diff --git a/protocol/connections/engine.go b/protocol/connections/engine.go
index 453df99..334a3f6 100644
--- a/protocol/connections/engine.go
+++ b/protocol/connections/engine.go
@@ -493,20 +493,18 @@ func (e *engine) sendMessageToGroup(groupID string, server string, ct []byte, si
 	if err == nil {
 		tokenApp, ok := (conn.App()).(*TokenBoardClient)
 		if ok {
-			if spent, numtokens := tokenApp.Post(ct, sig); !spent {
+			if spent, _ := tokenApp.Post(ct, sig); !spent {
 				// TODO: while this works for the spam guard, it won't work for other forms of payment...
 				// Make an -inline- payment, this will hold the goroutine
 				if err := tokenApp.MakePayment(); err == nil {
 					// This really shouldn't fail since we now know we have the required tokens...
-					if spent, _ := tokenApp.Post(ct, sig); !spent {
-						e.eventManager.Publish(event.NewEvent(event.SendMessageToGroupError, map[event.Field]string{event.GroupID: groupID, event.GroupServer: server, event.Error: err.Error(), event.Signature: base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(sig)}))
+					if spent, numTokens := tokenApp.Post(ct, sig); !spent {
+						e.eventManager.Publish(event.NewEvent(event.SendMessageToGroupError, map[event.Field]string{event.GroupID: groupID, event.GroupServer: server, event.Error: fmt.Errorf("could not post %v", numTokens).Error(), event.Signature: base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(sig)}))
 					}
 				} else {
 					// Broadcast the token error
 					e.eventManager.Publish(event.NewEvent(event.SendMessageToGroupError, map[event.Field]string{event.GroupID: groupID, event.GroupServer: server, event.Error: err.Error(), event.Signature: base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(sig)}))
 				}
-			} else if numtokens < 5 {
-				go tokenApp.MakePayment()
 			}
 			// regardless we return....
 			return