diff --git a/core/core.lisp b/core/core.lisp
index ffa0569..deefb24 100644
--- a/core/core.lisp
+++ b/core/core.lisp
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@
   (async:init)
   (let* ((ctx (make-instance 'context :config cfg))) 
     (setf (mailbox ctx) (async:make-task nil))
+    (dolist (a (config:actions cfg))
+      (add-action ctx (car a) (cadr a)))
     (setf *root* ctx))
   (dolist (c (reverse (config:children cfg)))
     (add-service *root* c)))
diff --git a/core/message.lisp b/core/message.lisp
index e2282f3..0ffe48f 100644
--- a/core/message.lisp
+++ b/core/message.lisp
@@ -14,14 +14,18 @@
 (defun message-meta ()
   (make-instance 'shape:record-meta :head-fields '(:domain :action :class :item)))
 
-(defclass message (shape:record actor:message)
-  ((shape:meta :initform (message-meta) :allocation :class)))
+(defclass message (shape:record)
+  ((shape:meta :initform (message-meta) :allocation :class)
+   (actor:customer :accessor customer :initarg :customer :initform nil)))
 
 (defun create (head &key data customer)
   (shape:create 'message :head head :data data :customer customer))
 
 (defmethod print-object ((msg message) stream)
-  (shape:print-slots msg stream 'shape:head 'actor:customer 'shape:data))
+  ;(shape:print-slots msg stream 'shape:head 'actor:customer 'shape:data)
+  (format stream "#<message ~a ~a ~a>" 
+          (shape:head msg) (actor:customer msg) (shape:data msg))
+  )
 
 (defmethod actor:content ((msg message))
   (list (shape:head-plist msg) (shape:data msg)))
diff --git a/csys/csys.lisp b/csys/csys.lisp
index 8c1b566..cdee4c3 100644
--- a/csys/csys.lisp
+++ b/csys/csys.lisp
@@ -16,19 +16,11 @@
 (in-package :scopes/csys)
 
 (defun send (msg)
-  (handle-message msg))
-
-(defvar *dispatcher* nil)
-
-(defun setup (&optional (cfg config:*root*))
-  (setf *dispatcher* (make-instance 'core:context :config cfg))
-  (dolist (a (config:actions cfg))
-          (core:add-action *dispatcher* (car a) (cadr a))))
-
-(defun handle-message (msg)
-  (let ((hdlrs (core:select msg (core:actions *dispatcher*))))
+  (let ((hdlrs (core:select msg (core:actions core:*root*))))
     (if hdlrs
-      (mapcar #'(lambda (hdlr) (run-action hdlr msg)) hdlrs)
+      ;(mapcar #'(lambda (hdlr) (run-action hdlr msg)) hdlrs)
+      (let ((tsks (mapcar (lambda (hdlr) (actor:create hdlr)) hdlrs)))
+        (dolist (tsk tsks) (actor:send tsk msg)))
       (util:lgw "no action selected" msg))))
 
 (defun run-action (job msg)
@@ -38,4 +30,6 @@
 ;;;; example behaviors / actions
 
 (defun printer (msg)
-  (format t "~&*** message: ~a~%" msg))
+  (util:lgi msg) 
+  ;(format t "~&~a" msg)
+  )
diff --git a/test/test-csys.lisp b/test/test-csys.lisp
index e9471d5..eabd2d4 100644
--- a/test/test-csys.lisp
+++ b/test/test-csys.lisp
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@
       (t:show-result))))
 
 (deftest test-nodispatch ()
-  (csys:setup)
-  (csys:send (message:create '(:test 1)))
-  (csys:send (message:create '(:test 2)))
-  (csys:send (message:create '(:test 3)))
-  (csys:send (message:create '(:test 4)))
+  (core:setup-services)
+  ;(csys:setup)
+  (csys:send (message:create '(:test :add :op :n1) :data 1))
+  (csys:send (message:create '(:test :add :op :n1) :data 3))
+  (csys:send (message:create '(:test :sub :op :n2) :data 4))
+  (csys:send (message:create '(:test :add :op :n2) :data 5))
+  (sleep 0.2)
 )