diff --git a/examples/data/deduped_mycelium_worker.vsh b/examples/data/deduped_mycelium_worker.vsh
index 26e89371..014b0e92 100755
--- a/examples/data/deduped_mycelium_worker.vsh
+++ b/examples/data/deduped_mycelium_worker.vsh
@@ -11,5 +11,7 @@ mut streamer := ourdb.new_streamer(
 	is_worker:        true
 )!
 
+streamer.add_worker(worker_public_key)!
+
 // Initialize and run worker node
 streamer.listen()!
diff --git a/lib/data/ourdb/factory.v b/lib/data/ourdb/factory.v
index 26ef2fbf..9f5b13b6 100644
--- a/lib/data/ourdb/factory.v
+++ b/lib/data/ourdb/factory.v
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ const mbyte_ = 1000000
 @[heap]
 pub struct OurDB {
 mut:
-	lookup &LookupTable
+	lookup &LookupTable @[skip; str: skip]
 pub:
 	path             string // is the directory in which we will have the lookup db as well as all the backend
 	incremental_mode bool
 	file_size        u32 = 500 * (1 << 20) // 500MB
 pub mut:
-	file              os.File
+	file              os.File @[skip; str: skip]
 	file_nr           u16 // the file which is open
 	last_used_file_nr u16
 }
diff --git a/lib/data/ourdb/mycelium_streamer.v b/lib/data/ourdb/mycelium_streamer.v
index 7afbd738..7a3cc3fa 100644
--- a/lib/data/ourdb/mycelium_streamer.v
+++ b/lib/data/ourdb/mycelium_streamer.v
@@ -108,14 +108,13 @@ pub fn (mut s MyceliumStreamer) write(record MyceliumRecordArgs) !u32 {
 	data := s.master.push_updates(id) or { return error('Failed to push updates due to: ${err}') }
 
 	// Broadcast to all workers
-	for worker_key, mut _ in s.workers {
-		println('Sending message to worker: ${worker_key}')
-		msg := s.mycelium_client.send_msg(
-			public_key: worker_key // destination public key
-			payload:    base64.encode(data) // message payload
-			topic:      'db_sync' // optional topic
+	for worker_key, mut worker in s.workers {
+		s.mycelium_client.send_msg(
+			public_key: worker_key
+			payload:    base64.encode(data)
+			topic:      'db_sync'
 		)!
-		println('Sent message ID: ${msg.id}')
+		worker.sync_updates(data) or { return error('Failed to sync worker: ${err}') }
 	}
 	return id
 }
@@ -129,37 +128,20 @@ pub:
 // listen continuously checks for messages from master and applies updates
 pub fn (mut s MyceliumStreamer) listen() ! {
 	spawn fn [mut s] () ! {
-		msg := s.mycelium_client.receive_msg(wait: true, peek: true) or {
+		msg := s.mycelium_client.receive_msg(wait: true, peek: true, topic: 'db_sync') or {
 			return error('Failed to receive message: ${err}')
 		}
-		println('Received message topic: ${msg.topic}')
 
-		if msg.topic == 'db_sync' {
-			if msg.payload.len > 0 {
-				update_data := base64.decode(msg.payload)
-				if mut worker := s.workers[msg.dst_pk] {
-					worker.sync_updates(update_data) or {
-						return error('Failed to sync worker: ${err}')
-					}
+		if msg.payload.len > 0 {
+			update_data := base64.decode(msg.payload)
+			if mut worker := s.workers[msg.dst_pk] {
+				worker.sync_updates(update_data) or {
+					return error('Failed to sync worker: ${err}')
 				}
 			}
 		}
-
-		if msg.topic == 'get_db' {
-			// Send the entire database to the worker
-			if mut worker := s.workers[msg.dst_pk] {
-				// convert database to base64
-				to_json := json2.encode(worker).bytes()
-				to_base64 := base64.encode(to_json)
-				s.mycelium_client.reply_msg(
-					id:         msg.id
-					public_key: msg.src_pk
-					payload:    to_base64
-					topic:      'get_db'
-				)!
-			}
-		}
 	}()
+
 	time.sleep(time.second * 1)
 	return s.listen()
 }
@@ -172,30 +154,9 @@ pub fn (mut s MyceliumStreamer) read(args MyceliumReadArgs) ![]u8 {
 }
 
 fn (mut s MyceliumStreamer) read_from_worker(args MyceliumReadArgs) ![]u8 {
-	println('Reading from worker: ${args.worker_public_key}')
-	if mut _ := s.workers[args.worker_public_key] {
-		s.mycelium_client.send_msg(
-			public_key: args.worker_public_key
-			payload:    ''
-			topic:      'get_db'
-		)!
+	if mut worker := s.workers[args.worker_public_key] {
+		// We need to think about reading from the workers through the mycelium client.
+		return worker.get(args.id)!
 	}
-
-	msg := s.mycelium_client.receive_msg(wait: true, peek: true, topic: 'get_db') or {
-		return error('Failed to receive message: ${err}')
-	}
-
-	println('msg: ${msg}')
-
-	if msg.payload.len > 0 {
-		to_json := base64.decode(msg.payload)
-		mut worker_db := json2.decode[OurDB](to_json.bytestr())!
-		println('worker_db: ${worker_db}')
-		value := worker_db.get(args.id) or {
-			return error('Failed to get id ${args.id} from worker db: ${err}')
-		}
-		return value
-	}
-
-	return error('read_from_worker failed')
+	return error('worker with public key ${args.worker_public_key} not found')
 }