diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothMeshService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothMeshService.kt
index 9261a555..85b3e154 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothMeshService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothMeshService.kt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class BluetoothMeshService(private val context: Context) {
 
         // Wire up PacketProcessor reference for recursive handling in MessageHandler
         messageHandler.packetProcessor = packetProcessor
-        startPeriodicDebugLogging()
+        // startPeriodicDebugLogging()
     }
     
     /**
@@ -494,8 +494,7 @@ class BluetoothMeshService(private val context: Context) {
                         // val signature = securityManager.signPacket(encryptedPayload)
                         
                         val packet = BitchatPacket(
-                            version = 1u,
-                            type = MessageType.MESSAGE.value,
+                            type = MessageType.NOISE_ENCRYPTED.value,
                             senderID = hexStringToByteArray(myPeerID),
                             recipientID = hexStringToByteArray(recipientPeerID),
                             timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis().toULong(),