diff --git a/protocol/connections/engine.go b/protocol/connections/engine.go
index 417daf4..b85ed49 100644
--- a/protocol/connections/engine.go
+++ b/protocol/connections/engine.go
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ type engine struct {
 	// Nextgen Tapir Service
 	service tapir.Service
 
+	getValRequests sync.Map // [string]string eventID:Data
+
 	// Nextgen Tapir Service
 	ephemeralServices sync.Map // string(onion) => tapir.Service
 
@@ -255,6 +257,22 @@ func (e *engine) createPeerTemplate() *PeerApp {
 	peerAppTemplate.OnConnecting = e.ignoreOnShutdown(e.peerConnecting)
 	peerAppTemplate.OnClose = e.ignoreOnShutdown(e.peerDisconnected)
 	peerAppTemplate.RetValHandler = e.handlePeerRetVal
+
+	// peerApp should not store state... guarded by a hostname
+	peerAppTemplate.RequestMapLookup = func(hostname, key string) (string, bool) {
+		val, ok := e.getValRequests.Load(hostname+key)
+		if ok {
+			valStr := val.(string)
+			return valStr, false
+		}
+		return "", false
+	}
+	peerAppTemplate.RequestMapStore = func(hostname,key string, value string) {
+		e.getValRequests.Store(hostname+key, value)
+	}
+	peerAppTemplate.RequestMapDelete = func(hostname, key string) {
+		e.getValRequests.Delete(hostname+key)
+	}
 	return peerAppTemplate
 }
 
diff --git a/protocol/connections/peerapp.go b/protocol/connections/peerapp.go
index 55d8706..573a76b 100644
--- a/protocol/connections/peerapp.go
+++ b/protocol/connections/peerapp.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/cwtch.im/tapir"
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/cwtch.im/tapir/applications"
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/log"
-	"sync"
 )
 
 const cwtchCapability = tapir.Capability("cwtchCapability")
@@ -25,7 +24,10 @@ type PeerApp struct {
 	OnClose           func(string)
 	OnConnecting      func(string)
 
-	getValRequests sync.Map // [string]string eventID:Data
+	// Allow Peer App to look up Values associated with a particular connection...
+	RequestMapStore  func(string, string, string)
+	RequestMapLookup func(string, string) (string, bool)
+	RequestMapDelete func(string,  string)
 }
 
 type peerGetVal struct {
@@ -48,6 +50,9 @@ func (pa *PeerApp) NewInstance() tapir.Application {
 	newApp.OnClose = pa.OnClose
 	newApp.OnConnecting = pa.OnConnecting
 	newApp.RetValHandler = pa.RetValHandler
+	newApp.RequestMapStore = pa.RequestMapStore
+	newApp.RequestMapDelete = pa.RequestMapDelete
+	newApp.RequestMapLookup = pa.RequestMapLookup
 	return newApp
 }
 
@@ -88,13 +93,10 @@ func (pa *PeerApp) listen() {
 			switch peerMessage.Context {
 			case event.ContextAck:
 				pa.OnAcknowledgement(pa.connection.Hostname(), peerMessage.ID)
-			case event.ContextRetVal:
-				log.Infof("Loading from map %x",  pa.getValRequests)
-				req, ok := pa.getValRequests.Load(peerMessage.ID)
+				req, ok := pa.RequestMapLookup(pa.connection.Hostname(), peerMessage.ID)
 				if ok {
-					reqStr := []byte(req.(string))
-					pa.RetValHandler(pa.connection.Hostname(), reqStr, peerMessage.Data)
-					pa.getValRequests.Delete(peerMessage.ID)
+					pa.RetValHandler(pa.connection.Hostname(), []byte(req), peerMessage.Data)
+					pa.RequestMapDelete(pa.connection.Hostname(), peerMessage.ID)
 				} else {
 					log.Errorf("could not find val request for %v %s", peerMessage.ID, peerMessage.Data)
 				}
@@ -113,14 +115,7 @@ func (pa *PeerApp) listen() {
 // NOTE: This is a stub, we will likely want to extend this to better reflect the desired protocol
 func (pa *PeerApp) SendMessage(message model2.PeerMessage) error {
 	if message.Context == event.ContextGetVal {
-		log.Infof("Saving to map %x",  pa.getValRequests)
-		pa.getValRequests.Store(message.ID, string(message.Data))
-		// sync map is apparently not guaranteed to be consistent
-		_, ok := pa.getValRequests.Load(message.ID)
-		for !ok {
-			log.Errorf("retrying to load value map after lookup failure")
-			_, ok = pa.getValRequests.Load(message.ID)
-		}
+		pa.RequestMapStore(pa.connection.Hostname(), message.ID, string(message.Data))
 	}
 	serialized, err := json.Marshal(message)
 	if err == nil {
@@ -129,3 +124,4 @@ func (pa *PeerApp) SendMessage(message model2.PeerMessage) error {
 	}
 	return err
 }
+
diff --git a/protocol/files/filesharing_subsystem.go b/protocol/files/filesharing_subsystem.go
index f22d684..bcbf1a8 100644
--- a/protocol/files/filesharing_subsystem.go
+++ b/protocol/files/filesharing_subsystem.go
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func (fsss *FileSharingSubSystem) ProcessChunk(chunkKey string, chunk []byte) (f
 	return
 }
 
-
+// VerifyFile returns true if the file has been downloaded, false otherwise
 func (fsss *FileSharingSubSystem) VerifyFile(fileKey string) (downloaded bool) {
 	manifestI, exists := fsss.activeDownloads.Load(fileKey)
 	if exists {
@@ -212,4 +212,4 @@ func (fsss *FileSharingSubSystem) VerifyFile(fileKey string) (downloaded bool) {
 		}
 	}
 	return false
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}