diff --git a/model/group.go b/model/group.go
index ef4f153..5ee0cfe 100644
--- a/model/group.go
+++ b/model/group.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func NewGroup(server string) (*Group, error) {
 	group := new(Group)
 	group.Version = CurrentGroupVersion
 	group.LocalID = GenerateRandomID()
-
+	group.Accepted = true // we are starting a group, so we assume we want to connect to it...
 	if tor.IsValidHostname(server) == false {
 		return nil, errors.New("Server is not a valid v3 onion")
 	}
diff --git a/peer/cwtch_peer.go b/peer/cwtch_peer.go
index c7b4f48..f850510 100644
--- a/peer/cwtch_peer.go
+++ b/peer/cwtch_peer.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const lastKnownSignature = "LastKnowSignature"
 
 var autoHandleableEvents = map[event.Type]bool{event.EncryptedGroupMessage: true, event.PeerStateChange: true,
 	event.ServerStateChange: true, event.NewGroupInvite: true, event.NewMessageFromPeer: true,
-	event.PeerAcknowledgement: true, event.PeerError: true,  event.SendMessageToPeerError: true, event.SendMessageToGroupError: true,
+	event.PeerAcknowledgement: true, event.PeerError: true, event.SendMessageToPeerError: true, event.SendMessageToGroupError: true,
 	event.NewGetValMessageFromPeer: true, event.NewRetValMessageFromPeer: true, event.ProtocolEngineStopped: true, event.RetryServerRequest: true}
 
 // DefaultEventsToHandle specifies which events will be subscribed to
@@ -250,6 +250,10 @@ func (cp *cwtchPeer) StartGroup(server string) (string, string, error) {
 		jsobj, err := json.Marshal(group)
 		if err == nil {
 			cp.eventBus.Publish(event.NewEvent(event.GroupCreated, map[event.Field]string{
+				event.GroupID:     groupID,
+				event.GroupServer: group.GroupServer,
+				event.GroupInvite: invite,
+				// Needed for Storage Engine...
 				event.Data: string(jsobj),
 			}))
 		}