diff --git a/lib/client/operation.js b/lib/client/operation.js
index c6fe1076..80203393 100644
--- a/lib/client/operation.js
+++ b/lib/client/operation.js
@@ -98,22 +98,22 @@
                 },
                 
                 function(fn) {
-                    ishtar(function() {
+                    ishtar(function(packer) {
                         fn();
-                        ishtar.on('connect', function() {
+                        packer.on('connect', function() {
                             packFn = function(data, callback) {
-                                setListeners(ishtar, callback);
+                                setListeners(packer, callback);
                                 
-                                ishtar.pack(data.from, data.to, data.names);
+                                packer.pack(data.from, data.to, data.names);
                             };
                             
                             extractFn = function(data, callback) {
-                                setListeners(ishtar, callback);
-                                ishtar.pack(data.from, data.to);
+                                setListeners(packer, callback);
+                                packer.extract(data.from, data.to);
                             };
                         });
                         
-                        ishtar.on('disconnect', function() {
+                        packer.on('disconnect', function() {
                             packFn      = RESTful.pack;
                             extractFn   = RESTful.extract;
                         });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f61a2725..6e5940e7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "flop": "~1.3.0",
     "format-io": "~0.9.6",
     "http-auth": "~2.2.3",
-    "ishtar": "~1.1.5",
+    "ishtar": "~1.2.0",
     "jaguar": "~1.1.0",
     "join-io": "~1.4.0",
     "jonny": "~1.0.0",