -25,14 +26,15 @@ var MessageDb = function(opts) {
   this.path = config.leveldb + '/messages' + (opts.name ? ('-' + opts.name) : '');
   this.db = opts.db || db || levelup(this.path, {
     maxOpenFiles: MAX_OPEN_FILES,
-    valueEncoding : 'json'
+    valueEncoding: 'json'
   });
-  db = this.db;
   this.initEvents();
+  db = this.db;
 };
 util.inherits(MessageDb, EventEmitter);
 
 MessageDb.prototype.initEvents = function() {
+  if (db) return;
   this.db.on('put', function(key, value) {
     var spl = key.split('-');
     var from = spl[1];
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ MessageDb.prototype.close = function(cb) {
 
 
 var messageKey = function(from, to, ts) {
-  if (!ts) ts = Math.round(new Date().getTime());
+  if (!ts) ts = Math.round(microtime.now());
   return MESSAGE_PREFIX + from.toString() + '-' + to.toString() + '-' + ts;
 };
 
@@ -65,10 +67,10 @@ MessageDb.prototype.addMessage = function(m, from, to, cb) {
 MessageDb.prototype.getMessages = function(from, to, lower_ts, upper_ts, cb) {
   var list = [];
   var opts = {
-    start: messageKey(from, to, upper_ts.getTime()),
-    end: messageKey(from, to, lower_ts.getTime()),
-    //limit: limit, TODO
-    reverse: 1,
+    end: messageKey(from, to, lower_ts),
+    start: messageKey(from, to, upper_ts),
+    // limit: limit, TODO
+    reverse: true,
   };
 
   db.createReadStream(opts)
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ MessageDb.prototype.getMessages = function(from, to, lower_ts, upper_ts, cb) {
       var spl = data.key.split('-');
       var from = spl[1];
       var to = spl[2];
-      var ts = spl[3];
+      var ts = +spl[3];
       list.push({
         ts: ts,
         message: data.value,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9e04263..31dd267 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
     "grunt-mocha-test": "~0.8.1",
     "grunt-nodemon": "~0.2.0",
     "memdown": "^0.10.2",
+    "microtime": "^0.6.0",
     "should": "2.1.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/test.MessageDb.js b/test/test.MessageDb.js
index 44b91d1..c6aabaa 100644
--- a/test/test.MessageDb.js
+++ b/test/test.MessageDb.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ var bitcore = require('bitcore');
 var SIN = bitcore.SIN;
 var levelup = require('levelup');
 var memdown = require('memdown');
+var microtime = require('microtime');
 
 describe('MessageDb', function() {
   var opts = {
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ describe('MessageDb', function() {
     db: levelup({
       db: memdown,
       sync: true,
-      valueEncoding : 'json'
+      valueEncoding: 'json'
     })
   };
   it('should be able to create instance', function() {
@@ -33,20 +34,50 @@ describe('MessageDb', function() {
     a: 1,
     b: 2
   };
-  it('should be able to add and read messages', function(done) {
+  var message2 = {};
+  var message3 = ['a', 'b'];
+  it('should be able to add and read a message', function(done) {
     var mdb = new MessageDb(opts);
+    var lower_ts = microtime.now();
     mdb.addMessage(message, from, to, function(err) {
       expect(err).to.not.exist;
-      var lower_ts = new Date('01/01/2014');
-      var upper_ts = new Date();
+      var upper_ts = microtime.now();
       mdb.getMessages(from, to, lower_ts, upper_ts, function(err, messages) {
         expect(err).to.not.exist;
         messages.length.should.equal(1);
+        messages[0].ts.should.be.below(upper_ts);
+        messages[0].ts.should.be.above(lower_ts);
         var m = messages[0].message;
         m.a.should.equal(1);
         m.b.should.equal(2);
         done();
-
+      });
+    });
+  });
+  it('should be able to add many messages and read them', function(done) {
+    var mdb = new MessageDb(opts);
+    var lower_ts = microtime.now();
+    mdb.addMessage(message, from, to, function(err) {
+      expect(err).to.not.exist;
+      mdb.addMessage(message2, from, to, function(err) {
+        expect(err).to.not.exist;
+        var upper_ts = microtime.now();
+        setTimeout(function() {
+          mdb.addMessage(message3, from, to, function(err) {
+            expect(err).to.not.exist;
+            mdb.getMessages(from, to, lower_ts, upper_ts, function(err, messages) {
+              expect(err).to.not.exist;
+              messages.length.should.equal(2);
+              messages[0].ts.should.be.below(upper_ts);
+              messages[0].ts.should.be.above(lower_ts);
+              JSON.stringify(messages[0].message).should.equal('{"a":1,"b":2}');
+              messages[1].ts.should.be.below(upper_ts);
+              messages[1].ts.should.be.above(lower_ts);
+              JSON.stringify(messages[1].message).should.equal('{}');
+              done();
+            });
+          });
+        }, 10);
       });
     });
   });