diff --git a/p2p/protocols/accounting.go b/p2p/protocols/accounting.go
index 95713ca6f6..f6b7c653c9 100644
--- a/p2p/protocols/accounting.go
+++ b/p2p/protocols/accounting.go
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ func NewAccounting(balance Balance, po Prices) *Accounting {
 }
 
 //Implement Hook.Send
+// Send takes a peer, a size and a msg and
+// - calculates the cost for the local node sending a msg of size to peer using the Prices interface
+// - credits/debits local node using balance interface
 func (ah *Accounting) Send(peer *Peer, size uint32, msg interface{}) error {
 	//get the price for a message (through the protocol spec)
 	price := ah.Price(msg)
@@ -121,6 +124,9 @@ func (ah *Accounting) Send(peer *Peer, size uint32, msg interface{}) error {
 }
 
 //Implement Hook.Receive
+// Receive takes a peer, a size and a msg and
+// - calculates the cost for the local node receiving a msg of size from peer using the Prices interface
+// - credits/debits local node using balance interface
 func (ah *Accounting) Receive(peer *Peer, size uint32, msg interface{}) error {
 	//get the price for a message (through the protocol spec)
 	price := ah.Price(msg)
@@ -139,21 +145,19 @@ func (ah *Accounting) Receive(peer *Peer, size uint32, msg interface{}) error {
 
 //record some metrics
 func (ah *Accounting) doMetrics(price int64, size uint32, err error) {
-	/*
-		if price > 0 {
-			mBalanceCredit.Inc(int64(price))
-			mBytesCredit.Inc(int64(size))
-			mMsgCredit.Inc(1)
-			if err != nil {
-				mPeerDrops.Inc(1)
-			}
-		} else {
-			mBalanceDebit.Inc(int64(price))
-			mBytesDebit.Inc(int64(size))
-			mMsgDebit.Inc(1)
-			if err != nil {
-				mSelfDrops.Inc(1)
-			}
+	if price > 0 {
+		mBalanceCredit.Inc(price)
+		mBytesCredit.Inc(int64(size))
+		mMsgCredit.Inc(1)
+		if err != nil {
+			mPeerDrops.Inc(1)
 		}
-	*/
+	} else {
+		mBalanceDebit.Inc(price)
+		mBytesDebit.Inc(int64(size))
+		mMsgDebit.Inc(1)
+		if err != nil {
+			mSelfDrops.Inc(1)
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/p2p/protocols/protocol_test.go b/p2p/protocols/protocol_test.go
index bbaed48d6d..be7c619923 100644
--- a/p2p/protocols/protocol_test.go
+++ b/p2p/protocols/protocol_test.go
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func TestProtocolHook(t *testing.T) {
 	if testHook.msg == nil || testHook.msg.(*dummyMsg).Content != "handshake" {
 		t.Fatal("Expected msg to be set, but it is not")
 	}
-	if testHook.send != true {
+	if !testHook.send {
 		t.Fatal("Expected a send message, but it is not")
 	}
 	if testHook.peer == nil || testHook.peer.ID() != tester.Nodes[0].ID() {
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func TestProtocolHook(t *testing.T) {
 	if testHook.msg == nil || testHook.msg.(*dummyMsg).Content != "response" {
 		t.Fatal("Expected msg to be set, but it is not")
 	}
-	if testHook.send != false {
+	if testHook.send {
 		t.Fatal("Expected a send message, but it is not")
 	}
 	if testHook.peer == nil || testHook.peer.ID() != tester.Nodes[1].ID() {