diff --git a/modules/akka-persistence-runtime/src/main/scala/aecor/runtime/akkapersistence/AkkaPersistenceRuntime.scala b/modules/akka-persistence-runtime/src/main/scala/aecor/runtime/akkapersistence/AkkaPersistenceRuntime.scala
index f7c76c17..37c1414f 100644
--- a/modules/akka-persistence-runtime/src/main/scala/aecor/runtime/akkapersistence/AkkaPersistenceRuntime.scala
+++ b/modules/akka-persistence-runtime/src/main/scala/aecor/runtime/akkapersistence/AkkaPersistenceRuntime.scala
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import aecor.encoding.{ KeyDecoder, KeyEncoder }
 import aecor.encoding.WireProtocol
 import aecor.encoding.WireProtocol.Encoded
 import aecor.runtime.akkapersistence.AkkaPersistenceRuntime._
+import aecor.runtime.akkapersistence.AkkaPersistenceRuntimeActor.CommandResult
 import aecor.runtime.akkapersistence.readside.{ AkkaPersistenceEventJournalQuery, JournalQuery }
 import aecor.runtime.akkapersistence.serialization.{ Message, PersistentDecoder, PersistentEncoder }
 import aecor.util.effect._
@@ -85,9 +86,9 @@ class AkkaPersistenceRuntime[O] private[akkapersistence] (system: ActorSystem,
             Effect[F]
               .fromFuture {
                 (regionRef ? EntityCommand(keyEncoder(key), bytes.asReadOnlyBuffer()))
-                  .asInstanceOf[Future[ByteBuffer]]
+                  .asInstanceOf[Future[CommandResult]]
               }
-              .map(responseDecoder.decode)
+              .map(result => responseDecoder.decode(result.bytes))
               .flatMap(F.fromEither(_))
           }
         })
diff --git a/modules/akka-persistence-runtime/src/main/scala/aecor/runtime/akkapersistence/AkkaPersistenceRuntimeActor.scala b/modules/akka-persistence-runtime/src/main/scala/aecor/runtime/akkapersistence/AkkaPersistenceRuntimeActor.scala
index 0da8b3f6..b4ffb555 100644
--- a/modules/akka-persistence-runtime/src/main/scala/aecor/runtime/akkapersistence/AkkaPersistenceRuntimeActor.scala
+++ b/modules/akka-persistence-runtime/src/main/scala/aecor/runtime/akkapersistence/AkkaPersistenceRuntimeActor.scala
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import io.aecor.liberator.Invocation
 import aecor.data._
 import aecor.util.effect._
 import aecor.encoding.{ KeyDecoder, WireProtocol }
-import aecor.runtime.akkapersistence.AkkaPersistenceRuntimeActor.HandleCommand
+import aecor.runtime.akkapersistence.AkkaPersistenceRuntimeActor.{ HandleCommand, CommandResult }
 import aecor.runtime.akkapersistence.SnapshotPolicy.{ EachNumberOfEvents, Never }
 import aecor.runtime.akkapersistence.serialization.{
   Message,
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ private[akkapersistence] object AkkaPersistenceRuntimeActor {
     )
 
   final case class HandleCommand(commandBytes: ByteBuffer) extends Message
+  final case class CommandResult(bytes: ByteBuffer) extends Message
   case object Stop
 }
 
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ private[akkapersistence] final class AkkaPersistenceRuntimeActor[M[_[_]], F[_]:
 
   import context.dispatcher
 
-  private case class CommandResult(opId: UUID, events: Seq[Event], resultBytes: ByteBuffer)
+  private case class ActionResult(opId: UUID, events: Seq[Event], resultBytes: ByteBuffer)
 
   private val idString: String =
     URLDecoder.decode(self.path.name, StandardCharsets.UTF_8.name())
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ private[akkapersistence] final class AkkaPersistenceRuntimeActor[M[_[_]], F[_]:
       passivate()
     case AkkaPersistenceRuntimeActor.Stop =>
       context.stop(self)
-    case CommandResult(opId, events, result) =>
+    case ActionResult(opId, events, result) =>
       log.warning(
         "[{}] Received result of unknown command invocation [{}], ignoring",
         persistenceId,
@@ -193,19 +194,12 @@ private[akkapersistence] final class AkkaPersistenceRuntimeActor[M[_[_]], F[_]:
             result,
             events
           )
-          CommandResult(opId, events, resultEncoder.encode(result))
+          ActionResult(opId, events, resultEncoder.encode(result))
       }
       .pipeTo(self)(sender)
     context.become {
-      case CommandResult(`opId`, events, reply) =>
-        log.debug(
-          "[{}] Command [{}] produced reply [{}] and events [{}]",
-          persistenceId,
-          invocation,
-          reply,
-          events
-        )
-        handleCommandResult(events, reply)
+      case ActionResult(`opId`, events, reply) =>
+        handleCommandResult(events, CommandResult(reply))
         unstashAll()
         context.become(receiveCommand)
       case Status.Failure(e) =>
@@ -217,9 +211,9 @@ private[akkapersistence] final class AkkaPersistenceRuntimeActor[M[_[_]], F[_]:
     }
   }
 
