diff --git a/lock/lock.py b/lock/lock.py
index 45a5549..4dbb646 100644
--- a/lock/lock.py
+++ b/lock/lock.py
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@
 from twisted.python import failure
 from twisted.web import server
 
-from . utils import parse_ip, parse_ips, escape
-from . exceptions import KeyAlreadyExists, KeyNotFound, PaxosFailed
-from . web import Root
+from .utils import parse_ip, parse_ips, escape
+from .exceptions import KeyAlreadyExists, KeyNotFound, PaxosFailed
+from .web import Root
+from .paxos import Paxos
 
 
 def stop_waiting(timeout):
@@ -253,17 +254,21 @@ def connectionLost(self, reason):
 
     def lineReceived(self, line):
         self.log.info('RECV: ' + line)
-        parsed = shlex.split(line)
-        command = parsed[0]
-        args = parsed[1:]
-        try:
-            cmd = getattr(self, 'cmd_' + command)
-        except:
-            cmd = self.factory.find_callback(line)
-            if cmd is None:
-                raise RuntimeError('Unknown command "%s"' % command)
+        self.factory.paxos.recv(line, self)
+        #parsed = shlex.split(line)
+        #command = parsed[0]
+        #args = parsed[1:]
+        #try:
+        #    cmd = getattr(self, 'cmd_' + command)
+        #except:
+        #    cmd = self.factory.find_callback(line)
+        #    if cmd is None:
+        #        raise RuntimeError('Unknown command "%s"' % command)
+
+        #cmd(client = self, *args)
 
-        cmd(client = self, *args)
+    def send(self, line, transport):
+        self.sendLine(line)
 
 
     def sendLine(self, line):
@@ -280,8 +285,10 @@ class LockFactory(ClientFactory):
     protocol = LockProtocol
 
     def __init__(self, config):
+        self.paxos = Paxos(self, self.learn)
+
         interface, port = parse_ip(config.get('myself', 'listen', '4001'))
-        server_list = parse_ips(config.get('cluster', 'nodes', '127.0.0.1:4001'))
+        self.neighbours = parse_ips(config.get('cluster', 'nodes', '127.0.0.1:4001'))
         self._first_connect_delay = float(config.get('cluster', 'first_connect_delay', 0))
 
         self.port = port
@@ -299,10 +306,6 @@ def __init__(self, config):
 
         self.connections = {}
         self._all_connections = []
-        self.neighbours = [
-            conn for conn in server_list
-            if conn != (self.interface, self.port)
-        ]
 
         # list of deferreds to be called when
         # connections with all other nodes will be established
@@ -394,14 +397,14 @@ def set_key(self, key, value):
         #    raise KeyAlreadyExists('Key "%s" already exists' % key)
 
         value = 'set-key %s "%s"' % (key, escape(value))
-        return self._start_paxos(value)
+        return self.paxos.propose(value)
 
     def del_key(self, key):
         #if key not in self._keys:
         #    raise KeyNotFound('Key "%s" not found' % key)
 
         value = 'del-key %s' % key
-        return self._start_paxos(value)
+        return self.paxos.propose(value)
 
     def add_connection(self, conn):
         self.connections[conn.other_side] = conn
@@ -498,11 +501,37 @@ def clientConnectionFailed(self, connector, reason):
             reason
         ))
 
+
+    # BEGIN Paxos Transport methods
     def broadcast(self, line):
         for connection in self.connections.values():
             connection.sendLine(line)
         return len(self.connections)
 
+    @property
+    def quorum_size(self):
+        return max(2, len(self.connections)/ 2 + 1)
+
+    def learn(self, num, value):
+        """First callback in the paxos result accepting chain."""
+        logging.info('factory.learn %s' % (value,))
+
+        self.master = (self.interface, self.port)
+        self._log.append(value)
+
+        splitted = shlex.split(value)
+        command_name, args = splitted[0], splitted[1:]
+
+        command = '_log_cmd_' + command_name.replace('-', '_')
+        cmd = getattr(self, command)
+
+        try:
+            return cmd(*args)
+        except Exception, e:
+            logging.exception('command "%s" failed' % command_name)
+            raise
+
+    # END Paxos Transport methods
 
     def on_learn(self, num, value, client = None):
         logging.info('factory.on_learn %s' % (value,))
diff --git a/lock/paxos.py b/lock/paxos.py
index 4af4132..9b4cbd5 100644
--- a/lock/paxos.py
+++ b/lock/paxos.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 from twisted.internet import reactor
 from collections import deque
 
