diff --git a/examples/directchat.nim b/examples/directchat.nim
index ea651eaf7..a1af4a81e 100644
--- a/examples/directchat.nim
+++ b/examples/directchat.nim
@@ -3,23 +3,24 @@ when not(compileOption("threads")):
 
 import tables, options, sequtils, algorithm, strformat, os, strutils
 import chronos
-import ../libp2p/switch,
-       ../libp2p/multistream,
-       ../libp2p/crypto/crypto,
-       ../libp2p/protocols/identify,
-       ../libp2p/connection,
-       ../libp2p/transports/[transport, tcptransport],
-       ../libp2p/multiaddress,
-       ../libp2p/peerinfo,
-       ../libp2p/peer,
-       ../libp2p/protocols/protocol,
-       ../libp2p/protocols/secure/secure,
-       ../libp2p/protocols/secure/secio,
-       ../libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub,
-       ../libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub,
-       ../libp2p/muxers/muxer,
-       ../libp2p/muxers/mplex/mplex,
-       ../libp2p/muxers/mplex/types
+import ../libp2p/[switch,
+                  multistream,
+                  crypto/crypto,
+                  protocols/identify,
+                  connection,
+                  transports/transport,
+                  transports/tcptransport,
+                  multiaddress,
+                  peerinfo,
+                  peer,
+                  protocols/protocol,
+                  protocols/secure/secure,
+                  protocols/secure/secio,
+                  protocols/pubsub/pubsub,
+                  protocols/pubsub/floodsub,
+                  muxers/muxer,
+                  muxers/mplex/mplex,
+                  muxers/mplex/types]
 
 const ChatCodec = "/nim-libp2p/chat/1.0.0"
 const DefaultAddr = "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/55505"
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ proc writeAndPrint(p: ChatProto) {.async, gcsafe.} =
           if line.startsWith("/") and "ipfs" in line:
             await p.dialPeer(line)
         except:
-          echo &"unable to dial {line}"
+          echo &"unable to dial remote peer {line}"
           # echo getCurrentExceptionMsg()
 
 proc readWriteLoop(p: ChatProto) {.async, gcsafe.} =
@@ -191,7 +192,11 @@ proc serveThread(customData: CustomData) {.async.} =
   var muxers = [(MplexCodec, mplexProvider)].toTable()
   var identify = newIdentify(peerInfo)
   var secureManagers = [(SecioCodec, Secure(newSecio(seckey)))].toTable()
-  var switch = newSwitch(peerInfo, transports, identify, muxers, secureManagers = secureManagers)
+  var switch = newSwitch(peerInfo,
+                         transports,
+                         identify,
+                         muxers,
+                         secureManagers = secureManagers)
 
   var chatProto = newChatProto(switch, transp)
   switch.mount(chatProto)
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/identify.nim b/libp2p/protocols/identify.nim
index 540409098..ae16f88eb 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/identify.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/identify.nim
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ proc decodeMsg*(buf: seq[byte]): IdentifyInfo =
   result.pubKey = none(PublicKey)
   var pubKey: PublicKey
   if pb.getValue(1, pubKey) > 0:
+    trace "read public key from message", pubKey = pubKey
     result.pubKey = some(pubKey)
 
   result.addrs = newSeq[MultiAddress]()
@@ -77,24 +78,31 @@ proc decodeMsg*(buf: seq[byte]): IdentifyInfo =
   while pb.getBytes(2, address) > 0:
     if len(address) != 0:
       var copyaddr = address
-      result.addrs.add(MultiAddress.init(copyaddr))
+      var ma = MultiAddress.init(copyaddr)
+      result.addrs.add(ma)
+      trace "read address bytes from message", address = ma
       address.setLen(0)
 
   var proto = ""
   while pb.getString(3, proto) > 0:
+    trace "read proto from message", proto = proto
     result.protos.add(proto)
     proto = ""
   
   var observableAddr = newSeq[byte]()
   if pb.getBytes(4, observableAddr) > 0: # attempt to read the observed addr
-    result.observedAddr = some(MultiAddress.init(observableAddr))
+    var ma = MultiAddress.init(observableAddr)
+    trace "read observedAddr from message", address = ma
+    result.observedAddr = some(ma)
 
   var protoVersion = ""
   if pb.getString(5, protoVersion) > 0:
+    trace "read protoVersion from message", protoVersion = protoVersion
     result.protoVersion = some(protoVersion)
 
   var agentVersion = ""
   if pb.getString(6, agentVersion) > 0:
+    trace "read agentVersion from message", agentVersion = agentVersion
     result.agentVersion = some(protoVersion)
 
 proc newIdentify*(peerInfo: PeerInfo): Identify =
@@ -118,18 +126,25 @@ proc identify*(p: Identify,
   var message = await conn.readLp()
   if len(message) == 0:
     trace "identify: Invalid or empty message received!"
-    raise newException(IdentityInvalidMsgError, 
+    raise newException(IdentityInvalidMsgError,
       "Invalid or empty message received!")
 
   result = decodeMsg(message)
-  trace "Identify for remote peer succeded"
 
-  if remotePeerInfo.peerId.isSome and 
-     result.pubKey.isSome and
-     result.pubKey != remotePeerInfo.peerId.get().publicKey:
-    trace "identify: Peer's remote public key doesn't match"
-    raise newException(IdentityNoMatchError,
-      "Peer's remote public key doesn't match")
+  if remotePeerInfo.peerId.isSome and result.pubKey.isSome:
+    let peer = PeerID.init(result.pubKey.get())
+
+    # do a string comaprison of the ids,
+    # because that is the only thing we have in most cases
+    if peer.pretty() != remotePeerInfo.peerId.get().pretty():
+      trace "Peer ids don't match",
+            remote = peer.pretty(),
+            local = remotePeerInfo.peerId.get().pretty()
+
+      raise newException(IdentityNoMatchError,
+        "Peer ids don't match")
+
+  trace "Identify for remote peer succeded"
 
 proc push*(p: Identify, conn: Connection) {.async.} =
   await conn.write(IdentifyPushCodec)
diff --git a/libp2p/transports/tcptransport.nim b/libp2p/transports/tcptransport.nim
index 6845d6653..d171bee2b 100644
--- a/libp2p/transports/tcptransport.nim
+++ b/libp2p/transports/tcptransport.nim
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ method listen*(t: TcpTransport,
   # always get the resolved address in case we're bound to 0.0.0.0:0
   t.ma = t.server.sock.getLocalAddress().toMultiAddr()
   result = t.server.join()
-  trace "started node on", address = t.ma
+  debug "started node on", address = t.ma
 
 method dial*(t: TcpTransport,
              address: MultiAddress):