diff --git a/bzz/common_test.go b/bzz/common_test.go
index b1931d5589..f39c2442c1 100644
--- a/bzz/common_test.go
+++ b/bzz/common_test.go
@@ -72,15 +72,13 @@ SPLIT:
 				go func() {
 					storedChunk, err := m.Get(chunk.Key)
 					if err == notFound {
-						t.Errorf("Chunk not found: %v", err)
-						return
+						dpaLogger.DebugDetailf("chunk '%x' not found", chunk.Key)
+					} else if err != nil {
+						dpaLogger.DebugDetailf("error retrieving chunk %x: %v", chunk.Key, err)
+					} else {
+						chunk.Reader = NewChunkReaderFromBytes(storedChunk.Data)
+						chunk.Size = storedChunk.Size
 					}
-					if err != nil {
-						t.Errorf("GET error: %v", err)
-						return
-					}
-					chunk.Reader = NewChunkReaderFromBytes(storedChunk.Data)
-					chunk.Size = storedChunk.Size
 					close(chunk.C)
 				}()
 			case err, ok := <-errC:
diff --git a/bzz/dpa.go b/bzz/dpa.go
index 496919a4f6..8a0a416740 100644
--- a/bzz/dpa.go
+++ b/bzz/dpa.go
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"sync"
 	// "time"
-	"fmt"
+	// "fmt"
 
 	ethlogger "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
-	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -70,50 +69,49 @@ type ChunkStore interface {
 	Get(Key) (*Chunk, error)
 }
 
-func (self *DPA) Retrieve(key Key) (data LazySectionReader) {
+func (self *DPA) Retrieve(key Key) LazySectionReader {
 
 	reader, errC := self.Chunker.Join(key, self.retrieveC)
-	data = reader
 	// we can add subscriptions etc. or timeout here
 	go func() {
-	LOOP:
+	JOIN:
 		for {
 			select {
 			case err, ok := <-errC:
 				if err != nil {
-					dpaLogger.Warnf("%v", err)
+					dpaLogger.Warnf("chunker join error: %v", err)
 				}
 				if !ok {
-					break LOOP
+					break JOIN
 				}
 			case <-self.quitC:
-				return
+				break JOIN
 			}
 		}
 	}()
 
-	return
+	return reader
 }
 
 func (self *DPA) Store(data SectionReader) (key Key, err error) {
-
+	key = make([]byte, self.Chunker.KeySize())
 	errC := self.Chunker.Split(key, data, self.storeC)
 
-	go func() {
-	LOOP:
-		for {
-			select {
-			case err, ok := <-errC:
-				dpaLogger.Warnf("%v", err)
-				if !ok {
-					break LOOP
-				}
-
-			case <-self.quitC:
-				break LOOP
+SPLIT:
+	for {
+		select {
+		case err, ok := <-errC:
+			if err != nil {
+				dpaLogger.Warnf("chunkner split error: %v", err)
 			}
+			if !ok {
+				break SPLIT
+			}
+
+		case <-self.quitC:
+			break SPLIT
 		}
-	}()
+	}
 	return
 
 }
@@ -146,18 +144,17 @@ func (self *DPA) retrieveLoop() {
 	go func() {
 	RETRIEVE:
 		for chunk := range self.retrieveC {
+
 			go func() {
 				storedChunk, err := self.ChunkStore.Get(chunk.Key)
 				if err == notFound {
-					dpaLogger.DebugDetailf("chunk %x not found", chunk.Key)
-					return
-				}
-				if err != nil {
+					dpaLogger.DebugDetailf("chunk '%x' not found", chunk.Key)
+				} else if err != nil {
 					dpaLogger.DebugDetailf("error retrieving chunk %x: %v", chunk.Key, err)
-					return
+				} else {
+					chunk.Reader = NewChunkReaderFromBytes(storedChunk.Data)
+					chunk.Size = storedChunk.Size
 				}
-				chunk.Reader = NewChunkReaderFromBytes(storedChunk.Data)
-				chunk.Size = storedChunk.Size
 				close(chunk.C)
 			}()
 			select {
@@ -172,18 +169,15 @@ func (self *DPA) retrieveLoop() {
 func (self *DPA) storeLoop() {
 	self.storeC = make(chan *Chunk)
 	go func() {
-		fmt.Printf("StoreLoop started.\n")
 	STORE:
-		for {
+		for chunk := range self.storeC {
+			chunk.Data = make([]byte, chunk.Reader.Size())
+			chunk.Reader.ReadAt(chunk.Data, 0)
+			self.ChunkStore.Put(chunk)
 			select {
-			case chunk := <-self.storeC:
-				fmt.Printf("StoreLoop reader size %d\n", chunk.Reader.Size())
-				chunk.Data = make([]byte, chunk.Reader.Size())
-				chunk.Reader.ReadAt(chunk.Data, 0)
-				self.ChunkStore.Put(chunk)
 			case <-self.quitC:
 				break STORE
-				// default:
+			default:
 			}
 		}
 	}()
diff --git a/bzz/dpa_test.go b/bzz/dpa_test.go
index 10cfd0773a..a514654124 100644
--- a/bzz/dpa_test.go
+++ b/bzz/dpa_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/bzz/test"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
+	// "time"
 )
 
 func TestDPA(t *testing.T) {
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ func TestDPA(t *testing.T) {
 	reader, slice := testDataReader(0x100)
 	fmt.Printf("Chunk size: %d.", len(slice))
 	key, err := dpa.Store(reader)
-	// _, err = dpa.Store(reader)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Store error: %v", err)
 	}
+	// time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 	resultReader := dpa.Retrieve(key)
 	resultSlice := make([]byte, len(slice))
-	n, err := resultReader.Read(resultSlice)
+	n, err := resultReader.ReadAt(resultSlice, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Retrieve error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ func TestDPA(t *testing.T) {
 	if !bytes.Equal(slice, resultSlice) {
 		t.Errorf("Comparison error.")
 	}
-	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+	// time.Sleep(time.Second)
 }