diff --git a/src/keri/app/cli/commands/ipex/admit.py b/src/keri/app/cli/commands/ipex/admit.py
index 9526e7113..a06618874 100644
--- a/src/keri/app/cli/commands/ipex/admit.py
+++ b/src/keri/app/cli/commands/ipex/admit.py
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ def admitDo(self, tymth, tock=0.0):
         if "ri" in acdc:
             self.witq.telquery(src=self.hab.pre, wits=self.hab.kevers[issr].wits, ri=acdc["ri"], i=acdc["d"])
 
-        print(pathed)
         for label in ("anc", "iss", "acdc"):
             ked = embeds[label]
             sadder = coring.Sadder(ked=ked)
diff --git a/src/keri/app/cli/commands/ipex/grant.py b/src/keri/app/cli/commands/ipex/grant.py
index 87909d3ee..15af1e776 100644
--- a/src/keri/app/cli/commands/ipex/grant.py
+++ b/src/keri/app/cli/commands/ipex/grant.py
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ def grantDo(self, tymth, tock=0.0):
 
         parsing.Parser().parseOne(ims=bytes(msg), exc=self.exc)
 
+        sender = self.hab.pre
         if isinstance(self.hab, habbing.GroupHab):
+            sender = self.hab.mhab.pre
             wexn, watc = grouping.multisigExn(self.hab, exn=msg)
 
             smids = self.hab.db.signingMembers(pre=self.hab.pre)
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ def grantDo(self, tymth, tock=0.0):
             print(f"Sending message {exn.said} to {recp}")
             atc = exchanging.serializeMessage(self.hby, exn.said)
             del atc[:exn.size]
-            self.postman.send(src=self.hab.mhab.pre,
+            self.postman.send(src=sender,
                               dest=recp,
                               topic="credential",
                               serder=exn,