diff --git a/network/keyExchange/rekey.go b/network/keyExchange/rekey.go
index 0f4a3ba7059317e25e7e5f4e8cc4149d0de0a0e9..bf8e348bdeb79a54d76752b499bccf4a31f13f01 100644
--- a/network/keyExchange/rekey.go
+++ b/network/keyExchange/rekey.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func trigger(ctx *context.Context, manager *e2e.Manager, session *e2e.Session) {
 	case e2e.NewSessionTriggered:
 		//create the session, pass a nil private key to generate a new one
 		negotiatingSession = manager.NewSendSession(nil,
-			e2e.GetDefaultSessionParams(), session.GetID())
+			e2e.GetDefaultSessionParams())
 		//move the state of the triggering session forward
 		session.SetNegotiationStatus(e2e.NewSessionCreated)
 	// If the session has not successfully negotiated, redo its negotiation
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func negotiate(ctx *context.Context, session *e2e.Session) error {
 	//build the payload
 	payload, err := proto.Marshal(&RekeyTrigger{
 		PublicKey: pubKey.Bytes(),
-		SessionID: session.GetTrigger().Marshal(),
+		SessionID: session.GetSource().Marshal(),
 	})
 
 	//If the payload cannot be marshaled, panic
diff --git a/network/keyExchange/trigger.go b/network/keyExchange/trigger.go
index 6e417a714841d68d9b41ca8897c231b422997ebe..fd07c0c6de74eb2718f95da13466bdbba27d8868 100644
--- a/network/keyExchange/trigger.go
+++ b/network/keyExchange/trigger.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func handleTrigger(ctx *context.Context, request message.Receive) error {
 	}
 
 	//unmarshal the message
-	oldSessionID, PartnerPublicKey, err := unmarshalTrigger(
+	oldSessionID, PartnerPublicKey, err := unmarshalSource(
 		ctx.Session.E2e().GetGroup(), request.Payload)
 	if err != nil {
 		jww.ERROR.Printf("could not unmarshal partner %s: %s",
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func handleTrigger(ctx *context.Context, request message.Receive) error {
 	//Send the Confirmation Message
 	//build the payload
 	payload, err := proto.Marshal(&RekeyConfirm{
-		SessionID: session.GetTrigger().Marshal(),
+		SessionID: session.GetSource().Marshal(),
 	})
 
 	//If the payload cannot be marshaled, panic
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ func handleTrigger(ctx *context.Context, request message.Receive) error {
 	if !success {
 		jww.ERROR.Printf("Key Negotiation for %s failed to "+
 			"transmit %v/%v paritions: %v round failures, %v timeouts",
-			newSession, numRoundFail+numTimeOut, len(rounds), numRoundFail,
+			session, numRoundFail+numTimeOut, len(rounds), numRoundFail,
 			numTimeOut)
 		ctx.Session.GetCriticalMessages().Failed(m)
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	// otherwise, the transmission is a success and this should be denoted
@@ -136,12 +136,11 @@ func handleTrigger(ctx *context.Context, request message.Receive) error {
 	ctx.Session.GetCriticalMessages().Succeeded(m)
 	jww.INFO.Printf("Key Negotiation transmission for %s sucesfull",
 		session)
-	session.SetNegotiationStatus(e2e.Sent)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func unmarshalTrigger(grp *cyclic.Group, payload []byte) (e2e.SessionID,
+func unmarshalSource(grp *cyclic.Group, payload []byte) (e2e.SessionID,
 	*cyclic.Int, error) {
 
 	msg := &RekeyTrigger{}
diff --git a/storage/e2e/manager.go b/storage/e2e/manager.go
index 7ac5883a0c5dcea7959e76519d5713f59d8a1e04..511f9c73746a9d850afa1f8bae7e73fef70eb721 100644
--- a/storage/e2e/manager.go
+++ b/storage/e2e/manager.go
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ func (m *Manager) GetPartnerID() *id.ID {
 // session will be returned, with the bool set to true denoting a duplicate.
 // This is so duplicate key exchange triggering can be supported
 func (m *Manager) NewReceiveSession(partnerPubKey *cyclic.Int, params SessionParams,
-	trigger *Session) (*Session, bool) {
+	source *Session) (*Session, bool) {
 
 	//check if the session already exists
-	baseKey := dh.GenerateSessionKey(trigger.myPrivKey, partnerPubKey, m.ctx.grp)
+	baseKey := dh.GenerateSessionKey(source.myPrivKey, partnerPubKey, m.ctx.grp)
 	sessionID := getSessionIDFromBaseKey(baseKey)
 
 	if s := m.receive.GetByID(sessionID); s != nil {
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ func (m *Manager) NewReceiveSession(partnerPubKey *cyclic.Int, params SessionPar
 	}
 
