diff --git a/scripts/issue-ecr.sh b/scripts/issue-ecr.sh
index 8c27634..196da74 100755
--- a/scripts/issue-ecr.sh
+++ b/scripts/issue-ecr.sh
@@ -81,9 +81,10 @@ kli saidify --file /tmp/ecr-edges.json
 kli vc create --name qvi --alias qvi --private --registry-name vLEI-qvi --schema EEy9PkikFcANV1l7EHukCeXqrzT1hNZjGlUk7wuMO5jw --recipient EBcIURLpxmVwahksgrsGW6_dUw0zBhyEHYFk17eWrZfk --data @"${KERI_DEMO_SCRIPT_DIR}"/data/ecr-data.json --edges @/tmp/ecr-edges.json --rules @"${KERI_DEMO_SCRIPT_DIR}"/data/ecr-rules.json
 SAID=$(kli vc list --name qvi --alias qvi --issued --said --schema EEy9PkikFcANV1l7EHukCeXqrzT1hNZjGlUk7wuMO5jw)
 kli ipex grant --name qvi --alias qvi --said "${SAID}" --recipient EBcIURLpxmVwahksgrsGW6_dUw0zBhyEHYFk17eWrZfk
+kli ipex list --name qvi --alias qvi --poll
 
-kli ipex list --name qvi --alias qvi
 GRANT=$(python "${KERI_SCRIPT_DIR}"/list_ipex.py)
+echo "Sending admit with ${GRANT}"
 python "${KERI_SCRIPT_DIR}"/send_admit.py "${GRANT}" EHMnCf8_nIemuPx-cUHaDQq8zSnQIFAurdEpwHpNbnvX
 kli ipex list --name qvi --alias qvi --poll
 python "${KERI_SCRIPT_DIR}"/list_person_credentials.py
diff --git a/scripts/join_new_quadlet.py b/scripts/join_new_quadlet.py
index b1b67a3..ee01cd5 100644
--- a/scripts/join_new_quadlet.py
+++ b/scripts/join_new_quadlet.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def accept_join_request(client, name, group):
         if route == "/multisig/rot":
             said = payload['d']
 
-            res = exchanges.get(name=name, said=said)
+            res = exchanges.get(said=said)
             exn = res['exn']
             a = exn['a']
 
diff --git a/scripts/multisig-holder.py b/scripts/multisig-holder.py
index f4dc458..d2211d4 100644
--- a/scripts/multisig-holder.py
+++ b/scripts/multisig-holder.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def create_admit(client, participant, group, said, recp):
     exchanges = client.exchanges()
     ipex = client.ipex()
 
-    res = exchanges.get(participant, said)
+    res = exchanges.get(said)
     grant = coring.Serder(ked=res['exn'])
     ghab = get_aid(client, group)
     mhab = get_aid(client, participant)
diff --git a/src/signify/app/credentialing.py b/src/signify/app/credentialing.py
index d5ee8a4..3c38e40 100644
--- a/src/signify/app/credentialing.py
+++ b/src/signify/app/credentialing.py
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ def grant(self, hab, recp, message, acdc, iss, anc, agree=None, dt=None):
         return grant, gsigs, end
 
     def admit(self, hab, message, grant, dt=None):
+        if not grant:
+            raise ValueError(f"invalid grant={grant}")
+
         exchanges = self.client.exchanges()
         data = dict(
             m=message,
diff --git a/src/signify/peer/exchanging.py b/src/signify/peer/exchanging.py
index bbe3816..2d6f839 100644
--- a/src/signify/peer/exchanging.py
+++ b/src/signify/peer/exchanging.py
@@ -101,11 +101,10 @@ def sendFromEvents(self, name, topic, exn, sigs, atc, recipients):
         res = self.client.post(f"/identifiers/{name}/exchanges", json=body)
         return res.json()
 
-    def get(self, name, said):
+    def get(self, said):
         """
 
         Parameters:
-            name (str): human readable identifier alias to send from
             said (str): qb64 SAID of the exn message to retrieve
 
         Returns:
@@ -113,5 +112,5 @@ def get(self, name, said):
 
         """
 
-        res = self.client.get(f"/identifiers/{name}/exchanges/{said}")
-        return res.json()
\ No newline at end of file
+        res = self.client.get(f"/exchanges/{said}")
+        return res.json()
diff --git a/tests/peer/test_exchanging.py b/tests/peer/test_exchanging.py
index 0add498..43c294e 100644
--- a/tests/peer/test_exchanging.py
+++ b/tests/peer/test_exchanging.py
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ def test_exchanges_get(mockHelpingNowIso8601):
     from requests import Response
     mock_response = mock({'content': 'things I found'}, spec=Response, strict=True)
     expect(mock_response, times=1).json().thenReturn({'content': 'an exn'})
-    expect(mock_client, times=1).get("/identifiers/aid1/exchanges/EEE",).thenReturn(mock_response)
+    expect(mock_client, times=1).get("/exchanges/EEE",).thenReturn(mock_response)
 
     from signify.peer.exchanging import Exchanges
-    out = Exchanges(client=mock_client).get('aid1', 'EEE')  # type: ignore
+    out = Exchanges(client=mock_client).get('EEE')  # type: ignore
 
     assert out == {'content': 'an exn'}