diff --git a/cmd/sendblob.go b/cmd/sendblob.go
index f5070e4..2a3051c 100644
--- a/cmd/sendblob.go
+++ b/cmd/sendblob.go
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ func sendBlobCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	c := reflector.Client{}
 	err := c.Connect(addr)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("error connecting client to server", err)
+		log.Fatal("error connecting client to server: ", err)
 	}
 
 	blob := make(stream.Blob, 1024)
 	_, err = rand.Read(blob)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("failed to make random blob", err)
+		log.Fatal("failed to make random blob: ", err)
 	}
 
 	err = c.SendBlob(blob)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 00f66cb..f268821 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 package main
 
-import "github.com/lbryio/reflector.go/cmd"
+import (
+	"math/rand"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/lbryio/reflector.go/cmd"
+)
 
 func main() {
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	cmd.Execute()
 }
diff --git a/reflector/client.go b/reflector/client.go
index 800b5a7..6bc888a 100644
--- a/reflector/client.go
+++ b/reflector/client.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (c *Client) SendBlob(blob stream.Blob) error {
 	}
 
 	if !sendResp.SendBlob {
-		return ErrBlobExists
+		return errors.Prefix(blobHash[:8], ErrBlobExists)
 	}
 
 	log.Println("Sending blob " + blobHash[:8])
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (c *Client) doHandshake(version int) error {
 		return errors.Err("not connected")
 	}
 
-	handshake, err := json.Marshal(handshakeRequestResponse{Version: version})
+	handshake, err := json.Marshal(handshakeRequestResponse{Version: &version})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ func (c *Client) doHandshake(version int) error {
 	err = json.NewDecoder(c.conn).Decode(&resp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
-	} else if resp.Version != version {
+	} else if resp.Version == nil {
+		return errors.Err("invalid handshake")
+	} else if *resp.Version != version {
 		return errors.Err("handshake version mismatch")
 	}
 
diff --git a/reflector/server.go b/reflector/server.go
index c54b2ad..1aaf983 100644
--- a/reflector/server.go
+++ b/reflector/server.go
@@ -274,7 +274,9 @@ func (s *Server) doHandshake(conn net.Conn) error {
 	err := s.read(conn, &handshake)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
-	} else if handshake.Version != protocolVersion1 && handshake.Version != protocolVersion2 {
+	} else if handshake.Version == nil {
+		return errors.Err("handshake is missing protocol version")
+	} else if *handshake.Version != protocolVersion1 && *handshake.Version != protocolVersion2 {
 		return errors.Err("protocol version not supported")
 	}
 
@@ -411,7 +413,7 @@ func BlobHash(blob []byte) string {
 //}
 
 type handshakeRequestResponse struct {
-	Version int `json:"version"`
+	Version *int `json:"version"`
 }
 
 type sendBlobRequest struct {
diff --git a/wallet/network.go b/wallet/network.go
index c8194be..93f8932 100644
--- a/wallet/network.go
+++ b/wallet/network.go
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ func (n *Node) Connect(addrs []string, config *tls.Config) error {
 	}
 
 	// shuffle addresses for load balancing
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	rand.Shuffle(len(addrs), func(i, j int) { addrs[i], addrs[j] = addrs[j], addrs[i] })
 
 	var err error