diff --git a/application/acceptallcontactmanager.go b/application/acceptallcontactmanager.go
index 3aebec4..8bc34a8 100644
--- a/application/acceptallcontactmanager.go
+++ b/application/acceptallcontactmanager.go
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ func (aacm *AcceptAllContactManager) LookupContact(hostname string, publicKey rs
 	return true, true
 }
 
-func (aacm *AcceptAllContactManager) GetContactDetails() (string, string) {
-	return "", ""
-}
-
 func (aacm *AcceptAllContactManager) ContactRequest(name string, message string) string {
 	return "Accepted"
 }
diff --git a/application/application.go b/application/application.go
index 15f1740..4338899 100644
--- a/application/application.go
+++ b/application/application.go
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ type RicochetApplicationInstance struct {
 	ChatMessageAckHandler func(*RicochetApplicationInstance, uint32)
 }
 
-func (rai *RicochetApplicationInstance) GetContactDetails() (string, string) {
-	return "EchoBot", "I LIVE 😈😈!!!!"
-}
-
 func (rai *RicochetApplicationInstance) ContactRequest(name string, message string) string {
 	return "Accepted"
 }
diff --git a/channels/contactrequestchannel.go b/channels/contactrequestchannel.go
index af33f1d..4ca1b2d 100644
--- a/channels/contactrequestchannel.go
+++ b/channels/contactrequestchannel.go
@@ -16,11 +16,14 @@ const (
 
 // ContactRequestChannel implements the ChannelHandler interface for a channel of
 // type "im.ricochet.contact.request". The channel may be inbound or outbound.
-// a ContactRequestChannelHandler implementation to handle chat events.
 type ContactRequestChannel struct {
 	// Methods of Handler are called for chat events on this channel
 	Handler ContactRequestChannelHandler
 	channel *Channel
+
+	// Properties of the request
+	Name    string
+	Message string
 }
 
 // ContactRequestChannelHandler is implemented by an application type to receive
@@ -30,7 +33,6 @@ type ContactRequestChannel struct {
 // ConnectionHandler; there is no need to use a distinct type as a
 // ContactRequestChannelHandler.
 type ContactRequestChannelHandler interface {
-	GetContactDetails() (string, string)
 	ContactRequest(name string, message string) string
 	ContactRequestRejected()
 	ContactRequestAccepted()
@@ -87,6 +89,8 @@ func (crc *ContactRequestChannel) OpenInbound(channel *Channel, oc *Protocol_Dat
 				return nil, InvalidContactMessageError
 			}
 
+			crc.Name = contactRequest.GetNickname()
+			crc.Message = contactRequest.GetMessageText()
 			result := crc.Handler.ContactRequest(contactRequest.GetNickname(), contactRequest.GetMessageText())
 			messageBuilder := new(utils.MessageBuilder)
 			return messageBuilder.ReplyToContactRequestOnResponse(channel.ID, result), nil
@@ -100,9 +104,8 @@ func (crc *ContactRequestChannel) OpenInbound(channel *Channel, oc *Protocol_Dat
 // returned, it will be sent as the OpenChannel message.
 func (crc *ContactRequestChannel) OpenOutbound(channel *Channel) ([]byte, error) {
 	crc.channel = channel
-	name, message := crc.Handler.GetContactDetails()
 	messageBuilder := new(utils.MessageBuilder)
-	return messageBuilder.OpenContactRequestChannel(channel.ID, name, message), nil
+	return messageBuilder.OpenContactRequestChannel(channel.ID, crc.Name, crc.Message), nil
 }
 
 // OpenOutboundResult is called when a response is received for an
@@ -125,6 +128,11 @@ func (crc *ContactRequestChannel) OpenOutboundResult(err error, crm *Protocol_Da
 	crc.channel.SendMessage([]byte{})
 }
 
+func (crc *ContactRequestChannel) SendResponse(status string) {
+	messageBuilder := new(utils.MessageBuilder)
+	crc.channel.SendMessage(messageBuilder.ReplyToContactRequest(crc.channel.ID, status))
+}
+
 func (crc *ContactRequestChannel) handleStatus(status string) {
 	switch status {
 	case "Accepted":
diff --git a/channels/contactrequestchannel_test.go b/channels/contactrequestchannel_test.go
index ad0076c..dd584c1 100644
--- a/channels/contactrequestchannel_test.go
+++ b/channels/contactrequestchannel_test.go
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ type TestContactRequestHandler struct {
 	Received bool
 }
 
-func (tcrh *TestContactRequestHandler) GetContactDetails() (string, string) {
-	return "", ""
-}
-
 func (tcrh *TestContactRequestHandler) ContactRequest(name string, message string) string {
 	if name == "test_nickname" && message == "test_message" {
 		tcrh.Received = true
@@ -71,9 +67,11 @@ func TestContactRequestOpenOutbound(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestContactRequestOpenOutboundResult(t *testing.T) {
-	contactRequestChannel := new(ContactRequestChannel)
-	handler := new(TestContactRequestHandler)
-	contactRequestChannel.Handler = handler
+	contactRequestChannel := &ContactRequestChannel{
+		Name:    "test_nickname",
+		Message: "test_message",
+		Handler: &TestContactRequestHandler{},
+	}
 	channel := Channel{ID: 1}
 	contactRequestChannel.OpenOutbound(&channel)
 
diff --git a/examples/echobot/main.go b/examples/echobot/main.go
index 609e3c3..c20bdc5 100644
--- a/examples/echobot/main.go
+++ b/examples/echobot/main.go
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ type RicochetEchoBot struct {
 	messages chan string
 }
 
-func (echobot *RicochetEchoBot) GetContactDetails() (string, string) {
-	return "EchoBot", "I LIVE 😈😈!!!!"
-}
-
 func (echobot *RicochetEchoBot) ContactRequest(name string, message string) string {
 	return "Pending"
 }
@@ -65,7 +61,12 @@ func (echobot *RicochetEchoBot) Connect(privateKeyFile string, hostname string)
 
 		if !known {
 			err := rc.Do(func() error {
-				_, err := rc.RequestOpenChannel("im.ricochet.contact.request", &channels.ContactRequestChannel{Handler: echobot})
+				_,err := rc.RequestOpenChannel("im.ricochet.contact.request",
+				&channels.ContactRequestChannel{
+					Handler: echobot,
+					Name:    "EchoBot",
+					Message: "I LIVE 😈😈!!!!",
+				})
 				return err
 			})
 			if err != nil {