 	//create the session but do not save
-	session := newSession(m, trigger.myPrivKey, partnerPubKey, baseKey, params, Receive,
-		trigger.GetID())
+	session := newSession(m, source.myPrivKey, partnerPubKey, baseKey, params, Receive,
+		source.GetID())
 
 	//add the session to the buffer
 	m.receive.AddSession(session)
@@ -119,13 +119,13 @@ func (m *Manager) NewReceiveSession(partnerPubKey *cyclic.Int, params SessionPar
 // partner and a mew private key for the user
 // passing in a private key is optional. a private key will be generated if
 // none is passed
-func (m *Manager) NewSendSession(myPrivKey *cyclic.Int, params SessionParams, trigger SessionID) *Session {
+func (m *Manager) NewSendSession(myPrivKey *cyclic.Int, params SessionParams) *Session {
 	//find the latest public key from the other party
-	partnerPubKey := m.receive.GetNewestRekeyableSession().partnerPubKey
+	sourceSession := m.receive.GetNewestRekeyableSession()
 
 	//create the session
-	session := newSession(m, myPrivKey, partnerPubKey, nil,
-		params, Send, trigger)
+	session := newSession(m, myPrivKey, sourceSession.partnerPubKey, nil,
+		params, Send, sourceSession.GetID())
 
 	//add the session to the send session buffer and return
 	m.send.AddSession(session)
diff --git a/storage/e2e/negotiation.go b/storage/e2e/negotiation.go
index ad6431c3cbce34f816b661118f3782d8fdcab331..2b7b8df993257b7597fa356be5f464dae550b0b9 100644
--- a/storage/e2e/negotiation.go
+++ b/storage/e2e/negotiation.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package e2e
 import "fmt"
 
 // Fix-me: this solution is incompatible with offline sending, when that is
-// added, a session which has not been confirmed will never trigger the
+// added, a session which has not been confirmed will never partnerSource the
 // creation of new session, the Unconfirmed->Confirmed and
 // Confirmed->NewSessionCreated most likely need to be two separate enums
 // tracked separately
diff --git a/storage/e2e/session.go b/storage/e2e/session.go
index 8f18dfa82f1e0efd97e7d2377431d9b03a6d0f62..f1cf7afeef17508b2ba85e65863a8a80412ef542 100644
--- a/storage/e2e/session.go
+++ b/storage/e2e/session.go
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ type Session struct {
 	myPrivKey *cyclic.Int
 	// Partner Public Key
 	partnerPubKey *cyclic.Int
-	// ID of the session which triggered this sessions creation.
-	// Shares a partner public key if a send session, shares a myPrivateKey
-	// if a receive session
-	trigger SessionID
+	// ID of the session which teh partner public key comes from for this
+	// sessions creation.  Shares a partner public key if a send session,
+	// shares a myPrivateKey if a receive session
+	partnerSource SessionID
 
 	//denotes if the other party has confirmed this key
 	negotiationStatus Negotiation
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func newSession(manager *Manager, myPrivKey, partnerPubKey,
 		partnerPubKey:     partnerPubKey,
 		baseKey:           baseKey,
 		negotiationStatus: confirmation,
-		trigger:           trigger,
+		partnerSource:     trigger,
 	}
 
 	session.kv = session.generate(manager.kv)
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ func (s *Session) GetPartnerPubKey() *cyclic.Int {
 	return s.partnerPubKey.DeepCopy()
 }
 
-func (s *Session) GetTrigger() SessionID {
+func (s *Session) GetSource() SessionID {
 	// no lock is needed because this cannot be edited
-	return s.trigger
+	return s.partnerSource
 }
 
 //underlying definition of session id
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func (s *Session) marshal() ([]byte, error) {
 	sd.BaseKey = s.baseKey.Bytes()
 	sd.MyPrivKey = s.myPrivKey.Bytes()
 	sd.PartnerPubKey = s.partnerPubKey.Bytes()
-	sd.Trigger = s.trigger[:]
+	sd.Trigger = s.partnerSource[:]
 
