diff --git a/pinner/pinmgr.go b/pinner/pinmgr.go
index 9bc6a2e0..b193b0fb 100644
--- a/pinner/pinmgr.go
+++ b/pinner/pinmgr.go
@@ -378,7 +378,9 @@ func encode_msgpack(po *PinningOperation) ([]byte, error) {
 		serialPeers = append(serialPeers, newpeer)
 	}
 	savedObject := PinningOperationSerialize{Po: *po, Peers: serialPeers}
-	return msgpack.Marshal(&savedObject)
+	bytes, err := msgpack.Marshal(&savedObject)
+	po.Peers = peers
+	return bytes, err
 }
 func decode_msgpack(po_bytes []byte) (*PinningOperation, error) {
 	var next *PinningOperationSerialize
diff --git a/pinner/pinmgr_test.go b/pinner/pinmgr_test.go
index 5b18c9ee..e0149cca 100644
--- a/pinner/pinmgr_test.go
+++ b/pinner/pinmgr_test.go
@@ -119,10 +119,14 @@ func TestEncodeDecode(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println(err)
 		}
-		po, err = decode_msgpack(bytes)
+		newpo, err := decode_msgpack(bytes)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println(err)
 		}
+		assert.Equal(t, newpo.Name, po.Name, "name doesnt match")
+		assert.Equal(t, newpo.Peers[0].Addrs[0].String(), po.Peers[0].Addrs[0].String(), "addr doesnt match")
+		assert.Equal(t, newpo.Peers[0].ID, po.Peers[0].ID, "ID doesnt match")
+
 	})
 }
 func newPinData(name string, userid int, contid int) PinningOperation {