diff --git a/chrome-extension/js/etherwallet-master.js b/chrome-extension/js/etherwallet-master.js
index b158b7daf1..ffffdc6e5a 100644
--- a/chrome-extension/js/etherwallet-master.js
+++ b/chrome-extension/js/etherwallet-master.js
@@ -7001,16 +7001,20 @@ var signMsgCtrl = function signMsgCtrl($scope, $sce, walletService) {
                 var mewConnect = MewConnect.instance;
                 connectApp.setMewConnect(mewConnect);
                 mewConnect.on('signMessage', function (data) {
-                    $scope.signMsg.signedMsg = JSON.parse(data);
+                    $scope.signMsg.signedMsg = JSON.stringify({
+                        address: $scope.wallet.getAddressString(),
+                        msg: thisMessage,
+                        sig: data.sig,
+                        version: '3',
+                        signer: 'MEW'
+                    }, null, 2);
                     $scope.notifier.success('Successfully Signed Message with ' + $scope.wallet.getAddressString());
                 });
-                mewConnect.on('sign', function (data) {
-                    $scope.signMsg.signedMsg = JSON.parse(data);
-                    $scope.notifier.success('Successfully Signed Message with ' + $scope.wallet.getAddressString());
+                var hashedMessage = ethUtil.hashPersonalMessage(ethUtil.toBuffer(thisMessage)).toString('hex');
+                connectApp.signMessage({
+                    hash: hashedMessage,
+                    text: thisMessage
                 });
-                //TODO hash message before send.  Currently sending as plain text
-                ethUtil.hashPersonalMessage(ethUtil.toBuffer(thisMessage)).toString('hex');
-                connectApp.signMessage(thisMessage);
 
                 //================= Mew Connect (end)==============================
 
@@ -7078,9 +7082,7 @@ var signMsgCtrl = function signMsgCtrl($scope, $sce, walletService) {
     };
 
     $scope.reOpenDecryptWalletMEWconnect = function () {
-        if ($scope.globalService.currentTab === 11) {
-            $scope.wd = false;
-        }
+        $scope.wd = false;
     };
     globalFuncs.MEWconnectStatus.registerDecryptOpeners($scope.reOpenDecryptWalletMEWconnect.bind(this));
 };
@@ -19814,10 +19816,8 @@ var MewConnectEth = function () {
     }
   }, {
     key: 'signMessage',
-    value: function signMessage(messageHex) {
-      var self = this;
-      var hashToSign = ethUtil.hashPersonalMessage(ethUtil.toBuffer(messageHex));
-      self.comm.sendRtcMessage('signMessage', hashToSign.toString('hex'));
+    value: function signMessage(message) {
+      this.comm.sendRtcMessage('signMessage', message);
     }
   }], [{
     key: 'getBrowserRTC',
diff --git a/dist/js/etherwallet-master.js b/dist/js/etherwallet-master.js
index b158b7daf1..ffffdc6e5a 100644
--- a/dist/js/etherwallet-master.js
+++ b/dist/js/etherwallet-master.js
@@ -7001,16 +7001,20 @@ var signMsgCtrl = function signMsgCtrl($scope, $sce, walletService) {
                 var mewConnect = MewConnect.instance;
                 connectApp.setMewConnect(mewConnect);
                 mewConnect.on('signMessage', function (data) {
-                    $scope.signMsg.signedMsg = JSON.parse(data);
+                    $scope.signMsg.signedMsg = JSON.stringify({
+                        address: $scope.wallet.getAddressString(),
+                        msg: thisMessage,
+                        sig: data.sig,
+                        version: '3',
+                        signer: 'MEW'
+                    }, null, 2);
                     $scope.notifier.success('Successfully Signed Message with ' + $scope.wallet.getAddressString());
                 });
-                mewConnect.on('sign', function (data) {
-                    $scope.signMsg.signedMsg = JSON.parse(data);
-                    $scope.notifier.success('Successfully Signed Message with ' + $scope.wallet.getAddressString());
+                var hashedMessage = ethUtil.hashPersonalMessage(ethUtil.toBuffer(thisMessage)).toString('hex');
+                connectApp.signMessage({
+                    hash: hashedMessage,
+                    text: thisMessage
                 });
-                //TODO hash message before send.  Currently sending as plain text
-                ethUtil.hashPersonalMessage(ethUtil.toBuffer(thisMessage)).toString('hex');
-                connectApp.signMessage(thisMessage);
 
                 //================= Mew Connect (end)==============================
 
@@ -7078,9 +7082,7 @@ var signMsgCtrl = function signMsgCtrl($scope, $sce, walletService) {
     };
 
     $scope.reOpenDecryptWalletMEWconnect = function () {
-        if ($scope.globalService.currentTab === 11) {
-            $scope.wd = false;
-        }
+        $scope.wd = false;
     };
     globalFuncs.MEWconnectStatus.registerDecryptOpeners($scope.reOpenDecryptWalletMEWconnect.bind(this));
 };
@@ -19814,10 +19816,8 @@ var MewConnectEth = function () {
     }
   }, {
     key: 'signMessage',
-    value: function signMessage(messageHex) {
-      var self = this;
-      var hashToSign = ethUtil.hashPersonalMessage(ethUtil.toBuffer(messageHex));
-      self.comm.sendRtcMessage('signMessage', hashToSign.toString('hex'));
+    value: function signMessage(message) {
+      this.comm.sendRtcMessage('signMessage', message);
     }
   }], [{
     key: 'getBrowserRTC',