 	// assume in progress confirmations and session creations have failed on
 	// reset, therefore do not store their pending progress
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func (s *Session) unmarshal(b []byte) error {
 	s.partnerPubKey = grp.NewIntFromBytes(sd.PartnerPubKey)
 	s.negotiationStatus = Negotiation(sd.Confirmation)
 	s.ttl = sd.TTL
-	copy(s.trigger[:], sd.Trigger)
+	copy(s.partnerSource[:], sd.Trigger)
 
 	s.keyState, err = loadStateVector(s.kv, "")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -394,9 +394,9 @@ func (s *Session) TrySetNegotiationStatus(status Negotiation) error {
 // WARNING: This function relies on proper action by the caller for data safety.
 // When triggering the creation of a new session (the first case) it does not
 // store to disk the fact that it has triggered the session. This is because
-// every session should only trigger one other session and in the event that
-// session trigger does not resolve before a crash, by not storing it the
-// trigger will automatically happen again when reloading after the crash.
+// every session should only partnerSource one other session and in the event that
+// session partnerSource does not resolve before a crash, by not storing it the
+// partnerSource will automatically happen again when reloading after the crash.
 // In order to ensure the session creation is not triggered again after the
 // reload, it is the responsibility of the caller to call
 // Session.SetConfirmationStatus(NewSessionCreated) .
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ func (s *Session) triggerNegotiation() bool {
 		s.mux.RUnlock()
 		s.mux.Lock()
 		if s.keyState.GetNumUsed() >= s.ttl && s.negotiationStatus == Confirmed {
-			//trigger a rekey to create a new session
+			//partnerSource a rekey to create a new session
 			s.negotiationStatus = NewSessionTriggered
 			// no save is make after the update because we do not want this state
 			// saved to disk. The caller will shortly execute the operation,
diff --git a/storage/e2e/session_test.go b/storage/e2e/session_test.go
index 6a1b8f89a1993fd128b903ab8c502aab4b2b4747..921baaac89a24841769110d73dcb8bc395746732 100644
--- a/storage/e2e/session_test.go
+++ b/storage/e2e/session_test.go
@@ -523,45 +523,45 @@ func TestSession_SetNegotiationStatus(t *testing.T) {
 // Tests that TriggerNegotiation makes only valid state transitions
 func TestSession_TriggerNegotiation(t *testing.T) {
 	s, _ := makeTestSession(t)
-	// Set up num keys used to be > ttl: should trigger negotiation
+	// Set up num keys used to be > ttl: should partnerSource negotiation
 	s.keyState.numAvailable = 50
 	s.keyState.numkeys = 100
 	s.ttl = 49
 	s.negotiationStatus = Confirmed
 
 	if !s.triggerNegotiation() {
-		t.Error("trigger negotiation unexpectedly failed")
+		t.Error("partnerSource negotiation unexpectedly failed")
 	}
 	if s.negotiationStatus != NewSessionTriggered {
 		t.Errorf("negotiationStatus: got %v, expected %v", s.negotiationStatus, NewSessionTriggered)
 	}
 
-	// Set up num keys used to be = ttl: should trigger negotiation
+	// Set up num keys used to be = ttl: should partnerSource negotiation
 	s.ttl = 50
 	s.negotiationStatus = Confirmed
 
 	if !s.triggerNegotiation() {
-		t.Error("trigger negotiation unexpectedly failed")
+		t.Error("partnerSource negotiation unexpectedly failed")
 	}
 	if s.negotiationStatus != NewSessionTriggered {
 		t.Errorf("negotiationStatus: got %v, expected %v", s.negotiationStatus, NewSessionTriggered)
 	}
 
-	// Set up num keys used to be < ttl: shouldn't trigger negotiation
+	// Set up num keys used to be < ttl: shouldn't partnerSource negotiation
 	s.ttl = 51
 	s.negotiationStatus = Confirmed
 
 	if !s.triggerNegotiation() {
-		t.Error("trigger negotiation unexpectedly failed")
+		t.Error("partnerSource negotiation unexpectedly failed")
 	}
 	if s.negotiationStatus != Confirmed {
 		t.Errorf("negotiationStatus: got %v, expected %v", s.negotiationStatus, NewSessionTriggered)
 	}
 
-	// Test other case: trigger sending	confirmation message on unconfirmed session
+	// Test other case: partnerSource sending	confirmation message on unconfirmed session
 	s.negotiationStatus = Unconfirmed
 	if !s.triggerNegotiation() {
-		t.Error("trigger negotiation unexpectedly failed")
+		t.Error("partnerSource negotiation unexpectedly failed")
 	}
 	if s.negotiationStatus != Sending {
 		t.Errorf("negotiationStatus: got %v, expected %v", s.negotiationStatus, NewSessionTriggered)
@@ -577,12 +577,12 @@ func TestSession_String(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log(s.String())
 }
 
-// Shows that GetTrigger gets the trigger we set
+// Shows that GetSource gets the partnerSource we set
 func TestSession_GetTrigger(t *testing.T) {
 	s, _ := makeTestSession(t)
 	thisTrigger := s.GetID()
-	s.trigger = thisTrigger
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(s.GetTrigger(), thisTrigger) {
+	s.partnerSource = thisTrigger
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(s.GetSource(), thisTrigger) {
 		t.Error("Trigger different from expected")
 	}
 }