diff --git a/packet-service/build.rs b/packet-service/build.rs
index 4123838..af2fd65 100644
--- a/packet-service/build.rs
+++ b/packet-service/build.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 fn main() {
     // gRPC Client code
     tonic_build::configure()
-        .build_server(false) // Generate gRPC client code
+        .build_server(false) // Generate gRPC server code?
         .compile_well_known_types(true)
         .type_attribute(".", "#[derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]")
-        .compile_protos(&["../proto/auth.proto"], &["../proto"])
+        .compile_protos(&["../proto/auth.proto", "../proto/character.proto"], &["../proto"])
         .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Failed to compile protos {:?}", e));
 }
diff --git a/packet-service/src/handlers/character.rs b/packet-service/src/handlers/character.rs
index 789e3e0..eefe14a 100644
--- a/packet-service/src/handlers/character.rs
+++ b/packet-service/src/handlers/character.rs
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ pub(crate) async fn handle_char_list_req(stream: &mut TcpStream, packet: Packet,
     debug!("{:?}", request);
 
     let mut user_id = 0;
+    let session_id;
     if let Some(mut state) = connection_service.get_connection(&connection_id) {
-        user_id = state.user_id.expect("Missing user id in connection");
+        user_id = state.user_id.expect("Missing user id in connection state");
+        session_id = state.session_id.expect("Missing session id in connection state");
     }
     
-    // query the database for the character to this user
+    // query the character service for the character list for this user
     
     let data = SrvCharListReply { characters: vec![] };
     let response_packet = Packet::new(PacketType::PakccCharListReply, &data)?;
@@ -43,10 +45,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn handle_create_char_req(stream: &mut TcpStream, packet: Packe
     let request = CliCreateCharReq::decode(packet.payload.as_slice())?;
     debug!("{:?}", request);
 
-    // if let Some(mut state) = connection_service.get_connection(&connection_id) {
-    //     // state.user_id = Some(response.user_id.parse().unwrap());
-    //     // state.session_id = Some(response.session_id);
-    // }
+    let session_id;
+    if let Some(mut state) = connection_service.get_connection(&connection_id) {
+        session_id = state.session_id.expect("Missing session id in connection state");
+    }
+    
+    // send the data to the character service to create the character
 
     let data = SrvCreateCharReply { result: srv_create_char_reply::Result::Ok, platininum: 0 };
     let response_packet = Packet::new(PacketType::PakccCreateCharReply, &data)?;
@@ -59,10 +63,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn handle_delete_char_req(stream: &mut TcpStream, packet: Packe
     let request = CliDeleteCharReq::decode(packet.payload.as_slice())?;
     debug!("{:?}", request);
 
+    let session_id;
     if let Some(mut state) = connection_service.get_connection(&connection_id) {
-        // state.user_id = Some(response.user_id.parse().unwrap());
-        // state.session_id = Some(response.session_id);
+        session_id = state.session_id.expect("Missing session id in connection state");
     }
+    
+    // character_client.set_delete_character(request.is_delete, request.char_id, request.name);
 
     let character_name = request.name;
     let data = SrvDeleteCharReply { remaining_time: 0, name: character_name };
@@ -77,8 +83,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn handle_select_char_req(stream: &mut TcpStream, packet: Packe
     debug!("{:?}", request);
 
     if let Some(mut state) = connection_service.get_connection_mut(&connection_id) {
-        // state.user_id = Some(response.user_id.parse().unwrap());
-        // state.session_id = Some(response.session_id);
         state.character_id = Some(request.char_id as i8);
     }