diff --git a/lib/encryption.js b/lib/encryption.js
index 94be0a0..53042ce 100644
--- a/lib/encryption.js
+++ b/lib/encryption.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function decrypt(rec, peer, config) {
   const msgDecrypted = FeedV1.fromPlaintextBuffer(plaintextBuf, msgEncrypted)
 
   return {
-    id: rec.id,
+    hash: rec.hash,
     msg: msgDecrypted,
     received: rec.received,
     misc: {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function decrypt(rec, peer, config) {
 
 function reEncrypt(rec) {
   return {
-    id: rec.id,
+    hash: rec.hash,
     msg: { ...rec.msg, content: rec.misc.originalContent },
     received: rec.received,
     ...(rec.misc.size
diff --git a/lib/plugin.js b/lib/plugin.js
index ecc8ead..0f02b6d 100644
--- a/lib/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/plugin.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const { decrypt } = require('./encryption')
 
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} RecDeleted
- * @property {never} id
+ * @property {never} hash
  * @property {never} msg
  * @property {never} received
  * @property {Object} misc
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const { decrypt } = require('./encryption')
 
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} RecPresent
- * @property {string} id
+ * @property {string} hash
  * @property {Msg} msg
  * @property {number} received
  * @property {Object} misc
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ exports.init = function initDB(peer, config) {
   const msgsPerFeed = {
     _mapAll: new Map(), // who => Set<MsgHash>
     _byHash: new Map(), // msgId => Msg // TODO: optimize space usage of this??
-    update(msg, msgId) {
-      const msgHash = FeedV1.getMsgHash(msgId ?? msg)
+    update(msg, msgHash) {
       const feedId = FeedV1.getFeedId(msg)
       const setAll = this._mapAll.get(feedId) ?? new Set()
       setAll.add(msgHash)
@@ -137,13 +136,12 @@ exports.init = function initDB(peer, config) {
     )
   })
 
-  function logAppend(id, msg, cb) {
+  function logAppend(hash, msg, cb) {
     const rec = {
-      id,
+      hash,
       msg,
       received: Date.now(),
     }
-    if (isOOO) rec.ooo = isOOO
     log.append(rec, (err, newOffset) => {
       if (err) return cb(new Error('logAppend failed', { cause: err }))
       const offset = newOffset // latestOffset
@@ -188,10 +186,10 @@ exports.init = function initDB(peer, config) {
     function validationCB(err) {
       // prettier-ignore
       if (err) return cb(new Error('add() failed validation for feed format v1', {cause: err}))
-      const msgId = FeedV1.getMsgId(msg)
-      msgsPerFeed.update(msg, msgId)
+      const msgHash = FeedV1.getMsgHash(msg)
+      msgsPerFeed.update(msg, msgHash)
 
-      logAppend(msgId, msg, logAppendCB)
+      logAppend(msgHash, msg, logAppendCB)
     }
 
     function logAppendCB(err, rec) {
@@ -257,11 +255,11 @@ exports.init = function initDB(peer, config) {
     } catch (err) {
       return cb(new Error('create() failed', { cause: err }))
     }
-    const msgId = FeedV1.getMsgId(msg)
-    msgsPerFeed.update(msg, msgId)
+    const msgHash = FeedV1.getMsgHash(msg)
+    msgsPerFeed.update(msg, msgHash)
 
     // Encode the native message and append it to the log:
-    logAppend(msgId, msg, (err, rec) => {
+    logAppend(msgHash, msg, (err, rec) => {
       // prettier-ignore
       if (err) return cb(new Error('create() failed to append the log', { cause: err }))
       onRecordAdded.set(rec)
@@ -298,8 +296,8 @@ exports.init = function initDB(peer, config) {
     for (let i = 0; i < recs.length; i++) {
       const rec = recs[i]
       if (!rec) continue
-      if (isUri && rec.id === msgId) return rec
-      else if (!isUri && rec.id.endsWith(msgId)) return rec
+      if (isUri && msgId.endsWith(rec.hash)) return rec
+      else if (!isUri && rec.hash.endsWith(msgId)) return rec
     }
     return null
   }
diff --git a/test/create.test.js b/test/create.test.js
index 44f5883..82a863f 100644
--- a/test/create.test.js
+++ b/test/create.test.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ test('create() encrypted with box', async (t) => {
   t.equal(typeof recEncrypted.msg.content, 'string')
   t.true(recEncrypted.msg.content.endsWith('.box'), '.box')
 
-  const msgDecrypted = peer.db.get(recEncrypted.id)
+  const msgDecrypted = peer.db.get(recEncrypted.hash)
   t.equals(msgDecrypted.content.text, 'I am chewing food')
 })
 
diff --git a/test/del.test.js b/test/del.test.js
index 606605c..2364e20 100644
--- a/test/del.test.js
+++ b/test/del.test.js
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ test('del', async (t) => {
 
   await peer.db.loaded()
 
-  const msgIDs = []
+  const msgHashes = []
   for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
     const rec = await p(peer.db.create)({
       type: 'post',
       content: { text: 'm' + i },
     })
-    msgIDs.push(rec.id)
+    msgHashes.push(rec.hash)
   }
 
   const before = []
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ test('del', async (t) => {
 
   t.deepEqual(before, ['m0', 'm1', 'm2', 'm3', 'm4'], 'msgs before the delete')
 
-  await p(peer.db.del)(msgIDs[2])
+  await p(peer.db.del)(msgHashes[2])
 
   const after = []
   for (const msg of peer.db.msgs()) {
diff --git a/test/re-open.test.js b/test/re-open.test.js
index 0295852..b6b2698 100644
--- a/test/re-open.test.js
+++ b/test/re-open.test.js
@@ -20,17 +20,17 @@ test('create some msgs, close, re-open', async (t) => {
   await peer.db.loaded()
   t.pass('opened db')
 
-  const msgIDs = []
+  const msgHashes = []
   for (let i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
     const rec = await p(peer.db.create)({
       type: 'post',
       content: { text: 'hello ' + i },
     })
-    msgIDs.push(rec.id)
+    msgHashes.push(rec.hash)
   }
   t.pass('created some msgs')
 
-  await p(peer.db.del)(msgIDs[2])
+  await p(peer.db.del)(msgHashes[2])
   t.pass('deleted the 3rd msg')
 
   await p(peer.close)(true)