diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b42527..da99fbc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ Start a Syndicate broker (such as
 
 Find the line of broker output giving the root capability:
 
-    ... rootcap=<ref "syndicate" [] #x"69ca300c1dbfa08fba692102dd82311a"> ...
+    ... rootcap=<ref {oid: "syndicate" sig: #x"69ca300c1dbfa08fba692102dd82311a"}> ...
 
 Then, run [chat.py](chat.py) several times in several separate windows:
 
     python chat.py \
         --address '<tcp "localhost" 8001>' \
-        --cap '<ref "syndicate" [] #x"69ca300c1dbfa08fba692102dd82311a">'
+        --cap '<ref {oid: "syndicate" sig: #x"69ca300c1dbfa08fba692102dd82311a"}>'
diff --git a/chat.py b/chat.py
index 05f2ebd..a9a0544 100644
--- a/chat.py
+++ b/chat.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ parser.add_argument('--address', metavar='\'<tcp "HOST" PORT>\'',
                     default='<ws "ws://localhost:9001/">')
 parser.add_argument('--cap', metavar='\'<ref ...>\'',
                     help='capability for the dataspace on the server',
-                    default='<ref "syndicate" [] #[acowDB2/oI+6aSEC3YIxGg==]>')
+                    default='<ref {oid: "syndicate" sig: #[acowDB2/oI+6aSEC3YIxGg==]}>')
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 Present = simpleChatProtocol.Present
diff --git a/syndicate/gatekeeper.py b/syndicate/gatekeeper.py
index 37fdda2..d14ecc1 100644
--- a/syndicate/gatekeeper.py
+++ b/syndicate/gatekeeper.py
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ from . import turn
 # decorator
 def resolve(gk, cap, *args, **kwargs):
     def configure_handler(handler):
-        def unwrapping_handler(wrapped_ref):
-            return handler(wrapped_ref.embeddedValue)
+        def unwrapping_handler(r):
+            resolved = gatekeeper.Resolved.decode(r)
+            if resolved.VARIANT.name == 'accepted':
+                return handler(resolved.responderSession)
+            raise Exception('Could not resolve reference: ' + repr(resolved))
         return _resolve(gk, cap)(During(*args, **kwargs).add_handler(unwrapping_handler))
     return configure_handler