diff --git a/blockchain/reactor.go b/blockchain/reactor.go
index d9fe3863b..ef2ff3da2 100644
--- a/blockchain/reactor.go
+++ b/blockchain/reactor.go
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ func DecodeMessage(bz []byte) (msgType byte, msg interface{}, err error) {
 	case msgTypePeerStatus:
 		msg = binary.ReadBinary(bcPeerStatusMessage{}, r, n, &err)
 	default:
+		log.Warn(Fmt("Ignoring unknown message %X", bz))
 		msg = nil
 	}
 	return
diff --git a/consensus/reactor.go b/consensus/reactor.go
index 0e264714c..3f006b0cd 100644
--- a/consensus/reactor.go
+++ b/consensus/reactor.go
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ func (conR *ConsensusReactor) Receive(chId byte, peer *p2p.Peer, msgBytes []byte
 
 	case DataChannel:
 		switch msg := msg_.(type) {
-		case *Proposal:
-			ps.SetHasProposal(msg)
-			err = conR.conS.SetProposal(msg)
+		case *ProposalMessage:
+			ps.SetHasProposal(msg.Proposal)
+			err = conR.conS.SetProposal(msg.Proposal)
 
 		case *PartMessage:
 			if msg.Type == partTypeProposalBlock {
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ OUTER_LOOP:
 
 		// Send proposal?
 		if rs.Proposal != nil && !prs.Proposal {
-			msg := p2p.TypedMessage{msgTypeProposal, rs.Proposal}
+			msg := &ProposalMessage{Proposal: rs.Proposal}
 			peer.Send(DataChannel, msg)
 			ps.SetHasProposal(rs.Proposal)
 			continue OUTER_LOOP
@@ -777,8 +777,7 @@ func DecodeMessage(bz []byte) (msgType byte, msg interface{}, err error) {
 		msg = binary.ReadBinary(&CommitStepMessage{}, r, n, &err)
 	// Messages of data
 	case msgTypeProposal:
-		r.ReadByte() // Consume the byte
-		msg = binary.ReadBinary(&Proposal{}, r, n, &err)
+		msg = binary.ReadBinary(&ProposalMessage{}, r, n, &err)
 	case msgTypePart:
 		msg = binary.ReadBinary(&PartMessage{}, r, n, &err)
 	case msgTypeVote:
@@ -786,6 +785,7 @@ func DecodeMessage(bz []byte) (msgType byte, msg interface{}, err error) {
 	case msgTypeHasVote:
 		msg = binary.ReadBinary(&HasVoteMessage{}, r, n, &err)
 	default:
+		log.Warn(Fmt("Ignoring unknown message %X", bz))
 		msg = nil
 	}
 	return
@@ -822,6 +822,18 @@ func (m *CommitStepMessage) String() string {
 
 //-------------------------------------
 
+type ProposalMessage struct {
+	Proposal *Proposal
+}
+
+func (m *ProposalMessage) TypeByte() byte { return msgTypeProposal }
+
+func (m *ProposalMessage) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("[Proposal %v]", m.Proposal)
+}
+
+//-------------------------------------
+
 const (
 	partTypeProposalBlock = byte(0x01)
 	partTypeProposalPOL   = byte(0x02)
diff --git a/mempool/reactor.go b/mempool/reactor.go
index 9d662bc90..9d9b1f427 100644
--- a/mempool/reactor.go
+++ b/mempool/reactor.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/binary"
+	. "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/common"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/events"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/p2p"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ func DecodeMessage(bz []byte) (msgType byte, msg interface{}, err error) {
 	case msgTypeTx:
 		msg = binary.ReadBinary(&TxMessage{}, r, n, &err)
 	default:
+		log.Warn(Fmt("Ignoring unknown message %X", bz))
 		msg = nil
 	}
 	return
diff --git a/p2p/pex_reactor.go b/p2p/pex_reactor.go
index 20e175fc5..c62e12515 100644
--- a/p2p/pex_reactor.go
+++ b/p2p/pex_reactor.go
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ func DecodeMessage(bz []byte) (msg interface{}, err error) {
 	case msgTypeAddrs:
 		msg = binary.ReadBinary(&pexAddrsMessage{}, r, n, &err)
 	default:
+		log.Warn(Fmt("Ignoring unknown message %X", bz))
 		msg = nil
 	}
 	return