diff --git a/packages/koa/contracts/public-contract.json b/packages/koa/contracts/public-contract.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..08cb6fad7c0bda4692d3106a70344581c0e25438
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/koa/contracts/public-contract.json
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+{
+  "query": {
+    "helloWorld": {
+      "params": [],
+      "returns": [
+        {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "stock message"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "causeError": {
+      "params": [
+        {
+          "type": [
+            "any"
+          ],
+          "name": "x",
+          "description": "param"
+        }
+      ],
+      "returns": [
+        {
+          "type": [
+            "any"
+          ],
+          "description": "unknown"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "getUser": {
+      "params": [
+        {
+          "type": [
+            "string"
+          ],
+          "name": "args",
+          "variable": true,
+          "description": "passing unknown number of param"
+        }
+      ],
+      "returns": [
+        {
+          "type": [
+            "any"
+          ],
+          "description": "extract from last of the args"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "getSecretMsg": {
+      "params": [],
+      "returns": [
+        {
+          "type": [
+            "string"
+          ],
+          "description": "a secret message"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "alwaysAvailable": {
+      "public": true,
+      "params": [],
+      "returns": [
+        {
+          "type": [
+            "string"
+          ],
+          "description": "a message"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "testList": {
+      "params": [
+        {
+          "type": [
+            "number"
+          ],
+          "name": "num",
+          "description": "a number"
+        }
+      ],
+      "returns": [
+        {
+          "type": [
+            "object"
+          ],
+          "description": "@TODO need to figure out how to give keys to the returns"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "mutation": {
+    "updateList": {
+      "params": [
+        {
+          "type": [
+            "object"
+          ],
+          "name": "payload",
+          "keys": [
+            {
+              "type": [
+                "number"
+              ],
+              "name": "user",
+              "parent": "payload"
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": [
+            "object"
+          ],
+          "name": "condition"
+        }
+      ],
+      "returns": [
+        {
+          "type": [
+            "object"
+          ],
+          "description": "with user as key"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "auth": {
+    "login": {
+      "params": [
+        {
+          "type": [
+            "string"
+          ],
+          "name": "username",
+          "description": "user name"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": [
+            "string"
+          ],
+          "name": "password",
+          "description": "password"
+        }
+      ],
+      "returns": [
+        {
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "boolean"
+          ],
+          "description": "token on success, false on fail"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "logout": {
+      "params": [],
+      "returns": [
+        {
+          "type": [
+            "boolean"
+          ],
+          "description": "just return something"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "timestamp": 1573116438,
+  "socket": {
+    "callSub": {
+      "namespace": "jsonql/private",
+      "params": [
+        {
+          "type": [
+            "string"
+          ],
+          "name": "msg",
+          "description": "a message"
+        }
+      ],
+      "returns": [
+        {
+          "type": [
+            "string"
+          ],
+          "description": "a reply from the sub"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/koa/package.json b/packages/koa/package.json
index f396fd2f2b2a735b703c1382696940183674a5ec..2acf5c68293c1522fd9ebe3a5ce7856ef04baf73 100644
--- a/packages/koa/package.json
+++ b/packages/koa/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
       "tests/*.test.js",
       "!tests/helpers/*.*",
       "!tests/fixtures/*.*",
-      "!tests/node-client.test.js"
+      "!tests/node-client.test.xyz.js"
     ],
     "require": [
       "esm"
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     "jsonql-contract": "^1.8.4",
     "jsonql-errors": "^1.1.5",
     "jsonql-jwt": "^1.3.3",
-    "jsonql-node-client": "^1.2.0",
+    "jsonql-node-client": "^1.2.1",
     "jsonql-params-validator": "^1.4.11",
     "jsonql-resolver": "^0.9.4",
     "jsonql-utils": "^0.8.3",
diff --git a/packages/koa/tests/jwt-auth.test.js b/packages/koa/tests/jwt-auth.test.js
index 82919bd1269b6ce21a8c7e131ae7ad8a413ad953..1525cc8b5406bd00212bf15d6585b01f4f0ed051 100644
--- a/packages/koa/tests/jwt-auth.test.js
+++ b/packages/koa/tests/jwt-auth.test.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const debug = require('debug')('jsonql-koa:test:jwt');
 
 const { type, headers, dirs, dummy } = require('./fixtures/options');
 const createServer = require('./helpers/server')
-const dir = 'jwt';
+const dir = 'jwt-auth';
 const keysDir = join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'keys')
 
 const { createTokenValidator, loginResultToJwt } = require('jsonql-jwt')
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ test.before( t => {
 
 test.after(t => {
 
-  fsx.removeSync(join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'tmp', 'jwt'))
+  fsx.removeSync(join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'tmp', dir))
   // fsx.removeSync(join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'tmp', ''))
 })
 
diff --git a/packages/node-client/package.json b/packages/node-client/package.json
index 2cc0f046c900a9e5fb8167c89a9f32b381209056..1a049a72d612a8bad01cd6f6ae5080e9b017929d 100755
--- a/packages/node-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/node-client/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jsonql-node-client",
-  "version": "1.2.1",
+  "version": "1.2.2",
   "description": "jsonql node.js client",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/node-client/src/generator.js b/packages/node-client/src/generator.js
index 596c362ac069c67e9909722a6259c76e88610097..516b7aba0e2fa659b397b46a7d94e2432ec6eb9e 100755
--- a/packages/node-client/src/generator.js
+++ b/packages/node-client/src/generator.js
@@ -108,15 +108,15 @@ function generator(jsonqlInstance, config, contract) {
         jsonqlInstance.logoutCallback()
       }
     }
-    // the eventEmitter getter
-    obj.eventEmitter = () => jsonqlInstance.eventEmitter
     // we have to make this into a function if I want to
     // need to create a getter method for it otherwise
     // it's straight through pass to the instance property
     obj.userdata = () => jsonqlInstance.userdata;
   }
+  // the eventEmitter getter - it should not be inside the auth!
+  obj.eventEmitter = () => jsonqlInstance.eventEmitter
   // store this once again and export it
-  obj.jsonqlClientInstance = jsonqlInstance;
+  obj.getJsonqlInstance = () => jsonqlInstance;
   // output
   return obj;
 }