diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index e14eed76c..ee6c82661 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ type FullNode interface {
 
 	MpoolPending(context.Context, *types.TipSet) ([]*types.SignedMessage, error)
 	MpoolPush(context.Context, *types.SignedMessage) error
-	MpoolPushMessage(context.Context, *types.Message) error // get nonce, sign, push
+	MpoolPushMessage(context.Context, *types.Message) (*types.SignedMessage, error) // get nonce, sign, push
 	MpoolGetNonce(context.Context, address.Address) (uint64, error)
 
 	// FullNodeStruct
diff --git a/api/struct.go b/api/struct.go
index 809925ae3..82f033ce6 100644
--- a/api/struct.go
+++ b/api/struct.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type FullNodeStruct struct {
 
 		MpoolPending     func(context.Context, *types.TipSet) ([]*types.SignedMessage, error) `perm:"read"`
 		MpoolPush        func(context.Context, *types.SignedMessage) error                    `perm:"write"`
-		MpoolPushMessage func(context.Context, *types.Message) error                          `perm:"sign"`
+		MpoolPushMessage func(context.Context, *types.Message) (*types.SignedMessage, error)  `perm:"sign"`
 
 		MinerRegister    func(context.Context, address.Address) error                                                                                                         `perm:"admin"`
 		MinerUnregister  func(context.Context, address.Address) error                                                                                                         `perm:"admin"`
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func (c *FullNodeStruct) MpoolPush(ctx context.Context, smsg *types.SignedMessag
 	return c.Internal.MpoolPush(ctx, smsg)
 }
 
-func (c *FullNodeStruct) MpoolPushMessage(ctx context.Context, msg *types.Message) error {
+func (c *FullNodeStruct) MpoolPushMessage(ctx context.Context, msg *types.Message) (*types.SignedMessage, error) {
 	return c.Internal.MpoolPushMessage(ctx, msg)
 }
 
diff --git a/chain/messagepool.go b/chain/messagepool.go
index 930d57b59..bbffd45a5 100644
--- a/chain/messagepool.go
+++ b/chain/messagepool.go
@@ -117,30 +117,30 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) getNonceLocked(addr address.Address) (uint64, error) {
 	return act.Nonce, nil
 }
 
-func (mp *MessagePool) PushWithNonce(addr address.Address, cb func(uint64) (*types.SignedMessage, error)) error {
+func (mp *MessagePool) PushWithNonce(addr address.Address, cb func(uint64) (*types.SignedMessage, error)) (*types.SignedMessage, error) {
 	mp.lk.Lock()
 	defer mp.lk.Unlock()
 
 	nonce, err := mp.getNonceLocked(addr)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	msg, err := cb(nonce)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	msgb, err := msg.Serialize()
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	if err := mp.addLocked(msg); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return mp.ps.Publish("/fil/messages", msgb)
+	return msg, mp.ps.Publish("/fil/messages", msgb)
 }
 
 func (mp *MessagePool) Remove(from address.Address, nonce uint64) {
diff --git a/cli/client.go b/cli/client.go
index e108cde6f..625e32d3b 100644
--- a/cli/client.go
+++ b/cli/client.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cli
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-lotus/api"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
diff --git a/cli/send.go b/cli/send.go
index 21a4d84e0..5ed9b10e8 100644
--- a/cli/send.go
+++ b/cli/send.go
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ package cli
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-lotus/chain/address"
-	types "github.com/filecoin-project/go-lotus/chain/types"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-lotus/chain/types"
 	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v2"
 )
 
@@ -56,39 +55,19 @@ var sendCmd = &cli.Command{
 			fromAddr = addr
 		}
 
-		nonce, err := api.MpoolGetNonce(ctx, fromAddr)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
 		msg := &types.Message{
 			From:     fromAddr,
 			To:       toAddr,
 			Value:    val,
-			Nonce:    nonce,
 			GasLimit: types.NewInt(1000),
 			GasPrice: types.NewInt(0),
 		}
 
-		sermsg, err := msg.Serialize()
+		_, err = api.MpoolPushMessage(ctx, msg)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		sig, err := api.WalletSign(ctx, fromAddr, sermsg)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		smsg := &types.SignedMessage{
-			Message:   *msg,
-			Signature: *sig,
-		}
-
-		if err := api.MpoolPush(ctx, smsg); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
 		return nil
 	},
 }
diff --git a/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/init.go b/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/init.go
index bf81306e2..ef9bdbfdf 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/init.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/init.go
@@ -166,31 +166,21 @@ func configureStorageMiner(ctx context.Context, api api.FullNode, addr address.A
 		return err
 	}
 
-	nonce, err := api.MpoolGetNonce(ctx, waddr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	msg := &types.Message{
 		To:       addr,
 		From:     waddr,
 		Method:   actors.MAMethods.UpdatePeerID,
 		Params:   enc,
-		Nonce:    nonce,
 		Value:    types.NewInt(0),
 		GasPrice: types.NewInt(0),
 		GasLimit: types.NewInt(1000000),
 	}
 
-	smsg, err := api.WalletSignMessage(ctx, waddr, msg)
+	smsg, err := api.MpoolPushMessage(ctx, msg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := api.MpoolPush(ctx, smsg); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	log.Info("Waiting for message: ", smsg.Cid())
 	ret, err := api.ChainWaitMsg(ctx, smsg.Cid())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -212,11 +202,6 @@ func createStorageMiner(ctx context.Context, api api.FullNode, peerid peer.ID) (
 		return address.Undef, err
 	}
 