+from .utils import escape
+
 base.DelayedCall.debug = True
 
 class PaxosError(RuntimeError):
@@ -23,8 +25,9 @@ def _stop_waiting(timeout):
 
 
 class Paxos(object):
-    def __init__(self, transport, quorum_timeout=2):
+    def __init__(self, transport, on_learn, quorum_timeout=2):
         self.transport = transport
+        self.on_learn = on_learn
         self.quorum_timeout = quorum_timeout
 
         self.id = 0
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ def _start_paxos(self, value, deferred):
 
         def _timeout_callback():
             print '+++ prepare timeout'
-            self.deferred.errback(PrepareTimeout)
+            self.deferred.errback(PrepareTimeout())
 
         self._acks_timeout = reactor.callLater(self.quorum_timeout, _timeout_callback)
         self.transport.broadcast('paxos_prepare %s' % self.id)
@@ -83,13 +86,13 @@ def paxos_ack(self, num, client):
 
                 def _timeout_callback():
                     print '+++ accept timeout'
-                    self.deferred.errback(AcceptTimeout)
+                    self.deferred.errback(AcceptTimeout())
 
                 self._accepted_timeout = reactor.callLater(
                     self.quorum_timeout,
                     _timeout_callback
                 )
-                self.transport.broadcast('paxos_accept %s "%s"' % (self.id, self.proposed_value))
+                self.transport.broadcast('paxos_accept %s "%s"' % (self.id, escape(self.proposed_value)))
 
     def paxos_accept(self, num, value, client):
         num = int(num)
@@ -102,16 +105,18 @@ def paxos_accepted(self, num, client):
             self._num_accepts_to_wait -= 1
             if self._num_accepts_to_wait == 0:
                 _stop_waiting(self._accepted_timeout)
-                self.transport.broadcast('paxos_learn %s "%s"' % (self.id, self.proposed_value))
+                self.transport.broadcast('paxos_learn %s "%s"' % (self.id, escape(self.proposed_value)))
 
     def paxos_learn(self, num, value, client):
         num = int(num)
         self.id = num
-        self.transport.learn(num, value)
+
+        result = self.on_learn(num, value)
+
         if self.deferred is not None and \
                 self.proposed_value == value:
 
-            self.deferred.callback((num, value))
+            self.deferred.callback(result)
 
             if self.queue:
                 # start new Paxos instance
diff --git a/lock/test/test_paxos.py b/lock/test/test_paxos.py
index 2b7eda6..2de3a60 100644
--- a/lock/test/test_paxos.py
+++ b/lock/test/test_paxos.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def broadcast(self, message, from_transport):
 
     def learn(self, num, value):
         self.log.append((num, value))
+        return (num, value)
 
     def wait_delayed_calls(self):
         return wait_calls(
@@ -48,9 +49,6 @@ def broadcast(self, message):
         print '%s broadcasting "%s"' % (self.id, message)
         return self.network.broadcast(message, self)
 
-    def learn(self, num, value):
-        self.network.learn(num, value)
-
     def send(self, message, from_transport):
         print '%s sending "%s" to %s' % (from_transport.id, message, self.id)
         self.network._delayed_calls.append(
@@ -71,7 +69,7 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.net = Network()
         self.net.transports = [Transport(i, self.net) for i in xrange(5)]
         for tr in self.net.transports:
-            tr.paxos = Paxos(tr)
+            tr.paxos = Paxos(tr, on_learn=self.net.learn)
 
     def tearDown(self):
         for tr in self.net.transports:
diff --git a/lock/web.py b/lock/web.py
index e7b9984..87af5fd 100644
--- a/lock/web.py
+++ b/lock/web.py
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 from twisted.python.log import err
 from twisted.python.failure import Failure
 
-from . exceptions import KeyAlreadyExists, KeyNotFound, PaxosFailed
+from . exceptions import KeyAlreadyExists, KeyNotFound
+from .paxos import PaxosError
+
 
 def _get_key_from_path(path):
     return path[1:]
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ def cb():
         return 'Long Call Result'
     return deferLater(reactor, secs, cb)
 
+
 def delayed(func):
     func = inlineCallbacks(func)
 
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ def render_POST(self, request):
             yield self._lock.set_key(key, '')
         except KeyAlreadyExists:
             request.setResponseCode(CONFLICT)
-        except PaxosFailed:
+        except PaxosError:
             request.setResponseCode(EXPECTATION_FAILED)
 
 
@@ -104,7 +107,7 @@ def render_DELETE(self, request):
             yield self._lock.del_key(key)
         except KeyNotFound:
             request.setResponseCode(NOT_FOUND)
-        except PaxosFailed:
+        except PaxosError:
             request.setResponseCode(EXPECTATION_FAILED)