-  private def handleCommandResult[A](events: Seq[Event], replyBytes: ByteBuffer): Unit =
+  private def handleCommandResult[A](events: Seq[Event], response: CommandResult): Unit =
     if (events.isEmpty) {
-      sender() ! replyBytes
+      sender() ! response
     } else {
       val envelopes =
         events.map(e => Tagged(eventEncoder.encode(e), tagger.tag(id).map(_.value)))
@@ -229,7 +223,7 @@ private[akkapersistence] final class AkkaPersistenceRuntimeActor[M[_[_]], F[_]:
       var unpersistedEventCount = events.size
       if (unpersistedEventCount == 1) {
         persist(envelopes.head) { _ =>
-          sender() ! replyBytes
+          sender() ! response
           eventCount += 1
           markSnapshotAsPendingIfNeeded()
           snapshotIfPending()
@@ -240,7 +234,7 @@ private[akkapersistence] final class AkkaPersistenceRuntimeActor[M[_[_]], F[_]:
           eventCount += 1
           markSnapshotAsPendingIfNeeded()
           if (unpersistedEventCount == 0) {
-            sender() ! replyBytes
+            sender() ! response
             snapshotIfPending()
           }
         }
diff --git a/modules/akka-persistence-runtime/src/main/scala/aecor/runtime/akkapersistence/serialization/MessageSerializer.scala b/modules/akka-persistence-runtime/src/main/scala/aecor/runtime/akkapersistence/serialization/MessageSerializer.scala
index 0c2ef097..a354575f 100644
--- a/modules/akka-persistence-runtime/src/main/scala/aecor/runtime/akkapersistence/serialization/MessageSerializer.scala
+++ b/modules/akka-persistence-runtime/src/main/scala/aecor/runtime/akkapersistence/serialization/MessageSerializer.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package aecor.runtime.akkapersistence.serialization
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer
 
 import aecor.runtime.akkapersistence.AkkaPersistenceRuntime.EntityCommand
-import aecor.runtime.akkapersistence.AkkaPersistenceRuntimeActor.HandleCommand
+import aecor.runtime.akkapersistence.AkkaPersistenceRuntimeActor.{ HandleCommand, CommandResult }
 import akka.actor.ExtendedActorSystem
 import akka.serialization.{ BaseSerializer, SerializerWithStringManifest }
 import com.google.protobuf.ByteString
@@ -16,22 +16,27 @@ class MessageSerializer(val system: ExtendedActorSystem)
 
   val HandleCommandManifest = "A"
   val EntityCommandManifest = "B"
+  val CommandResultManifest = "C"
 
   private val fromBinaryMap =
     HashMap[String, Array[Byte] ⇒ AnyRef](
       HandleCommandManifest -> handleCommandFromBinary,
-      EntityCommandManifest -> entityCommandFromBinary
+      EntityCommandManifest -> entityCommandFromBinary,
+      CommandResultManifest -> handleResponseFromBinary
     )
 
   override def manifest(o: AnyRef): String = o match {
     case HandleCommand(_)    => HandleCommandManifest
     case EntityCommand(_, _) => EntityCommandManifest
+    case CommandResult(_)    => CommandResultManifest
     case x                   => throw new IllegalArgumentException(s"Serialization of [$x] is not supported")
   }
 
   override def toBinary(o: AnyRef): Array[Byte] = o match {
     case x @ HandleCommand(_) =>
       x.commandBytes.array()
+    case x @ CommandResult(_) =>
+      x.bytes.array()
     case x @ EntityCommand(_, _) =>
       entityCommandToBinary(x)
     case x => throw new IllegalArgumentException(s"Serialization of [$x] is not supported")
@@ -54,4 +59,7 @@ class MessageSerializer(val system: ExtendedActorSystem)
 
   private def handleCommandFromBinary(bytes: Array[Byte]): HandleCommand =
     HandleCommand(ByteBuffer.wrap(bytes))
+
+  private def handleResponseFromBinary(bytes: Array[Byte]): CommandResult =
+    CommandResult(ByteBuffer.wrap(bytes))
 }