diff --git a/jirs-client/src/modal/add_issue.rs b/jirs-client/src/modal/add_issue.rs
index 555ea5fc..8f194680 100644
--- a/jirs-client/src/modal/add_issue.rs
+++ b/jirs-client/src/modal/add_issue.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ pub fn update(msg: &Msg, model: &mut crate::model::Model, orders: &mut impl Orde
 
     match msg {
         Msg::AddIssue => {
+            let user_id = model.user.as_ref().map(|u| u.id).unwrap_or_default();
+            let project_id = model.project.as_ref().map(|p| p.id).unwrap_or_default();
+
             let payload = jirs_data::CreateIssuePayload {
                 title: modal.title.clone(),
                 issue_type: modal.issue_type.clone(),
@@ -44,8 +47,9 @@ pub fn update(msg: &Msg, model: &mut crate::model::Model, orders: &mut impl Orde
                 estimate: modal.estimate.clone(),
                 time_spent: modal.time_spent.clone(),
                 time_remaining: modal.time_remaining.clone(),
-                project_id: modal.project_id.clone(),
+                project_id: modal.project_id.unwrap_or(project_id),
                 user_ids: modal.user_ids.clone(),
+                reporter_id: modal.reporter_id.unwrap_or_else(|| user_id),
             };
             send_ws_msg(jirs_data::WsMsg::IssueCreateRequest(payload));
         }
diff --git a/jirs-client/src/modal/mod.rs b/jirs-client/src/modal/mod.rs
index 4d24d3e0..633926f8 100644
--- a/jirs-client/src/modal/mod.rs
+++ b/jirs-client/src/modal/mod.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub fn update(msg: &Msg, model: &mut model::Model, orders: &mut impl Orders<Msg>
         }
         Msg::ChangePage(Page::AddIssue) => {
             let mut modal = AddIssueModal::default();
-            modal.project_id = model.project.as_ref().map(|p| p.id).unwrap_or_default();
+            modal.project_id = model.project.as_ref().map(|p| p.id);
             model.modals.push(ModalType::AddIssue(modal));
         }
 
diff --git a/jirs-client/src/model.rs b/jirs-client/src/model.rs
index 52dbd7dd..201a76b5 100644
--- a/jirs-client/src/model.rs
+++ b/jirs-client/src/model.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub struct AddIssueModal {
     pub estimate: Option<i32>,
     pub time_spent: Option<i32>,
     pub time_remaining: Option<i32>,
-    pub project_id: i32,
+    pub project_id: Option<i32>,
     pub user_ids: Vec<i32>,
     pub reporter_id: Option<i32>,
 
diff --git a/jirs-data/src/lib.rs b/jirs-data/src/lib.rs
index dd62d80d..e0f79b8c 100644
--- a/jirs-data/src/lib.rs
+++ b/jirs-data/src/lib.rs
@@ -193,13 +193,13 @@ impl Into<IssuePriority> for u32 {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Debug, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct ErrorResponse {
     pub errors: Vec<String>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct FullProject {
     pub id: i32,
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ pub struct FullProject {
     pub users: Vec<User>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct FullIssue {
     pub id: i32,
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ impl Into<Issue> for FullIssue {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct Project {
     pub id: i32,
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ pub struct Project {
     pub updated_at: NaiveDateTime,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct Issue {
     pub id: i32,
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ pub struct Issue {
     pub user_ids: Vec<i32>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct Comment {
     pub id: i32,
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ pub struct User {
     pub updated_at: NaiveDateTime,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct Token {
     pub id: i32,
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ pub struct Token {
     pub updated_at: NaiveDateTime,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct UpdateIssuePayload {
     pub title: Option<String>,
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ pub struct UpdateIssuePayload {
     pub user_ids: Option<Vec<i32>>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct CreateCommentPayload {
     pub user_id: Option<i32>,
@@ -358,13 +358,13 @@ pub struct CreateCommentPayload {
     pub body: String,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct UpdateCommentPayload {
     pub body: String,
 }
 
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct CreateIssuePayload {
     pub title: String,
@@ -379,9 +379,10 @@ pub struct CreateIssuePayload {
     pub time_remaining: Option<i32>,
     pub project_id: i32,
     pub user_ids: Vec<i32>,
+    pub reporter_id: i32,
 }
 
