diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/recover/CustodianReturnShardViewModel.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/recover/CustodianReturnShardViewModel.java
index 0ba6f54d0..4142d6d47 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/recover/CustodianReturnShardViewModel.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/recover/CustodianReturnShardViewModel.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class CustodianReturnShardViewModel extends AndroidViewModel
 		this.task = task;
 		qrCodeDecoder = new QrCodeDecoder(androidExecutor, ioExecutor, this);
 		task.cancel();
-		task.start(this);
+		task.start(this, "replace this with the shard".getBytes());
 	}
 
 	@IoExecutor
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/recover/OwnerReturnShardActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/recover/OwnerReturnShardActivity.java
index 2d82c6e7f..c963ca564 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/recover/OwnerReturnShardActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/recover/OwnerReturnShardActivity.java
@@ -137,12 +137,13 @@ public class OwnerReturnShardActivity extends BaseActivity
 
 	private void onReturnShardStateChanged(SecretOwnerTask.State state) {
 		if (state instanceof SecretOwnerTask.State.Success) {
+			byte[] shardPayload = ((SecretOwnerTask.State.Success) state).getRemotePayload();
 			Toast.makeText(this,
-					"Success - got shard",
+					"Success - got shard " + shardPayload.length,
 					Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
 			finish();
 		} else if (state instanceof SecretOwnerTask.State.Failure) {
-			// TODO error screen
+			// TODO error screen, handle reason
 			Toast.makeText(this,
 					"Shard return failed!",
 					Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();