diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 7052e71..d27e4d1 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ CC ?= gcc
 CPPFLAGS += -I$(INC)
 
 # Base compiler options (if not defined externally...)
-CFLAGS ?= -Os -Wall -std=c99
+CFLAGS ?= -g -Os -Wall -std=c99
 
 # Extra warnings (not supported on all compilers)
 #CFLAGS += -Wextra
diff --git a/include/redisx.h b/include/redisx.h
index e956713..8464b9e 100644
--- a/include/redisx.h
+++ b/include/redisx.h
@@ -159,10 +159,11 @@ enum redisx_protocol {
  */
 typedef struct RESP {
   enum resp_type type;          ///< RESP type RESP_ARRAY, RESP_INT ...
-  int n;                        ///< Either the integer value of a RESP_INT response, or the
+  int n;                        ///< Either the integer value of a RESP_INT or a RESP3_BOOLEAN response, or the
                                 ///< dimension of the value field.
   void *value;                  ///< Pointer to text (char *) content or to an array of components
-                                ///< (RESP**)...
+                                ///< (RESP**) or (RedisMapEntry *), or else a pointer to a `double`, depending
+                                ///< on `type`.
 } RESP;
 
 /**
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct RedisEntry {
   char *key;                    ///< The Redis key or field name
   char *value;                  ///< The string value stored for that field.
-  int length;                  ///< Bytes in value.
+  int length;                   ///< Bytes in value.
 } RedisEntry;
 
 
diff --git a/src/redisx-client.c b/src/redisx-client.c
index b1b8f3e..4776d7e 100644
--- a/src/redisx-client.c
+++ b/src/redisx-client.c
@@ -601,6 +601,16 @@ int redisxSendArrayRequestAsync(RedisClient *cl, char *args[], int lengths[], in
   // Send the number of string elements in the command...
   L = sprintf(buf, "*%d\r\n", n);
 
+
+  xvprintf("Redis-X> request[%d]", n);
+  for(i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    if(args[i]) xvprintf(" %s", args[i]);
+    if(i == 4) {
+      xvprintf("...");
+    }
+  }
+  xvprintf("\n");
+
   for(i = 0; i < n; i++) {
     int l, L1;
 
@@ -608,6 +618,7 @@ int redisxSendArrayRequestAsync(RedisClient *cl, char *args[], int lengths[], in
     else if(!lengths) l = (int) strlen(args[i]);
     else l = lengths[i] > 0 ? lengths[i] : (int) strlen(args[i]);
 
+
     L += sprintf(buf + L, "$%d\r\n", l);
 
     // length of next RESP the bulk string component including \r\n\0 termination.
@@ -876,7 +887,6 @@ RESP *redisxReadReplyAsync(RedisClient *cl) {
     else break;
   }
 
-
   // Now get the body of the response...
   if(!status) switch(resp->type) {
 
@@ -932,7 +942,7 @@ RESP *redisxReadReplyAsync(RedisClient *cl) {
       }
 
       // Consistency check. Discard response if incomplete (because of read errors...)
-      if(component) for(i = 0; i < resp->n; i++) if(component[i] == NULL || component[i]->type != RESP3_NULL) {
+      if(component) for(i = 0; i < resp->n; i++) if(component[i] == NULL || component[i]->type == RESP3_NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "WARNING! Redis-X : incomplete array received (index %d of %d).\n", (i+1), resp->n);
         if(!status) status = REDIS_INCOMPLETE_TRANSFER;
         break;
@@ -945,18 +955,21 @@ RESP *redisxReadReplyAsync(RedisClient *cl) {
 
     case RESP3_MAP:
     case RESP3_ATTRIBUTE: {
-      RedisMapEntry *component;
+      RedisMapEntry *dict;
       int i;
+
       if(resp->n <= 0) break;
 
-      component = (RedisMapEntry *) calloc(resp->n, sizeof(RedisMapEntry));
-      x_check_alloc(component);
+      dict = (RedisMapEntry *) calloc(resp->n, sizeof(RedisMapEntry));
+      x_check_alloc(dict);
 
       for(i=0; i<resp->n; i++) {
-        RedisMapEntry *e = &component[i];
+        RedisMapEntry *e = &dict[i];
         e->key = redisxReadReplyAsync(cl);
         e->value = redisxReadReplyAsync(cl);
       }
+      resp->value = dict;
+
       break;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/redisx-net.c b/src/redisx-net.c
index ec2405b..ad912c2 100644
--- a/src/redisx-net.c
+++ b/src/redisx-net.c
@@ -573,7 +573,6 @@ int rConnectClient(Redis *redis, enum redisx_channel channel) {
   if(p->hello) {
     char proto[20];
     char *args[6];
-    RESP *reply;
     int k = 0;
 
     args[k++] = "HELLO";
@@ -584,21 +583,30 @@ int rConnectClient(Redis *redis, enum redisx_channel channel) {
 
     if(p->password) {
       args[k++] = "AUTH";
+      args[k++] = p->username ? p->username : "default";
       args[k++] = p->password;
     }
 
     args[k++] = "SETNAME";
     args[k++] = id;
 
