diff --git a/dht.go b/dht.go
index 1c5beed..6486ce4 100644
--- a/dht.go
+++ b/dht.go
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ func (dht *IpfsDHT) peerFromInfo(pbp *Message_Peer) (*peer.Peer, error) {
 	}
 
 	if p == nil {
-		maddr, err := ma.NewMultiaddr(pbp.GetAddr())
+		maddr, err := pbp.Address()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ func (dht *IpfsDHT) peerFromInfo(pbp *Message_Peer) (*peer.Peer, error) {
 		p = &peer.Peer{ID: id}
 		p.AddAddress(maddr)
 		dht.peerstore.Put(p)
+		log.Info("dht found new peer: %s %s", p, maddr)
 	}
 	return p, nil
 }
diff --git a/handlers.go b/handlers.go
index 0c739ab..0fcbb2b 100644
--- a/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers.go
@@ -176,19 +176,25 @@ func (dht *IpfsDHT) handleAddProvider(p *peer.Peer, pmes *Message) (*Message, er
 	log.Debug("%s adding %s as a provider for '%s'\n", dht.self, p, peer.ID(key))
 
 	// add provider should use the address given in the message
-	for _, pb := range pmes.GetCloserPeers() {
-		if peer.ID(pb.GetId()).Equal(p.ID) {
+	for _, pb := range pmes.GetProviderPeers() {
+		pid := peer.ID(pb.GetId())
+		if pid.Equal(p.ID) {
 
 			addr, err := pb.Address()
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error("provider %s error with address %s", p, *pb.Addr)
 				continue
 			}
+
+			log.Info("received provider %s %s for %s", p, addr, key)
 			p.AddAddress(addr)
+			dht.providers.AddProvider(key, p)
+
+		} else {
+			log.Error("handleAddProvider received provider %s from %s", pid, p)
 		}
 	}
 
-	dht.providers.AddProvider(key, p)
 	return pmes, nil // send back same msg as confirmation.
 }