diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relays/Relay.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relays/Relay.kt
index 68137cd57..653a1fdf6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relays/Relay.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relays/Relay.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.google.gson.JsonElement
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.BuildConfig
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.model.Event
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.model.EventInterface
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.model.RelayAuthEvent
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import okhttp3.Request
 import okhttp3.Response
@@ -119,11 +120,11 @@ class Relay(
                                 it.onError(this@Relay, channel, Error("Relay sent notice: " + channel))
                             }
                             "OK" -> listeners.forEach {
-                                // Log.w("Relay", "Relay on OK $url, $channel")
+                                // Log.w("Relay", "AUTHSENT Relay on OK $url, ${msg[1].asString}, ${msg[2].asBoolean}, ${msg[3].asString}")
                                 it.onSendResponse(this@Relay, msg[1].asString, msg[2].asBoolean, msg[3].asString)
                             }
                             "AUTH" -> listeners.forEach {
-                                // Log.w("Relay", "Relay AUTH $url, $channel")
+                                // Log.w("Relay", "Relay AUTHSENT $url, ${msg[1].asString}")
                                 it.onAuth(this@Relay, msg[1].asString)
                             }
                             else -> listeners.forEach {
@@ -234,11 +235,19 @@ class Relay(
     }
 
     fun send(signedEvent: EventInterface) {
-        if (write) {
-            val event = """["EVENT",${signedEvent.toJson()}]"""
+        if (signedEvent is RelayAuthEvent) {
+            val event = """["AUTH",${signedEvent.toJson()}]"""
             socket?.send(event)
             eventUploadCounterInBytes += event.bytesUsedInMemory()
         }
+
+        if (write) {
+            if (signedEvent !is RelayAuthEvent) {
+                val event = """["EVENT",${signedEvent.toJson()}]"""
+                socket?.send(event)
+                eventUploadCounterInBytes += event.bytesUsedInMemory()
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fun close(subscriptionId: String) {