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct UpdateProjectPayload {
     pub name: Option<String>,
@@ -390,7 +391,7 @@ pub struct UpdateProjectPayload {
     pub category: Option<String>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub enum WsMsg {
     Ping,
     Pong,
diff --git a/jirs-server/src/db/issues.rs b/jirs-server/src/db/issues.rs
index 510cbade..4c24da26 100644
--- a/jirs-server/src/db/issues.rs
+++ b/jirs-server/src/db/issues.rs
@@ -255,7 +255,10 @@ impl Handler<CreateIssue> for DbExecutor {
             .values(form)
             .on_conflict_do_nothing()
             .get_result::<Issue>(conn)
-            .map_err(|_| ServiceErrors::DatabaseConnectionLost)?;
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                error!("{}", e);
+                ServiceErrors::DatabaseConnectionLost
+            })?;
 
         let mut values = vec![];
         for user_id in msg.user_ids.iter() {
diff --git a/jirs-server/src/ws/mod.rs b/jirs-server/src/ws/mod.rs
index a295ee2b..609eaa58 100644
--- a/jirs-server/src/ws/mod.rs
+++ b/jirs-server/src/ws/mod.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use actix_web::web::Data;
 use actix_web::{get, web, Error, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
 use actix_web_actors::ws;
 
-use jirs_data::{Project, WsMsg};
+use jirs_data::WsMsg;
 
 use crate::db::authorize_user::AuthorizeUser;
 use crate::db::issues::{LoadProjectIssues, UpdateIssue};
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ use crate::db::projects::LoadCurrentProject;
 use crate::db::users::LoadProjectUsers;
 use crate::db::DbExecutor;
 
+type WsResult = std::result::Result<Option<WsMsg>, WsMsg>;
+
 trait WsMessageSender {
     fn send_msg(&mut self, msg: jirs_data::WsMsg);
 }
@@ -31,91 +33,97 @@ impl WsMessageSender for ws::WebsocketContext<WebSocketActor> {
 }
 
 impl WebSocketActor {
-    fn handle_msg(&mut self, msg: WsMsg) -> Option<WsMsg> {
+    fn handle_ws_msg(&mut self, msg: WsMsg) -> WsResult {
+        // use futures::executor::LocalPool;
         use futures::executor::block_on;
+        // let mut pool = LocalPool::new();
+        // pool.run_until();
 
-        match msg {
+        if msg != WsMsg::Ping && msg != WsMsg::Pong {
+            info!("(2)incoming message: {:?}", msg);
+        }
+
+        let msg = match msg {
             WsMsg::Ping => Some(WsMsg::Pong),
             WsMsg::Pong => Some(WsMsg::Ping),
-            WsMsg::ProjectRequest => match block_on(self.load_project()) {
-                Some(p) => Some(WsMsg::ProjectLoaded(p)),
-                _ => {
-                    error!("Failed to load project");
-                    None
-                }
-            },
-            WsMsg::AuthorizeRequest(uuid) => match block_on(self.authorize(uuid)) {
-                Some(user) => {
-                    self.current_user = Some(user.clone());
-                    Some(WsMsg::AuthorizeLoaded(Ok(user)))
-                }
-                _ => Some(WsMsg::AuthorizeLoaded(
-                    Err("Invalid auth token".to_string()),
-                )),
-            },
-            WsMsg::ProjectIssuesRequest => block_on(self.load_issues()),
-            WsMsg::ProjectUsersRequest => block_on(self.load_project_users()),
-            WsMsg::IssueUpdateRequest(id, payload) => block_on(self.update_issue(id, payload)),
+            WsMsg::IssueUpdateRequest(id, payload) => block_on(self.update_issue(id, payload))?,
+            WsMsg::IssueCreateRequest(payload) => block_on(self.add_issue(payload))?,
+            WsMsg::IssueDeleteRequest(id) => block_on(self.delete_issue(id))?,
+            WsMsg::ProjectRequest => block_on(self.load_project())?,
+            WsMsg::AuthorizeRequest(uuid) => block_on(self.authorize(uuid))?,
+            WsMsg::ProjectIssuesRequest => block_on(self.load_issues())?,
+            WsMsg::ProjectUsersRequest => block_on(self.load_project_users())?,
             _ => {
                 error!("Failed to resolve message");
                 None
             }
-        }
+        };
+        Ok(msg)
     }
 
-    async fn authorize(&mut self, token: uuid::Uuid) -> Option<jirs_data::User> {
-        match self
+    async fn authorize(&mut self, token: uuid::Uuid) -> WsResult {
+        let m = match self
             .db
             .send(AuthorizeUser {
                 access_token: token,
             })
             .await
         {
-            Ok(Ok(u)) => Some(u.into()),
-            _ => None,
-        }
-    }
-
-    async fn load_project(&mut self) -> Option<Project> {
-        let project_id = self.current_user.as_ref().map(|u| u.project_id)?;
-        match self.db.send(LoadCurrentProject { project_id }).await {
-            Ok(Ok(p)) => Some(p.into()),
-            Ok(e) => {
-                error!("{:?}", e);
-                None
+            Ok(Ok(u)) => {
+                let user: jirs_data::User = u.into();
+                self.current_user = Some(user.clone());
+                Some(WsMsg::AuthorizeLoaded(Ok(user)))
             }
-            Err(e) => {
-                error!("{:?}", e);
-                None
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    async fn load_issues(&mut self) -> Option<WsMsg> {
-        let project_id = self.current_user.as_ref().map(|u| u.project_id)?;
-        match self.db.send(LoadProjectIssues { project_id }).await {
-            Ok(Ok(v)) => Some(WsMsg::ProjectIssuesLoaded(
-                v.into_iter().map(|i| i.into()).collect(),
+            Ok(Err(_)) => Some(WsMsg::AuthorizeLoaded(
+                Err("Invalid auth token".to_string()),
             )),
-            _ => None,
+            _ => Some(WsMsg::AuthorizeExpired),
+        };
+        Ok(m)
+    }
+
+    fn current_user(&mut self) -> Result<&jirs_data::User, WsMsg> {
+        self.current_user
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|u| u)
+            .ok_or_else(|| WsMsg::AuthorizeExpired)
+    }
+
+    async fn load_project(&mut self) -> WsResult {
+        let project_id = self.current_user().map(|u| u.project_id)?;
+        match self.db.send(LoadCurrentProject { project_id }).await {
+            Ok(Ok(p)) => Ok(Some(WsMsg::ProjectLoaded(p.into()))),
+            _ => Ok(None),
         }
     }
 
