diff --git a/examples/data/deduped_mycelium_master.vsh b/examples/data/deduped_mycelium_master.vsh
index 421bfe2a..3dc112e5 100755
--- a/examples/data/deduped_mycelium_master.vsh
+++ b/examples/data/deduped_mycelium_master.vsh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import time
 
 // Known worker public key
 worker1_public_key := '46a9f9cee1ce98ef7478f3dea759589bbf6da9156533e63fed9f233640ac072c'
-worker2_public_key := '46a9f9cee1ce98ef7478f3dea759589bbf6da9156533e63fed9f233640ac072c'
+// worker2_public_key := '46a9f9cee1ce98ef7478f3dea759589bbf6da9156533e63fed9f233640ac072c'
 
 // Create master node
 println('Starting master node...')
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ println('Initializing workers...')
 // Add workers and initialize its database
 // You should run the deduped_mycelium_worker.vsh script for each worker
 streamer.add_worker(worker1_public_key)!
-streamer.add_worker(worker2_public_key)!
+// streamer.add_worker(worker2_public_key)!
 
 // When we preforming a write, we get the ID of the record
 // We basically write to the master database, and read from the workers normally
@@ -28,9 +28,15 @@ mut id2 := streamer.write(id: 2, value: 'Record 2')!
 println('Master record 1 data: ${id1}')
 println('Master record 2 data: ${id2}')
 
-// Read data from workers
-worker_id1 := streamer.read(id: 1)!
-worker_id2 := streamer.read(id: 2)!
+// Read data from master
+master_id1 := streamer.read(id: 1)!
+master_id2 := streamer.read(id: 2)!
+println('Master 1 data: ${master_id1.bytestr()}')
+println('Master 2 data: ${master_id2.bytestr()}')
 
-println('Worker 1 data: ${worker_id1}')
-println('Worker 2 data: ${worker_id2}')
+// Read data from workers
+worker_id1 := streamer.read(id: 1, worker_public_key: worker1_public_key)!
+worker_id2 := streamer.read(id: 2, worker_public_key: worker1_public_key)!
+
+println('Worker 1 data: ${worker_id1.bytestr()}')
+println('Worker 2 data: ${worker_id2.bytestr()}')
diff --git a/lib/data/ourdb/mycelium_streamer.v b/lib/data/ourdb/mycelium_streamer.v
index 1067c205..7afbd738 100644
--- a/lib/data/ourdb/mycelium_streamer.v
+++ b/lib/data/ourdb/mycelium_streamer.v
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import freeflowuniverse.herolib.clients.mycelium
 import rand
 import time
 import encoding.base64
+import json
+import x.json2
 
 struct MyceliumStreamer {
 pub mut:
@@ -127,17 +129,36 @@ 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, topic: 'db_sync') or {
+		msg := s.mycelium_client.receive_msg(wait: true, peek: true) or {
 			return error('Failed to receive message: ${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}')
+		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.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()
@@ -145,11 +166,36 @@ pub fn (mut s MyceliumStreamer) listen() ! {
 
 pub fn (mut s MyceliumStreamer) read(args MyceliumReadArgs) ![]u8 {
 	if args.worker_public_key.len > 0 {
-		if mut worker := s.workers[args.worker_public_key] {
-			println('Reading from worker: ${args.worker_public_key}')
-			return worker.get(args.id)!
-		}
-		return error('Worker with public key ${args.worker_public_key} not found')
+		return s.read_from_worker(args)
 	}
 	return s.master.get(args.id)!
 }
+
+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'
+		)!
+	}
+
+	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')
+}