diff --git a/src/hz.erl b/src/hz.erl
index 0e2271b..0008605 100644
--- a/src/hz.erl
+++ b/src/hz.erl
@@ -801,19 +801,23 @@ contract_source(ID) ->
         Error                       -> Error
     end.
 
-extract(Blobby) ->
+extract(<<"ba_", _/binary>> = Blobby) ->
     case gmser_api_encoder:safe_decode(bytearray, Blobby) of
-        {ok, TarBaby}             -> extract2(TarBaby);
-        {error, invalid_encoding} -> {ok, Blobby}
-    end.
+        {ok, TarBaby} -> extract2(TarBaby);
+        {error, invalid_encoding} -> {ok, unicode:characters_to_list(Blobby)}
+    end;
+extract(Blobby) when is_binary(Blobby) ->
+    {ok, unicode:characters_to_list(Blobby)}.
 
 extract2(TarBaby) ->
     case erl_tar:extract({binary, TarBaby}, [memory, compressed]) of
+        {ok, [{_File, Source}]} ->
+            {ok, unicode:characters_to_list(Source)};
         {ok, Bundle} ->
             {project, Bundle};
         Error ->
             io:format("Dis chit happen: ~tp~n", [Error]),
-            {ok, TarBaby}
+            {ok, unicode:characters_to_list(TarBaby)}
     end.
 
 
@@ -895,6 +899,11 @@ request(Path) ->
     hz_man:request(unicode:characters_to_list(Path)).
 
 
+-spec request(Path, Payload) -> {ok, Value} | {error, Reason}
+    when Path    :: unicode:charlist(),
+         Payload :: unicode:charlist(),
+         Value   :: map(),
+         Reason  :: hz:chain_error().
 request(Path, Payload) ->
     hz_man:request(unicode:characters_to_list(Path), Payload).