-	nonce, err := api.MpoolGetNonce(ctx, defOwner)
-	if err != nil {
-		return address.Undef, err
-	}
-
 	k, err := api.WalletNew(ctx, types.KTBLS)
 	if err != nil {
 		return address.Undef, err
@@ -234,10 +219,9 @@ func createStorageMiner(ctx context.Context, api api.FullNode, peerid peer.ID) (
 		return address.Undef, err
 	}
 
-	createStorageMinerMsg := types.Message{
+	createStorageMinerMsg := &types.Message{
 		To:    actors.StorageMarketAddress,
 		From:  defOwner,
-		Nonce: nonce,
 		Value: collateral,
 
 		Method: actors.SMAMethods.CreateStorageMiner,
@@ -247,30 +231,12 @@ func createStorageMiner(ctx context.Context, api api.FullNode, peerid peer.ID) (
 		GasPrice: types.NewInt(0),
 	}
 
-	unsigned, err := createStorageMinerMsg.Serialize()
-	if err != nil {
-		return address.Undef, err
-	}
-
-	log.Info("Signing StorageMarket.CreateStorageMiner")
-
-	sig, err := api.WalletSign(ctx, defOwner, unsigned)
-	if err != nil {
-		return address.Undef, err
-	}
-
-	signed := &types.SignedMessage{
-		Message:   createStorageMinerMsg,
-		Signature: *sig,
-	}
-
-	log.Infof("Pushing %s to Mpool", signed.Cid())
-
-	err = api.MpoolPush(ctx, signed)
+	signed, err := api.MpoolPushMessage(ctx, createStorageMinerMsg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return address.Undef, err
 	}
 
+	log.Infof("Pushed StorageMarket.CreateStorageMiner, %s to Mpool", signed.Cid())
 	log.Infof("Waiting for confirmation")
 
 	mw, err := api.ChainWaitMsg(ctx, signed.Cid())
diff --git a/node/impl/full/mpool.go b/node/impl/full/mpool.go
index bbe7436da..ee9613b88 100644
--- a/node/impl/full/mpool.go
+++ b/node/impl/full/mpool.go
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ func (a *MpoolAPI) MpoolPush(ctx context.Context, smsg *types.SignedMessage) err
 	return a.Mpool.Push(smsg)
 }
 
-func (a *MpoolAPI) MpoolPushMessage(ctx context.Context, msg *types.Message) error {
+func (a *MpoolAPI) MpoolPushMessage(ctx context.Context, msg *types.Message) (*types.SignedMessage, error) {
 	if msg.Nonce != 0 {
-		return xerrors.Errorf("MpoolPushMessage expects message nonce to be 0, was %d", msg.Nonce)
+		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("MpoolPushMessage expects message nonce to be 0, was %d", msg.Nonce)
 	}
 
 	return a.Mpool.PushWithNonce(msg.From, func(nonce uint64) (*types.SignedMessage, error) {
diff --git a/paych/simple.go b/paych/simple.go
index 51487dd16..018604b6c 100644
--- a/paych/simple.go
+++ b/paych/simple.go
@@ -17,36 +17,29 @@ func (pm *Manager) createPaych(ctx context.Context, from, to address.Address, am
 		return address.Undef, cid.Undef, aerr
 	}
 
-	nonce, err := pm.mpool.MpoolGetNonce(ctx, from)
-	if err != nil {
-		return address.Undef, cid.Undef, err
-	}
-
-	enc, err := actors.SerializeParams(&actors.ExecParams{
+	enc, aerr := actors.SerializeParams(&actors.ExecParams{
 		Params: params,
 		Code:   actors.PaymentChannelActorCodeCid,
 	})
+	if aerr != nil {
+		return address.Undef, cid.Undef, aerr
+	}
 
 	msg := &types.Message{
 		To:       actors.InitActorAddress,
 		From:     from,
 		Value:    amt,
-		Nonce:    nonce,
 		Method:   actors.IAMethods.Exec,
 		Params:   enc,
 		GasLimit: types.NewInt(1000000),
 		GasPrice: types.NewInt(0),
 	}
 
-	smsg, err := pm.wallet.WalletSignMessage(ctx, from, msg)
+	smsg, err := pm.mpool.MpoolPushMessage(ctx, msg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return address.Undef, cid.Undef, err
 	}
 
-	if err := pm.mpool.MpoolPush(ctx, smsg); err != nil {
-		return address.Undef, cid.Undef, err
-	}
-
 	mcid := smsg.Cid()
 
 	// TODO: wait outside the store lock!
@@ -78,30 +71,20 @@ func (pm *Manager) createPaych(ctx context.Context, from, to address.Address, am
 }
 
 func (pm *Manager) addFunds(ctx context.Context, ch address.Address, from address.Address, amt types.BigInt) error {
-	nonce, err := pm.mpool.MpoolGetNonce(ctx, from)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	msg := &types.Message{
 		To:       ch,
 		From:     from,
 		Value:    amt,
-		Nonce:    nonce,
 		Method:   0,
 		GasLimit: types.NewInt(1000000),
 		GasPrice: types.NewInt(0),
 	}
 
-	smsg, err := pm.wallet.WalletSignMessage(ctx, from, msg)
+	smsg, err := pm.mpool.MpoolPushMessage(ctx, msg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := pm.mpool.MpoolPush(ctx, smsg); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	mwait, err := pm.chain.ChainWaitMsg(ctx, smsg.Cid()) // TODO: wait outside the store lock!
 	if err != nil {
 		return err