diff --git a/libtextsecure/outgoing_message.js b/libtextsecure/outgoing_message.js
index 821cfaf63..5f7804bce 100644
--- a/libtextsecure/outgoing_message.js
+++ b/libtextsecure/outgoing_message.js
@@ -102,15 +102,9 @@ function getStaleDeviceIdsForNumber(number) {
 }
 
 const DebugMessageType = {
-  SESSION_RESET: 'session-reset',
-  SESSION_RESET_RECV: 'session-reset-received',
-
-  REQUEST_SYNC_SEND: 'request-sync-send',
   CONTACT_SYNC_SEND: 'contact-sync-send',
   CLOSED_GROUP_SYNC_SEND: 'closed-group-sync-send',
   OPEN_GROUP_SYNC_SEND: 'open-group-sync-send',
-
-  DEVICE_UNPAIRING_SEND: 'device-unpairing-send',
 };
 
 function OutgoingMessage(
diff --git a/libtextsecure/sendmessage.js b/libtextsecure/sendmessage.js
index b1669d104..a71a376b3 100644
--- a/libtextsecure/sendmessage.js
+++ b/libtextsecure/sendmessage.js
@@ -529,57 +529,60 @@ MessageSender.prototype = {
     });
   },
 
-  sendRequestConfigurationSyncMessage(options) {
+  sendRequestConfigurationSyncMessage() {
     const myNumber = textsecure.storage.user.getNumber();
     const myDevice = textsecure.storage.user.getDeviceId();
     if (myDevice !== 1 && myDevice !== '1') {
-      const request = new textsecure.protobuf.SyncMessage.Request();
-      request.type = textsecure.protobuf.SyncMessage.Request.Type.CONFIGURATION;
-      const syncMessage = this.createSyncMessage();
-      syncMessage.request = request;
-      const contentMessage = new textsecure.protobuf.Content();
-      contentMessage.syncMessage = syncMessage;
+      const { CONFIGURATION } = textsecure.protobuf.SyncMessage.Request.Type;
+      const user = libsession.Types.PubKey.from(myNumber);
+      const { RequestContactSyncMessage } = window.libsession.Messages.Outgoing;
 
-      const silent = true;
-      return this.sendIndividualProto(
-        myNumber,
-        contentMessage,
-        Date.now(),
-        silent,
-        options
-      );
+      const requestContactSyncMessage = new RequestContactSyncMessage({
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+        reqestType: CONFIGURATION,
+      });
+      return libsession.getMessageQueue().send(user, requestContactSyncMessage);
     }
 
     return Promise.resolve();
   },
 
-  sendRequestGroupSyncMessage(options) {
+  // Currently not in use under session (our device ID are always 1)
+
+  sendRequestGroupSyncMessage() {
     const myNumber = textsecure.storage.user.getNumber();
     const myDevice = textsecure.storage.user.getDeviceId();
     if (myDevice !== 1 && myDevice !== '1') {
-      const request = new textsecure.protobuf.SyncMessage.Request();
-      request.type = textsecure.protobuf.SyncMessage.Request.Type.GROUPS;
-      const syncMessage = this.createSyncMessage();
-      syncMessage.request = request;
-      const contentMessage = new textsecure.protobuf.Content();
-      contentMessage.syncMessage = syncMessage;
-
-      const silent = true;
-      const debugMessageType =
-        window.textsecure.OutgoingMessage.DebugMessageType.REQUEST_SYNC_SEND;
+      const { GROUPS } = textsecure.protobuf.SyncMessage.Request.Type;
+      const user = libsession.Types.PubKey.from(myNumber);
+      const { RequestContactSyncMessage } = window.libsession.Messages.Outgoing;
 
-      return this.sendIndividualProto(
-        myNumber,
-        contentMessage,
-        Date.now(),
-        silent,
-        { ...options, debugMessageType }
-      );
+      const requestContactSyncMessage = new RequestContactSyncMessage({
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+        reqestType: GROUPS,
+      });
+      return libsession.getMessageQueue().send(user, requestContactSyncMessage);
     }
 
     return Promise.resolve();
   },
+  // Currently not in use under session (our device ID are always 1)
+  async sendRequestContactSyncMessage() {
+    const myNumber = textsecure.storage.user.getNumber();
+    const myDevice = textsecure.storage.user.getDeviceId();
+    if (myDevice !== 1 && myDevice !== '1') {
+      const { CONTACTS } = textsecure.protobuf.SyncMessage.Request.Type;
+      const user = libsession.Types.PubKey.from(myNumber);
+      const { RequestContactSyncMessage } = window.libsession.Messages.Outgoing;
 
