diff --git a/lbrynet/core/server/BlobRequestHandler.py b/lbrynet/core/server/BlobRequestHandler.py
index a76d3428d..266ff82c0 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/server/BlobRequestHandler.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/server/BlobRequestHandler.py
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ from twisted.protocols.basic import FileSender
 from twisted.python.failure import Failure
 from zope.interface import implements
 
-from lbrynet.core.Offer import Offer, Negotiate
-from lbrynet.core.Strategy import get_default_strategy
+from lbrynet.core.Offer import Offer
 from lbrynet.interfaces import IQueryHandlerFactory, IQueryHandler, IBlobSender
 
 
@@ -36,12 +35,15 @@ class BlobRequestHandlerFactory(object):
 
 class BlobRequestHandler(object):
     implements(IQueryHandler, IBlobSender)
+    PAYMENT_RATE_QUERY = 'blob_data_payment_rate'
+    BLOB_QUERY = 'requested_blob'
+    AVAILABILITY_QUERY = 'requested_blobs'
 
     def __init__(self, blob_manager, wallet, payment_rate_manager):
         self.blob_manager = blob_manager
         self.payment_rate_manager = payment_rate_manager
         self.wallet = wallet
-        self.query_identifiers = ['blob_data_payment_rate', 'requested_blob', 'requested_blobs']
+        self.query_identifiers = [self.PAYMENT_RATE_QUERY, self.BLOB_QUERY, self.AVAILABILITY_QUERY]
         self.peer = None
         self.blob_data_payment_rate = None
         self.read_handle = None
@@ -60,20 +62,64 @@ class BlobRequestHandler(object):
     def handle_queries(self, queries):
         response = defer.succeed({})
 
-        if self.query_identifiers[2] in queries:
-            self._blobs_requested = queries[self.query_identifiers[2]]
+        if self.AVAILABILITY_QUERY in queries:
+            self._blobs_requested = queries[self.AVAILABILITY_QUERY]
             response.addCallback(lambda r: self._reply_to_availability(r, self._blobs_requested))
 
-        if self.query_identifiers[0] in queries:
-            offer = Offer(queries[self.query_identifiers[0]])
-            response.addCallback(lambda r: self.reply_to_offer(offer, r))
+        if self.PAYMENT_RATE_QUERY in queries:
+            offer = Offer(queries[self.PAYMENT_RATE_QUERY])
+            response.addCallback(lambda r: self._handle_payment_rate_query(offer, r))
 
-        if self.query_identifiers[1] in queries:
-            incoming = queries[self.query_identifiers[1]]
+        if self.BLOB_QUERY in queries:
+            incoming = queries[self.BLOB_QUERY]
             response.addCallback(lambda r: self._reply_to_send_request(r, incoming))
 
         return response
 
+    def _handle_payment_rate_query(self, offer, request):
+        blobs = request.get("available_blobs", [])
+        log.info("Offered rate %f/mb for %i blobs", offer.rate, len(blobs))
+        accepted = self.payment_rate_manager.accept_rate_blob_data(self.peer, blobs, offer)
+        if accepted:
+            self.blob_data_payment_rate = offer.rate
+            request[self.PAYMENT_RATE_QUERY] = "RATE_ACCEPTED"
+        else:
+            request[self.PAYMENT_RATE_QUERY] = "RATE_TOO_LOW"
+        return request
+
+    def _handle_blob_query(self, response, query):
+        log.debug("Received the client's request to send a blob")
+        response['incoming_blob'] = {}
+
+        if self.blob_data_payment_rate is None:
+            response['incoming_blob']['error'] = "RATE_UNSET"
+            return defer.succeed(response)
+        else:
+            return self._send_blob(response, query)
+
+    def _send_blob(self, response, query):
+        d = self.blob_manager.get_blob(query, True)
+        d.addCallback(self.open_blob_for_reading, response)
+        return d
+
+    def open_blob_for_reading(self, blob, response):
+        def failure(msg):
+            log.warning("We can not send %s: %s", blob, msg)
+            response['incoming_blob']['error'] = "BLOB_UNAVAILABLE"
+            return response
+        if not blob.is_validated():
+            return failure("blob can't be validated")
+        read_handle = blob.open_for_reading()
+        if read_handle is None:
+            return failure("blob can't be opened")
+
+        self.currently_uploading = blob
+        self.read_handle = read_handle
+        log.info("Sending %s to client", blob)
+        response['incoming_blob']['blob_hash'] = blob.blob_hash
+        response['incoming_blob']['length'] = blob.length
+        return response
+
     ######### IBlobSender #########
 
     def send_blob_if_requested(self, consumer):
@@ -140,16 +186,6 @@ class BlobRequestHandler(object):
             d.addCallback(lambda blob: self.open_blob_for_reading(blob, response))
             return d
 
-    def reply_to_offer(self, offer, request):
-        blobs = request.get("available_blobs", [])
-        log.info("Offered rate %f/mb for %i blobs", offer.rate, len(blobs))
-        accepted = self.payment_rate_manager.accept_rate_blob_data(self.peer, blobs, offer)
-        if accepted:
-            self.blob_data_payment_rate = offer.rate
-        r = Negotiate.make_dict_from_offer(offer)
-        request.update(r)
-        return request
-
     def _get_available_blobs(self, requested_blobs):
         d = self.blob_manager.completed_blobs(requested_blobs)
         return d