diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9595be5..c8ece8c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ dist
 
 # Created by unit tests
 .pytest_cache/
+/.gtm/
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0435f66..c7364f0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,33 +1,74 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [0.0.3](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/tree/0.0.3) (2023-05-24)
+## [V0.0.4a8](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/tree/V0.0.4a8) (2023-12-30)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/compare/V0.0.3a2...0.0.3)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/compare/V0.0.4a7...V0.0.4a8)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- fix/log\_spam [\#22](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/pull/22) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
+
+## [V0.0.4a7](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/tree/V0.0.4a7) (2023-12-29)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/compare/V0.0.4a6...V0.0.4a7)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
-- Replace docker container actions [\#10](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/pull/10) ([NeonDaniel](https://github.com/NeonDaniel))
+- packaging/update\_imports [\#21](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/pull/21) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
+
+## [V0.0.4a6](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/tree/V0.0.4a6) (2023-12-29)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/compare/V0.0.4a5...V0.0.4a6)
 
-## [V0.0.3a2](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/tree/V0.0.3a2) (2023-05-24)
+**Closed issues:**
+
+- This happens when I ctrl+c a skill launched by ovos-skill-launcher [\#14](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/issues/14)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/compare/V0.0.3a1...V0.0.3a2)
+- Update requirements.txt [\#20](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/pull/20) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
+
+## [V0.0.4a5](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/tree/V0.0.4a5) (2023-10-17)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/compare/V0.0.4a4...V0.0.4a5)
 
 **Fixed bugs:**
 
-- Killed if previous bus.pid exists [\#4](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/issues/4)
+- log tweaks [\#19](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/pull/19) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
 
-**Closed issues:**
+## [V0.0.4a4](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/tree/V0.0.4a4) (2023-09-28)
 
-- Error when running [\#7](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/issues/7)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/compare/V0.0.4a3...V0.0.4a4)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
-- Update GitHub automation [\#9](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/pull/9) ([NeonDaniel](https://github.com/NeonDaniel))
-- Update dependencies to stable versions [\#8](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/pull/8) ([NeonDaniel](https://github.com/NeonDaniel))
+- \[requirements\] Add missing ovos-bus-client [\#18](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/pull/18) ([goldyfruit](https://github.com/goldyfruit))
 
-## [V0.0.3a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/tree/V0.0.3a1) (2023-04-30)
+## [V0.0.4a3](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/tree/V0.0.4a3) (2023-09-27)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/compare/V0.0.2...V0.0.3a1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/compare/V0.0.4a2...V0.0.4a3)
+
+## [V0.0.4a2](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/tree/V0.0.4a2) (2023-08-16)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/compare/V0.0.4a1...V0.0.4a2)
+
+**Closed issues:**
+
+- Consider making this configurable with a default value.  maybe `Configuration["logs"]["excluded_messages"]`? [\#16](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/issues/16)
+
+## [V0.0.4a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/tree/V0.0.4a1) (2023-06-23)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/compare/V0.0.3...V0.0.4a1)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- AttributeError: 'MemoryTempfile' object has no attribute 'tempdir' [\#12](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/issues/12)
+- Killed if previous bus.pid exists [\#4](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/issues/4)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Remove PIDLock to fix \#4 [\#13](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/pull/13) ([goldyfruit](https://github.com/goldyfruit))
+- Replace docker container actions [\#10](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-messagebus/pull/10) ([NeonDaniel](https://github.com/NeonDaniel))
 
 
 
diff --git a/ovos_messagebus/__main__.py b/ovos_messagebus/__main__.py
index 978f527..c1a58c4 100644
--- a/ovos_messagebus/__main__.py
+++ b/ovos_messagebus/__main__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 from ovos_utils import create_daemon, wait_for_exit_signal
 from ovos_messagebus.load_config import load_message_bus_config
 from ovos_utils.log import LOG, init_service_logger
-from ovos_utils.process_utils import reset_sigint_handler, PIDLock
+from ovos_utils.process_utils import reset_sigint_handler
 from tornado import web, ioloop
 
 from ovos_messagebus.event_handler import MessageBusEventHandler
@@ -41,10 +41,8 @@ def on_stopping():
 
 
 def main(ready_hook=on_ready, error_hook=on_error, stopping_hook=on_stopping):
-    PIDLock.init()
     reset_sigint_handler()
     init_service_logger("bus")
-    PIDLock("bus")
     LOG.info('Starting message bus service...')
     config = load_message_bus_config()
     routes = [(config.route, MessageBusEventHandler)]
diff --git a/ovos_messagebus/event_handler.py b/ovos_messagebus/event_handler.py
index ac028e4..e54824d 100644
--- a/ovos_messagebus/event_handler.py
+++ b/ovos_messagebus/event_handler.py
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
 import sys
 import traceback
 
-from ovos_utils.messagebus import FakeMessage as Message
+from ovos_utils.fakebus import Message
 from ovos_utils.log import LOG
+from ovos_config import Configuration
 from pyee import EventEmitter
 from tornado.websocket import WebSocketHandler
+from ovos_bus_client.session import SessionManager
 
 client_connections = []
 
@@ -33,13 +35,24 @@ def __init__(self, application, request, **kwargs):
     def on(self, event_name, handler):
         self.emitter.on(event_name, handler)
 
+    @property
+    def max_message_size(self) -> int:
+        return Configuration().get("websocket", {}).get("max_msg_size", 10) * 1024 * 1024
+
     def on_message(self, message):
-        LOG.debug(message)
+
         try:
             deserialized_message = Message.deserialize(message)
         except Exception:
             return
 
+        filter_ogs = ["gui.status.request", "gui.page.upload"]
+        if deserialized_message.msg_type not in filter_ogs:
+            LOG.debug(deserialized_message.msg_type +
+                      f' source: {deserialized_message.context.get("source", [])}' +
+                      f' destination: {deserialized_message.context.get("destination", [])}\n'
+                      f'SESSION: {SessionManager.get(deserialized_message).serialize()}')
+
         try:
             self.emitter.emit(deserialized_message.msg_type,
                               deserialized_message)
@@ -52,7 +65,8 @@ def on_message(self, message):
             client.write_message(message)
 
     def open(self):
-        self.write_message(Message("connected").serialize())
+        self.write_message(Message("connected",
+                                   context={"session": {"session_id": "default"}}).serialize())
         client_connections.append(self)
 
     def on_close(self):
diff --git a/ovos_messagebus/version.py b/ovos_messagebus/version.py
index 23532c1..b5fb52b 100644
--- a/ovos_messagebus/version.py
+++ b/ovos_messagebus/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # START_VERSION_BLOCK
 VERSION_MAJOR = 0
 VERSION_MINOR = 0
-VERSION_BUILD = 3
+VERSION_BUILD = 4
 VERSION_ALPHA = 0
 # END_VERSION_BLOCK
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e94c8a7..7eb56c9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 tornado~=6.0, >=6.0.3
-ovos-utils~=0.0, >=0.0.32
-ovos-config~=0.0,>=0.0.8
\ No newline at end of file
+ovos-bus-client~=0.0, >=0.0.7
+ovos-utils~=0.0, >=0.0.37
+ovos-config~=0.0,>=0.0.12