diff --git a/parse.js b/parse.js
index 30f9cbb..0dd81d1 100644
--- a/parse.js
+++ b/parse.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const log = new Logger("server", cfg.log_level ? levels[cfg.log_level] : levels.
 export default function parse(data) {
   log.info(data)
   return {
+    data: data,
     errors: ["not yet implemented"]
   }
 }
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diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index c14c13e..d5e807b 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ export function recv(callback, errorCallback) {
       // con.write(functions_str);
       // log.debug(`sending ${functions_str}`);
       con.on('data', (data) => {
-        let parsed_data = parse(data);
+        let parsed_data = parse(String(data));
 
         if (parsed_data.errors) {
-          con.write(JSON.stringify(parsed_data.errors));
+          con.write(JSON.stringify(parsed_data));
           errorCallback(parsed_data);
         }
         else {