diff --git a/hbs2-cli/lib/HBS2/CLI/Run/Mailbox.hs b/hbs2-cli/lib/HBS2/CLI/Run/Mailbox.hs
index 77f6d64e..81f010a8 100644
--- a/hbs2-cli/lib/HBS2/CLI/Run/Mailbox.hs
+++ b/hbs2-cli/lib/HBS2/CLI/Run/Mailbox.hs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import HBS2.CLI.Run.Internal
 
 import HBS2.Net.Auth.GroupKeySymm
 import HBS2.Peer.Proto.Mailbox
+import HBS2.Peer.Proto.Mailbox.Policy.Basic
 
 import HBS2.Data.Types.Refs
 import HBS2.Hash
@@ -102,3 +103,19 @@ mailboxEntries = do
     _ -> throwIO (BadFormException @c nil)
 
 
+  entry $ bindMatch "hbs2:mailbox:policy:basic:create:file" $ nil_ \case
+    [StringLike fn] -> lift do
+
+      what <- liftIO (readFile fn)
+               <&> parseTop
+               >>= either (error.show) pure
+               >>= parseBasicPolicy
+               >>= orThrowUser "invalid policy"
+
+      let s  = getAsSyntax @C what
+
+      liftIO $ print $ vcat (fmap pretty s)
+
+    _ -> throwIO (BadFormException @c nil)
+
+
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/lib/HBS2/Peer/Proto/Mailbox/Policy/Basic.hs b/hbs2-peer/lib/HBS2/Peer/Proto/Mailbox/Policy/Basic.hs
index 8e0796ec..7ba30e54 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/lib/HBS2/Peer/Proto/Mailbox/Policy/Basic.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/lib/HBS2/Peer/Proto/Mailbox/Policy/Basic.hs
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ data BasicPolicyAction =
 
 data BasicPolicy s =
   BasicPolicy
-  { bpDefaulPeerAction    :: BasicPolicyAction
-  , bpDefaultSenderAction :: BasicPolicyAction
-  , bpPeers               :: HashMap (PubKey 'Sign s) BasicPolicyAction
-  , bpSenders             :: HashMap (Sender s) BasicPolicyAction
+  { bpDefaultPeerAction    :: BasicPolicyAction
+  , bpDefaultSenderAction  :: BasicPolicyAction
+  , bpPeers                :: HashMap (PubKey 'Sign s) BasicPolicyAction
+  , bpSenders              :: HashMap (Sender s) BasicPolicyAction
   }
   deriving stock (Generic)
 
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ getAsSyntax BasicPolicy{..} =
   , defSenderAction
   ] <> peerActions <> senderActions
   where
-    defPeerAction   = mkList [mkSym "peer", action bpDefaulPeerAction, mkSym "all"]
-    defSenderAction = mkList [mkSym "sender", action bpDefaulPeerAction, mkSym "all"]
+    defPeerAction   = mkList [mkSym "peer", action bpDefaultPeerAction, mkSym "all"]
+    defSenderAction = mkList [mkSym "sender", action bpDefaultSenderAction, mkSym "all"]
 
     peerActions = [ mkList [mkSym "peer", action a, mkSym (show $ pretty (AsBase58 who))]
                   | (who, a) <- HM.toList bpPeers ]