diff --git a/cluster.go b/cluster.go
index a435a20b7..ef67b7a4a 100644
--- a/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster.go
@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ func (s *StaticNodeSet) Open() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *StaticNodeSet) Send(pb proto.Message, method string) error {
+func (s *StaticNodeSet) SendSync(pb proto.Message) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *StaticNodeSet) SendAsync(pb proto.Message) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/gossip.go b/gossip.go
index 37b8c3b97..6482a333d 100644
--- a/gossip.go
+++ b/gossip.go
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ type GossipMessageBroker struct {
 	LogOutput io.Writer
 }
 
-// implementation of the messenger.MessageBroker interface
-func (g *GossipMessageBroker) Send(pb proto.Message, method string) error {
+// SendSync implementation of the messenger.MessageBroker interface
+func (g *GossipMessageBroker) SendSync(pb proto.Message) error {
 	msg, err := MarshalMessage(pb)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -110,28 +110,32 @@ func (g *GossipMessageBroker) Send(pb proto.Message, method string) error {
 	//
 	// Gossip uses the gossip protocol to eventually deliver the message
 	// to every node.
-	switch method {
-	case "direct":
-		var eg errgroup.Group
-		for _, n := range mlist.Members() {
-			// Don't send the message to the local node.
-			if n == mlist.LocalNode() {
-				continue
-			}
-			node := n
-			eg.Go(func() error {
-				return mlist.SendToTCP(node, msg)
-			})
+	var eg errgroup.Group
+	for _, n := range mlist.Members() {
+		// Don't send the message to the local node.
+		if n == mlist.LocalNode() {
+			continue
 		}
-		return eg.Wait()
-	case "gossip":
-		b := &broadcast{
-			msg:    msg,
-			notify: nil,
-		}
-		g.broadcasts.QueueBroadcast(b)
+		node := n
+		eg.Go(func() error {
+			return mlist.SendToTCP(node, msg)
+		})
+	}
+	return eg.Wait()
+}
+
+// SendAsync implementation of the messenger.MessageBroker interface
+func (g *GossipMessageBroker) SendAsync(pb proto.Message) error {
+	msg, err := MarshalMessage(pb)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
+	b := &broadcast{
+		msg:    msg,
+		notify: nil,
+	}
+	g.broadcasts.QueueBroadcast(b)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index 5c015abde..ed1418f9a 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -370,10 +370,10 @@ func (h *Handler) handlePostDB(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	// Send the delete message to all nodes.
-	err := h.MsgBroker.Send(
+	err := h.MsgBroker.SendSync(
 		&internal.DeleteDBMessage{
 			DB: req.DB,
-		}, "direct")
+		})
 	if err != nil {
 		h.logger().Printf("problem sending DeleteDB message: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handlePostFrame(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	// Send the create message to all nodes.
-	err = h.MsgBroker.Send(
+	err = h.MsgBroker.SendSync(
 		&internal.CreateFrameMessage{
 			DB:    req.DB,
 			Frame: req.Frame,
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handlePostFrame(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				RowLabel:    req.Options.RowLabel,
 				TimeQuantum: string(req.Options.TimeQuantum),
 			},
-		}, "direct")
+		})
 	if err != nil {
 		h.logger().Printf("problem sending CreateFrame message: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -586,11 +586,11 @@ func (h *Handler) handleDeleteFrame(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	// Send the delete message to all nodes.
-	err := h.MsgBroker.Send(
+	err := h.MsgBroker.SendSync(
 		&internal.DeleteFrameMessage{
 			DB:    req.DB,
 			Frame: req.Frame,
-		}, "direct")
+		})
 	if err != nil {
 		h.logger().Printf("problem sending DeleteFrame message: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/messenger.go b/messenger.go
index fc0c55d77..22ba8d61f 100644
--- a/messenger.go
+++ b/messenger.go
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ import (
 
 // MessageBroker is an interface for handling incoming/outgoing messages.
 type MessageBroker interface {
-	Send(pb proto.Message, method string) error
+	SendSync(pb proto.Message) error
+	SendAsync(pb proto.Message) error
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -29,8 +30,15 @@ var NopMessageBroker MessageBroker
 // nopMessageBroker represents a MessageBroker that doesn't do anything.
 type nopMessageBroker struct{}
 
-func (c *nopMessageBroker) Send(pb proto.Message, method string) error {
-	fmt.Println("NOPMessageBroker: Send") // TODO remove or log properly?
+// SendSync A no-op implemenetation of MessageBroker SendSync method.
+func (c *nopMessageBroker) SendSync(pb proto.Message) error {
+	fmt.Println("NOPMessageBroker: SendSync") // TODO remove or log properly?
+	return nil
+}
+
+// SendAsync A no-op implemenetation of MessageBroker SendAsync method.
+func (c *nopMessageBroker) SendAsync(pb proto.Message) error {
+	fmt.Println("NOPMessageBroker: SendAsync") // TODO remove or log properly?
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -46,9 +54,9 @@ func NewHTTPMessageBroker(s *Server) *HTTPMessageBroker {
 	return &HTTPMessageBroker{server: s}
 }
 
-// Send sends a protobuf message to all nodes simultaneously.
+// SendSync sends a protobuf message to all nodes simultaneously.
 // It waits for all nodes to respond before the function returns (and returns any errors).
-func (h *HTTPMessageBroker) Send(pb proto.Message, method string) error {
+func (h *HTTPMessageBroker) SendSync(pb proto.Message) error {
 	// Marshal the pb to []byte
 	buf, err := MarshalMessage(pb)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -74,6 +82,12 @@ func (h *HTTPMessageBroker) Send(pb proto.Message, method string) error {
 	return g.Wait()
 }
 
+// SendAsync exists to implement the MessageBroker interface, but just calls
+// SendSync.
+func (h *HTTPMessageBroker) SendAsync(pb proto.Message) error {
+	return h.SendSync(pb)
+}
+
 func (h *HTTPMessageBroker) nodes() ([]*Node, error) {
 	if h.server == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("HTTPMessageBroker has no reference to Server.")