diff --git a/src/base.mjs b/src/base.mjs
index 280f7a2..23688e9 100644
--- a/src/base.mjs
+++ b/src/base.mjs
@@ -45,11 +45,9 @@ export default class Base extends EventEmitter {
 
   } // init
 
-  async send (packet,name) {
-    if (name) {
-      if (this.socket[name]) await this.socket[name].send(packet)
-    }
-    else {
+  async send (name,packet) {
+    if (typeof name !== 'string') {
+      packet = name
       let sends = []
       for(let name of Object.keys(this.socket)){
         if (this.socket[name].type ==='c') {
@@ -60,8 +58,10 @@ export default class Base extends EventEmitter {
       // console.log(sends.map(send => {return send(packet)}))
       if (sends.length === 1) return sends[0](packet)
       return Promise.all(sends.map(send => {return send(packet)}))
+    }  else {
+      if (this.socket[name]) return await this.socket[name].send(packet)
+      else return {error: `not consumer socket of name ${name}`}
     }
-    this.emit('packet', packet)  // emits on instance for instance use
   }
 
   async sendTransport(packet,transport) {