-    async fn load_project_users(&mut self) -> Option<WsMsg> {
-        let project_id = self.current_user.as_ref().map(|u| u.project_id)?;
-        match self.db.send(LoadProjectUsers { project_id }).await {
+    async fn load_issues(&mut self) -> WsResult {
+        let project_id = self.current_user().map(|u| u.project_id)?;
+        match self.db.send(LoadProjectIssues { project_id }).await {
+            Ok(Ok(v)) => Ok(Some(WsMsg::ProjectIssuesLoaded(
+                v.into_iter().map(|i| i.into()).collect(),
+            ))),
+            _ => Ok(None),
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn load_project_users(&mut self) -> WsResult {
+        let project_id = self.current_user().map(|u| u.project_id)?;
+        let m = match self.db.send(LoadProjectUsers { project_id }).await {
             Ok(Ok(v)) => Some(WsMsg::ProjectUsersLoaded(
                 v.into_iter().map(|i| i.into()).collect(),
             )),
             _ => None,
-        }
+        };
+        Ok(m)
     }
 
     async fn update_issue(
         &mut self,
         issue_id: i32,
         payload: jirs_data::UpdateIssuePayload,
-    ) -> Option<WsMsg> {
+    ) -> WsResult {
+        self.current_user()?;
         let jirs_data::UpdateIssuePayload {
             title,
             issue_type,
@@ -130,7 +138,7 @@ impl WebSocketActor {
             project_id,
             user_ids,
         } = payload;
-        match self
+        let m = match self
             .db
             .send(UpdateIssue {
                 issue_id,
@@ -151,7 +159,44 @@ impl WebSocketActor {
         {
             Ok(Ok(issue)) => Some(WsMsg::IssueUpdated(issue.into())),
             _ => None,
-        }
+        };
+        Ok(m)
+    }
+
+    async fn add_issue(&mut self, payload: jirs_data::CreateIssuePayload) -> WsResult {
+        self.current_user()?;
+        let msg = crate::db::issues::CreateIssue {
+            title: payload.title,
+            issue_type: payload.issue_type,
+            status: payload.status,
+            priority: payload.priority,
+            description: payload.description,
+            description_text: payload.description_text,
+            estimate: payload.estimate,
+            time_spent: payload.time_spent,
+            time_remaining: payload.time_remaining,
+            project_id: payload.project_id,
+            reporter_id: payload.reporter_id,
+            user_ids: payload.user_ids,
+        };
+        let m = match self.db.send(msg).await {
+            Ok(Ok(issue)) => Some(WsMsg::IssueCreated(issue.into())),
+            _ => None,
+        };
+        Ok(m)
+    }
+
+    async fn delete_issue(&mut self, id: i32) -> WsResult {
+        self.current_user()?;
+        let m = match self
+            .db
+            .send(crate::db::issues::DeleteIssue { issue_id: id })
+            .await
+        {
+            Ok(Ok(_)) => Some(WsMsg::IssueDeleted(id)),
+            _ => None,
+        };
+        Ok(m)
     }
 }
 
@@ -165,12 +210,17 @@ impl StreamHandler<Result<ws::Message, ws::ProtocolError>> for WebSocketActor {
                 let ws_msg: bincode::Result<jirs_data::WsMsg> =
                     bincode::deserialize(bin.to_vec().as_slice());
                 let msg = match ws_msg {
-                    Ok(msg) => msg,
+                    Ok(m) => m,
                     _ => return,
                 };
-                match self.handle_msg(msg) {
-                    Some(msg) => ctx.send_msg(msg),
-                    _ => return,
+                if msg != WsMsg::Ping && msg != WsMsg::Pong {
+                    info!("(1)incoming message: {:?}", msg);
+                }
+                let _x = 1;
+                match self.handle_ws_msg(msg) {
+                    Ok(Some(msg)) => ctx.send_msg(msg),
+                    Err(e) => ctx.send_msg(e),
+                    _ => (),
                 };
             }
             _ => (),