diff --git a/bzz/netstore.go b/bzz/netstore.go
index 6fddd75691..1a0fbb23b7 100644
--- a/bzz/netstore.go
+++ b/bzz/netstore.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (self *NetStore) addStoreRequest(req *storeRequestMsgData) {
 	} else {
 		return
 	}
-	chunk.source = &req.peer
+	chunk.source = req.peer
 	self.put(chunk)
 }
 
@@ -170,12 +170,18 @@ func (self *NetStore) get(key Key) (chunk *Chunk) {
 	}
 
 	if chunk.req == nil {
-		chunk.req = new(requestStatus)
-		chunk.req.C = make(chan bool)
+		chunk.req = newRequestStatus()
 	}
 	return
 }
 
+func newRequestStatus() *requestStatus {
+	return &requestStatus{
+		requesters: make(map[int64][]*retrieveRequestMsgData),
+		C:          make(chan bool),
+	}
+}
+
 func (self *NetStore) addRetrieveRequest(req *retrieveRequestMsgData) {
 
 	self.lock.Lock()
@@ -214,6 +220,7 @@ func (self *NetStore) startSearch(chunk *Chunk, id int64, timeout *time.Time) {
 	}
 	for _, peer := range peers {
 		dpaLogger.Debugf("NetStore.startSearch: sending retrieveRequests to peer [%064x]", req.Key)
+		dpaLogger.Debugf("req.requesters: %v", chunk.req.requesters)
 		var requester bool
 	OUT:
 		for _, recipients := range chunk.req.requesters {
@@ -238,7 +245,7 @@ func generateId() int64 {
 /*
 adds a new peer to an existing open request
 only add if less than requesterCount peers forwarded the same request id so far
-note this is done irrespective of status (searching or found/timedOut)
+note this is done irrespective of status (searching or found)
 */
 func (self *NetStore) addRequester(rs *requestStatus, req *retrieveRequestMsgData) {
 	dpaLogger.Debugf("NetStore.addRequester: key %064x - add peer [%v] to req.Id %064x", req.Key, req.peer, req.Id)
@@ -260,7 +267,7 @@ this is the most simplistic implementation:
 */
 func (self *NetStore) strategyUpdateRequest(rs *requestStatus, req *retrieveRequestMsgData) (timeout *time.Time) {
 	dpaLogger.Debugf("NetStore.strategyUpdateRequest: key %064x", req.Key)
-
+	self.addRequester(rs, req)
 	if rs.status == reqSearching {
 		timeout = self.searchTimeout(rs, req)
 	}
diff --git a/bzz/protocol.go b/bzz/protocol.go
index 40951e9c35..74d6325a6d 100644
--- a/bzz/protocol.go
+++ b/bzz/protocol.go
@@ -119,11 +119,17 @@ type storeRequestMsgData struct {
 	storageTimeout *time.Time // expiry of content
 	Metadata       metaData   //
 	//
-	peer peer
+	peer *peer
 }
 
 func (self storeRequestMsgData) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("From: %v, Key: %x; ID: %v, requestTimeout: %v, storageTimeout: %v, SData %x", self.peer.Addr(), self.Key[:4], self.Id, self.requestTimeout, self.storageTimeout, self.SData[:10])
+	var from string
+	if self.peer == nil {
+		from = "self"
+	} else {
+		from = self.peer.Addr().String()
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("From: %v, Key: %x; ID: %v, requestTimeout: %v, storageTimeout: %v, SData %x", from, self.Key[:4], self.Id, self.requestTimeout, self.storageTimeout, self.SData[:10])
 }
 
 /*
@@ -142,11 +148,17 @@ type retrieveRequestMsgData struct {
 	timeout  *time.Time //
 	//Metadata metaData  //
 	//
-	peer peer // protocol registers the requester
+	peer *peer // protocol registers the requester
 }
 
 func (self retrieveRequestMsgData) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("From: %v, Key: %x; ID: %v, MaxSize: %v, MaxPeers: %v", self.peer.Addr(), self.Key[:4], self.Id, self.MaxSize, self.MaxPeers)
+	var from string
+	if self.peer == nil {
+		from = "self"
+	} else {
+		from = self.peer.Addr().String()
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("From: %v, Key: %x; ID: %v, MaxSize: %v, MaxPeers: %v", from, self.Key[:4], self.Id, self.MaxSize, self.MaxPeers)
 }
 
 type peerAddr struct {
@@ -187,7 +199,7 @@ type peersMsgData struct {
 	Key     Key         // if a response to a retrieval request
 	Id      uint64      // if a response to a retrieval request
 	//
-	peer peer
+	peer *peer
 }
 
 /*
@@ -280,7 +292,7 @@ func (self *bzzProtocol) handle() error {
 		if err := msg.Decode(&req); err != nil {
 			return self.protoError(ErrDecode, "msg %v: %v", msg, err)
 		}
-		req.peer = peer{bzzProtocol: self}
+		req.peer = &peer{bzzProtocol: self}
 		self.netStore.addStoreRequest(&req)
 
 	case retrieveRequestMsg:
@@ -292,7 +304,7 @@ func (self *bzzProtocol) handle() error {
 		if req.Key == nil {
 			return self.protoError(ErrDecode, "protocol handler: req.Key == nil || req.Timeout == nil")
 		}
-		req.peer = peer{bzzProtocol: self}
+		req.peer = &peer{bzzProtocol: self}
 		self.netStore.addRetrieveRequest(&req)
 
 	case peersMsg:
@@ -300,7 +312,7 @@ func (self *bzzProtocol) handle() error {
 		if err := msg.Decode(&req); err != nil {
 			return self.protoError(ErrDecode, "->msg %v: %v", msg, err)
 		}
-		req.peer = peer{bzzProtocol: self}
+		req.peer = &peer{bzzProtocol: self}
 		self.netStore.hive.addPeerEntries(&req)
 
 	default:
diff --git a/common/kademlia/kademlia.go b/common/kademlia/kademlia.go
index cd501b177b..4e679876e0 100644
--- a/common/kademlia/kademlia.go
+++ b/common/kademlia/kademlia.go
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ type Kademlia struct {
 
 type Address common.Hash
 
+func (a Address) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%x", a[:])
+}
+
 type Node interface {
 	Addr() Address
 	Url() string