diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9c8431b..bd622fa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@uci/socket",
-  "version": "0.2.30",
+  "version": "0.2.31",
   "description": "JSON packet intra(named)/inter(TCP) host communication over socket",
   "main": "src",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/socket-class.js b/src/socket-class.js
index a172aa7..f911a70 100644
--- a/src/socket-class.js
+++ b/src/socket-class.js
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export default function socketClass(Server) {
       this.pingInterval = opts.pingInterval === false ? 0 : (opts.pingInterval * 1000 || 5000)
       this.consumers = new Map() // track consumers (i.e. clients) TODO use a Map
       this.nextConsumerID = 0 // incrementer for default initial consumer ID
+      this.conPackets = opts.conPackets || opts.conPacket
       this.opts = opts // for use to recover from selected errors
       this.errorCount = 0
       //self bindings
@@ -237,11 +238,12 @@ export default function socketClass(Server) {
    * @param {string} id  the header id string of the pushed packet, default: 'pushed'
    *
    */
+    // TODO push to a specific set of consumers only
     async push(packet={},id) {
       packet._header = {id: id || 'pushed'}
       if (this.consumers.size > 0) {
         log.trace({method:'push', line:142, id:packet._header.id, opts: this.opts, packet: packet, msg:'pushing a packet to all connected consumers'})
-        // TODO should do a map and single promise
+        // FIXME async with forEach not supported, use loop or map
         this.consumers.forEach(async consumer => {
           if (consumer.writable) {
             let [err] = await btc(this._send)(consumer,packet)
@@ -291,7 +293,7 @@ export default function socketClass(Server) {
             packet.authenticated = consumer.authenticated
             packet.reason = err || null
             log.debug({msg:'sending authorization result to consumer', packet:packet})
-            await this._send(consumer,packet)  // send either way
+            this._send(consumer,packet)  // send either way
             if (err && !this.allowAnonymous) {
               log.info({msg:`consumer ${consumer.data.name} authentication failed`, name:consumer.name, id:consumer.id, data:consumer.data, consumer_sid:consumer.sid, reason:err})
               reject(packet.reason)
@@ -378,10 +380,15 @@ export default function socketClass(Server) {
       // all's set enable main incoming message processor
       stream.on('message', messageProcess.bind(this, consumer))
 
-      if (this.opts.conPacket) {
-        this.opts.conPacket._header = { id: 'pushed' }
+      if (this.conPackets) {
+        this.conPackets = Array.isArray(this.conPackets) ? this.conPackets : [this.conPackets]
         log.debug({method:'_listen', line:171, conPacket: this.opts.conPacket, msg:'pushing a preset command to just connected consumer'})
-        this._send(consumer,this.opts.conPacket) // send a packet command on to consumer on connection
+        this.conPackets.forEach(packet => {
+          if (packet) {
+            packet._header = {type:'on connection packet', id: 'pushed'}
+            this._send(consumer,packet) // send a packet command on to consumer on connection
+          }
+        })
       }
 
       this.emit('log',{level:'info', msg:'a consumer connected and authenticated', name:consumer.name, id:consumer.id})