diff --git a/cmd/mist/assets/examples/coin.html b/cmd/mist/assets/examples/coin.html
index ed5063a05..1e8a1cad9 100644
--- a/cmd/mist/assets/examples/coin.html
+++ b/cmd/mist/assets/examples/coin.html
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 	var web3 = require('web3');
 	var eth = web3.eth;
 
-	web3.setProvider(new web3.providers.HttpSyncProvider('http://localhost:8080'));
+	web3.setProvider(new
+			web3.providers.HttpSyncProvider('http://localhost:8545'));
 	var desc =  [{
 		"name": "balance(address)",
 		"type": "function",
diff --git a/ui/qt/qwhisper/whisper.go b/ui/qt/qwhisper/whisper.go
index 98bfc69b0..2bc455b0b 100644
--- a/ui/qt/qwhisper/whisper.go
+++ b/ui/qt/qwhisper/whisper.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (self *Whisper) Messages(id int) (messages *ethutil.List) {
 
 func filterFromMap(opts map[string]interface{}) (f whisper.Filter) {
 	if to, ok := opts["to"].(string); ok {
-		f.To = crypto.ToECDSA(fromHex(to))
+		f.To = crypto.ToECDSAPub(fromHex(to))
 	}
 	if from, ok := opts["from"].(string); ok {
 		f.From = crypto.ToECDSAPub(fromHex(from))
diff --git a/whisper/filter.go b/whisper/filter.go
index 4315aa556..b33f2c1a2 100644
--- a/whisper/filter.go
+++ b/whisper/filter.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package whisper
 import "crypto/ecdsa"
 
 type Filter struct {
-	To     *ecdsa.PrivateKey
+	To     *ecdsa.PublicKey
 	From   *ecdsa.PublicKey
 	Topics [][]byte
 	Fn     func(*Message)
diff --git a/whisper/whisper.go b/whisper/whisper.go
index cc0348422..57c898303 100644
--- a/whisper/whisper.go
+++ b/whisper/whisper.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (self *Whisper) GetIdentity(key *ecdsa.PublicKey) *ecdsa.PrivateKey {
 
 func (self *Whisper) Watch(opts Filter) int {
 	return self.filters.Install(filter.Generic{
-		Str1: string(crypto.FromECDSA(opts.To)),
+		Str1: string(crypto.FromECDSAPub(opts.To)),
 		Str2: string(crypto.FromECDSAPub(opts.From)),
 		Data: bytesToMap(opts.Topics),
 		Fn: func(data interface{}) {
diff --git a/whisper/whisper_test.go b/whisper/whisper_test.go
index c5ad73021..3e3945a0a 100644
--- a/whisper/whisper_test.go
+++ b/whisper/whisper_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func TestEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	whisper := New()
 	id := whisper.NewIdentity()
 	whisper.Watch(Filter{
-		To: id,
+		To: &id.PublicKey,
 		Fn: func(msg *Message) {
 			res <- msg
 		},
diff --git a/xeth/whisper.go b/xeth/whisper.go
index 52f4593e4..8e3bcefd0 100644
--- a/xeth/whisper.go
+++ b/xeth/whisper.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (self *Whisper) HasIdentity(key string) bool {
 
 func (self *Whisper) Watch(opts *Options) int {
 	filter := whisper.Filter{
-		To:     crypto.ToECDSA(fromHex(opts.To)),
+		To:     crypto.ToECDSAPub(fromHex(opts.To)),
 		From:   crypto.ToECDSAPub(fromHex(opts.From)),
 		Topics: whisper.TopicsFromString(opts.Topics...),
 	}