+      const requestContactSyncMessage = new RequestContactSyncMessage({
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+        reqestType: CONTACTS,
+      });
+      return libsession.getMessageQueue().send(user, requestContactSyncMessage);
+    }
+    return Promise.resolve();
+  },
   async sendContactSyncMessage(conversations) {
     // If we havn't got a primaryDeviceKey then we are in the middle of pairing
     // primaryDevicePubKey is set to our own number if we are the master device
@@ -747,21 +750,6 @@ MessageSender.prototype = {
     );
   },
 
-  // Currently not in use under session (our device ID are always 1)
-  async sendRequestContactSyncMessage() {
-    const myNumber = textsecure.storage.user.getNumber();
-    const myDevice = textsecure.storage.user.getDeviceId();
-    if (myDevice !== 1 && myDevice !== '1') {
-      const user = libsession.Types.PubKey.from(myNumber);
-      const { RequestContactSyncMessage } = window.libsession.Messages.Outgoing;
-
-      const requestContactSyncMessage = new RequestContactSyncMessage(
-        { timestamp: Date.now() }
-      );
-      await libsession.getMessageQueue().send(user, requestContactSyncMessage);
-    }
-  },
-
   sendDeliveryReceipt(recipientId, timestamp, options) {
     const myNumber = textsecure.storage.user.getNumber();
     const myDevice = textsecure.storage.user.getDeviceId();
diff --git a/ts/session/messages/outgoing/content/sync/RequestContactSyncMessage.ts b/ts/session/messages/outgoing/content/sync/RequestContactSyncMessage.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 42364a12a..000000000
--- a/ts/session/messages/outgoing/content/sync/RequestContactSyncMessage.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import { SyncMessage } from './SyncMessage';
-import { SignalService } from '../../../../../protobuf';
-
-export abstract class RequestContactSyncMessage extends SyncMessage {
-  public ttl(): number {
-    return this.getDefaultTTL();
-  }
-
-  protected contentProto(): SignalService.Content {
-    return new SignalService.Content({
-      syncMessage: this.syncProto(),
-    });
-  }
-
-  protected syncProto(): SignalService.SyncMessage {
-    const { CONTACTS } = SignalService.SyncMessage.Request.Type;
-    const syncMessage = this.createSyncMessage();
-    syncMessage.request = new SignalService.SyncMessage.Request({type: CONTACTS});
-
-
-    return syncMessage;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/ts/session/messages/outgoing/content/sync/RequestSyncMessage.ts b/ts/session/messages/outgoing/content/sync/RequestSyncMessage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41a058ffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/session/messages/outgoing/content/sync/RequestSyncMessage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { SyncMessage } from './SyncMessage';
+import { SignalService } from '../../../../../protobuf';
+import { MessageParams } from '../../Message';
+
+interface RequestSyncMessageParams extends MessageParams {
+  requestType: SignalService.SyncMessage.Request.Type;
+}
+
+export abstract class RequestSyncMessage extends SyncMessage {
+  private readonly requestType: SignalService.SyncMessage.Request.Type;
+
+  constructor(params: RequestSyncMessageParams) {
+    super({ timestamp: params.timestamp, identifier: params.identifier });
+    this.requestType = params.requestType;
+  }
+
+  public ttl(): number {
+    return this.getDefaultTTL();
+  }
+
+  protected contentProto(): SignalService.Content {
+    return new SignalService.Content({
+      syncMessage: this.syncProto(),
+    });
+  }
+
+  protected syncProto(): SignalService.SyncMessage {
+    const syncMessage = this.createSyncMessage();
+    syncMessage.request = new SignalService.SyncMessage.Request({
+      type: this.requestType,
+    });
+
+    return syncMessage;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ts/session/messages/outgoing/content/sync/SyncMessage.ts b/ts/session/messages/outgoing/content/sync/SyncMessage.ts
index 360f32344..dc1d12705 100644
--- a/ts/session/messages/outgoing/content/sync/SyncMessage.ts
+++ b/ts/session/messages/outgoing/content/sync/SyncMessage.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export abstract class SyncMessage extends ContentMessage {
     const buffer = crypto.randomBytes(1);
 
     // tslint:disable-next-line: no-bitwise
-    const paddingLength = (new Uint8Array(buffer)[0] & 0x1FF) + 1;
+    const paddingLength = (new Uint8Array(buffer)[0] & 0x1ff) + 1;
 
     // Generate a random padding buffer of the chosen size
     syncMessage.padding = crypto.randomBytes(paddingLength);