diff --git a/libwhisper/Common.cpp b/libwhisper/Common.cpp
index 32acbdd8e..79c87b96f 100644
--- a/libwhisper/Common.cpp
+++ b/libwhisper/Common.cpp
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ TopicFilter::TopicFilter(RLP const& _r)
 	}
 }
 
-FixedHash<TopicBloomFilter::size> TopicFilter::exportBloom() const
+FixedHash<TopicBloomFilterSize> TopicFilter::exportBloom() const
 {
-	FixedHash<TopicBloomFilter::size> ret;
+	FixedHash<TopicBloomFilterSize> ret;
 	for (TopicMask const& t: m_topicMasks)
 		for (auto const& i: t)
-			ret |= i.first.template bloomPart<TopicBloomFilter::BitsPerBloom, TopicBloomFilter::size>();		
+			ret |= i.first.template bloomPart<TopicBloomFilter::BitsPerBloom, TopicBloomFilterSize>();		
 		
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/libwhisper/WhisperHost.cpp b/libwhisper/WhisperHost.cpp
index 2cccb0151..cf33e2e81 100644
--- a/libwhisper/WhisperHost.cpp
+++ b/libwhisper/WhisperHost.cpp
@@ -88,10 +88,7 @@ void WhisperHost::inject(Envelope const& _m, WhisperPeer* _p)
 void WhisperHost::advertizeTopicsOfInterest()
 {
 	for (auto i: peerSessions())
-	{
-		auto w = i.first->cap<WhisperPeer>().get();
-		w->advertizeTopicsOfInterest(m_bloom);
-	}
+		i.first->cap<WhisperPeer>().get()->advertizeTopicsOfInterest();
 }
 
 void WhisperHost::noteChanged(h256 _messageHash, h256 _filter)
diff --git a/libwhisper/WhisperPeer.cpp b/libwhisper/WhisperPeer.cpp
index 826b7842d..7ac08aa41 100644
--- a/libwhisper/WhisperPeer.cpp
+++ b/libwhisper/WhisperPeer.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ using namespace dev::shh;
 WhisperPeer::WhisperPeer(std::shared_ptr<Session> _s, HostCapabilityFace* _h, unsigned _i, CapDesc const&): Capability(_s, _h, _i)
 {
 	RLPStream s;
+	//sealAndSend(prep(s, StatusPacket, 1) << version());
 	prep(s, StatusPacket, 2);
 	s << version();
 	s << host()->bloom();
@@ -58,9 +59,12 @@ bool WhisperPeer::interpret(unsigned _id, RLP const& _r)
 
 		if (protocolVersion != version())
 			disable("Invalid protocol version.");
-
-		if (_r.itemCount() > 1) // for backwards compatibility
-			m_bloom = (FixedHash<TopicBloomFilterSize>)_r[1];
+		else
+		{
+			if (_r.itemCount() > 1) // for backwards compatibility
+				m_bloom = (FixedHash<TopicBloomFilterSize>)_r[1];
+			advertizeTopicsOfInterest();
+		}
 
 		for (auto const& m: host()->all())
 			m_unseen.insert(make_pair(0, m.first));
@@ -115,10 +119,10 @@ void WhisperPeer::noteNewMessage(h256 _h, Envelope const& _m)
 	m_unseen.insert(make_pair(rating(_m), _h));
 }
 
-void WhisperPeer::advertizeTopicsOfInterest(FixedHash<TopicBloomFilterSize> const& _bloom)
+void WhisperPeer::advertizeTopicsOfInterest()
 {
 	RLPStream s;
 	prep(s, UpdateTopicFilterPacket, 1);
-	s << _bloom;
+	s << host()->bloom();
 	sealAndSend(s);
 }
diff --git a/libwhisper/WhisperPeer.h b/libwhisper/WhisperPeer.h
index 95b4a1952..3a2c879ee 100644
--- a/libwhisper/WhisperPeer.h
+++ b/libwhisper/WhisperPeer.h
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ public:
 	static u256 version() { return 2; }
 	static unsigned messageCount() { return PacketCount; }
 	FixedHash<TopicBloomFilterSize> const& bloom() const { return m_bloom; }	
-	void advertizeTopicsOfInterest(FixedHash<TopicBloomFilterSize> const& _bloom); ///< sends our bloom filter to remote peer
-	FixedHash<TopicBloomFilterSize> const& bloom() { return m_bloom; }
+	void advertizeTopicsOfInterest(); ///< sends our bloom filter to remote peer
 
 private:
 	virtual bool interpret(unsigned _id, RLP const&) override;