-    reply = redisxArrayRequest(redis, args, NULL, k, &status);
-    if(redisxCheckRESP(reply, RESP3_MAP, 0)) {
-      // OK, it looks like HELLO worked...
-      RedisMapEntry *e = redisxGetKeywordEntry(reply, "proto");
-      if(e && e->value->type == RESP_INT) p->protocol = e->value->n;
+    p->hello = FALSE;
+
+    status = redisxSendArrayRequestAsync(cl, args, NULL, k);
+    if(status == X_SUCCESS) {
+      RESP *reply = redisxReadReplyAsync(cl);
+      status = redisxCheckRESP(reply, RESP3_MAP, 0);
+      if(status == X_SUCCESS) {
+        RedisMapEntry *e = redisxGetKeywordEntry(reply, "proto");
+        if(e && e->value->type == RESP_INT) {
+          p->protocol = e->value->n;
+          xvprintf("Confirmed protocol %d\n", p->protocol);
+        }
+        p->hello = TRUE;
+      }
+      else xvprintf("! Redis-X: HELLO failed: %s\n", redisxErrorDescription(status));
+      redisxDestroyRESP(reply);
     }
-    else p->hello = FALSE;
-
-    redisxDestroyRESP(reply);
   }
 
   if(!p->hello) {
diff --git a/src/redisx-tab.c b/src/redisx-tab.c
index 5578844..5fc5b72 100644
--- a/src/redisx-tab.c
+++ b/src/redisx-tab.c
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@ int redisxSetValue(Redis *redis, const char *table, const char *key, const char
   if(redis == NULL) return x_error(X_NULL, EINVAL, fn, "redis is NULL");
 
   prop_error(fn, redisxLockConnected(redis->interactive));
-
   status = redisxSetValueAsync(redis->interactive, table, key, value, confirm);
-
   redisxUnlockClient(redis->interactive);
 
   prop_error(fn, status);
diff --git a/src/redisx.c b/src/redisx.c
index 673fffa..05f9bf2 100644
--- a/src/redisx.c
+++ b/src/redisx.c
@@ -601,8 +601,6 @@ RESP *redisxArrayRequest(Redis *redis, char *args[], int lengths[], int n, int *
   }
   else *status = X_SUCCESS;
 
-  xvprintf("Redis-X> request %s... [%d].\n", args[0], n);
-
   cl = redis->interactive;
   *status = redisxLockConnected(cl);
   if(*status) return x_trace_null(fn, NULL);
diff --git a/src/resp.c b/src/resp.c
index 5299da6..51a88f5 100644
--- a/src/resp.c
+++ b/src/resp.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 void redisxDestroyRESP(RESP *resp) {
   if(resp == NULL) return;
 
-  switch(resp->type) {
+  if(resp->value) switch(resp->type) {
     case RESP_ARRAY:
     case RESP3_SET:
     case RESP3_PUSH: {
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ int redisxCheckRESP(const RESP *resp, enum resp_type expectedType, int expectedS
   static const char *fn = "redisxCheckRESP";
 
   if(resp == NULL) return x_error(X_NULL, EINVAL, fn, "RESP is NULL");
+  if(resp->type == RESP3_BOOLEAN) {
+    if(resp->n != (expectedSize ? 1 : 0)) return x_error(X_FAILURE, EBADMSG, fn, "unexpected boolean value: expected %d, got %d", (expectedSize ? 1 : 0), resp->n);
+  }
   if(resp->type != RESP_INT && resp->type != RESP3_NULL) {
     if(resp->n < 0) return x_error(X_FAILURE, EBADMSG, fn, "RESP error code: %d", resp->n);
     if(resp->value == NULL) if(resp->n) return x_error(REDIS_NULL, ENOMSG, fn, "RESP with NULL value, n=%d", resp->n);
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad7635f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Use the parent directories for libraries and headers.
+LIB = ../lib
+INC = ../include
+BUILD_MODE = debug
+
+ifdef XCHANGE
+ XCHANGE := ../$(XCHANGE)
+endif
+
+# Load the common Makefile definitions...
+include ../config.mk
+
+.PHONY: all
+all: tests run
+
+.PHONY: tests
+tests: $(BIN)/test-hello
+
+.PHONY: run
+run: tests
+	$(BIN)/test-hello
+
+$(BIN)/test-%: $(OBJ)/test-%.o $(LIB)/libredisx.a
+	make $(BIN)
+	$(CC) -o $@ $^ $(LDFLAGS) -lredisx
+
+.PHONY: clean-test
+clean-test:
+	rm -rf bin
+
+clean: clean-test
+
+# Finally, the standard generic rules and targets...
+include ../build.mk
+
diff --git a/test/src/test-hello.c b/test/src/test-hello.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d5f47a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/src/test-hello.c
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * @date Created  on Dec 8, 2024
+ * @author Attila Kovacs
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "redisx.h"
+#include "xchange.h"
+
+int main() {
+
+  Redis *redis = redisxInit("localhost");
+  RedisEntry *e;
+  int n = -1;
+
+  xSetDebug(TRUE);
+  //redisxSetVerbose(TRUE);
+  //redisxDebugTraffic(TRUE);
+
+  redisxSetProtocol(redis, REDISX_RESP3);
+
+  if(redisxConnect(redis, FALSE) < 0) {
+    perror("ERROR! connect");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  if(redisxGetProtocol(redis) != REDISX_RESP3) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "ERROR! verify RESP3 protocol\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  if(redisxSetValue(redis, "_test_", "_value_", "1", TRUE) < 0) {
+    perror("ERROR! set value");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  e = redisxGetTable(redis, "_test_", &n);
+  if(n <= 0) return 1;
+
+  redisxDestroyEntries(e, n);
+  redisxDisconnect(redis);
+  redisxDestroy(redis);
+
+  fprintf(stderr, "OK\n");
+
+  return 0;
+
+}