diff --git a/rhizome.c b/rhizome.c
index c6de300e..afbe347f 100644
--- a/rhizome.c
+++ b/rhizome.c
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ int rhizome_manifest_check_sanity(rhizome_manifest *m_in)
     const char *name = rhizome_manifest_get(m_in, "name", NULL, 0);
     if (name == NULL)
       return WHY("Manifest missing 'name' field");
-  } else if (strcasecmp(service, RHIZOME_SERVICE_MESHMS) == 0) {
+  } else if (strcasecmp(service, RHIZOME_SERVICE_MESHMS_OLD) == 0
+	     || strcasecmp(service, RHIZOME_SERVICE_MESHMS) == 0) {
     if (sender == NULL || !sender[0])
       return WHY("MeshMS Manifest missing 'sender' field");
     if (!str_is_subscriber_id(sender))
@@ -197,9 +198,7 @@ int rhizome_manifest_check_sanity(rhizome_manifest *m_in)
       return WHY("MeshMS Manifest missing 'recipient' field");
     if (!str_is_subscriber_id(recipient))
       return WHYF("MeshMS Manifest contains invalid 'recipient' field: %s", recipient);
-  } else {
-    return WHY("Invalid service type");
-  }
+  } 
   if (config.debug.rhizome)
     DEBUGF("sender='%s'", sender ? sender : "(null)");
 
diff --git a/rhizome.h b/rhizome.h
index 082269c7..42d8cd83 100644
--- a/rhizome.h
+++ b/rhizome.h
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ typedef struct rhizome_manifest {
  * after it is received by Rhizome.
  */
 #define     RHIZOME_SERVICE_FILE    "file"
-#define     RHIZOME_SERVICE_MESHMS  "MeshMS1"
+#define     RHIZOME_SERVICE_MESHMS_OLD  "MeshMS1"
+#define     RHIZOME_SERVICE_MESHMS  "MeshMS2"
 
 extern long long rhizome_space;
 extern unsigned short rhizome_http_server_port;
diff --git a/rhizome_database.c b/rhizome_database.c
index 7037e0a8..b333ebda 100644
--- a/rhizome_database.c
+++ b/rhizome_database.c
@@ -1457,16 +1457,6 @@ int rhizome_find_duplicate(const rhizome_manifest *m, rhizome_manifest **found,
   const char *recipient = NULL;
   if (service == NULL) {
     return WHY("Manifest has no service");
-  } else if (strcasecmp(service, RHIZOME_SERVICE_FILE) == 0) {
-    name = rhizome_manifest_get(m, "name", NULL, 0);
-    if (!name) return WHY("Manifest has no name");
-  } else if (strcasecmp(service, RHIZOME_SERVICE_MESHMS) == 0) {
-    sender = rhizome_manifest_get(m, "sender", NULL, 0);
-    recipient = rhizome_manifest_get(m, "recipient", NULL, 0);
-    if (!sender) return WHY("Manifest has no sender");
-    if (!recipient) return WHY("Manifest has no recipient");
-  } else {
-    return WHYF("Unsupported service '%s'", service);
   }
   char sqlcmd[1024];
   strbuf b = strbuf_local(sqlcmd, sizeof sqlcmd);
@@ -1585,7 +1575,8 @@ int rhizome_find_duplicate(const rhizome_manifest *m, rhizome_manifest **found,
 	      strbuf_sprintf(b, " name=\"%s\"", blob_name);
 	  }else
 	    ++inconsistent;
-	} else if (strcasecmp(service, RHIZOME_SERVICE_MESHMS) == 0) {
+	} 
+	{
 	  const char *blob_sender = rhizome_manifest_get(blob_m, "sender", NULL, 0);
 	  const char *blob_recipient = rhizome_manifest_get(blob_m, "recipient", NULL, 0);
 	  if (blob_sender && !strcasecmp(blob_sender, sender) && blob_recipient && !strcasecmp(blob_recipient, recipient)) {