diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index a078820e3d..06070094d2 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -3613,6 +3613,12 @@ void* Application::networkReceive(void* args) {
                     case PACKET_TYPE_AVATAR_FACE_VIDEO:
                         processAvatarFaceVideoMessage(app->_incomingPacket, bytesReceived);
                         break;
+                    case PACKET_TYPE_DATA_SERVER_GET:
+                    case PACKET_TYPE_DATA_SERVER_PUT:
+                    case PACKET_TYPE_DATA_SERVER_SEND:
+                    case PACKET_TYPE_DATA_SERVER_CONFIRM:
+                        DataServerClient::processMessageFromDataServer(app->_incomingPacket, bytesReceived);
+                        break;
                     default:
                         NodeList::getInstance()->processNodeData(&senderAddress, app->_incomingPacket, bytesReceived);
                         break;
diff --git a/interface/src/DataServerClient.cpp b/interface/src/DataServerClient.cpp
index 2eefef8ce4..ba748b401b 100644
--- a/interface/src/DataServerClient.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/DataServerClient.cpp
@@ -6,15 +6,18 @@
 //  Copyright (c) 2013 HighFidelity, Inc. All rights reserved.
 //
 
+#include <QtCore/QUrl>
+
 #include <NodeList.h>
 #include <PacketHeaders.h>
 #include <UDPSocket.h>
 #include <UUID.h>
 
+#include "Application.h"
 #include "DataServerClient.h"
 
 QString DataServerClient::_clientUsername;
-std::vector<unsigned char*> DataServerClient::_unconfirmedPackets;
+std::vector<unsigned char*> DataServerClient::_unmatchedPackets;
 
 const char DATA_SERVER_HOSTNAME[] = "127.0.0.1";
 const unsigned short DATA_SERVER_PORT = 3282;
@@ -27,9 +30,10 @@ void DataServerClient::putValueForKey(const char* key, const char* value) {
         // setup the header for this packet
         int numPacketBytes = populateTypeAndVersion(putPacket, PACKET_TYPE_DATA_SERVER_PUT);
         
-        // pack the client UUID
+        // pack the client UUID, null terminated
         memcpy(putPacket + numPacketBytes, _clientUsername.toLocal8Bit().constData(), _clientUsername.toLocal8Bit().size());
         numPacketBytes += _clientUsername.toLocal8Bit().size();
+        putPacket[numPacketBytes++] = '\0';
         
         // pack the key, null terminated
         strcpy((char*) putPacket + numPacketBytes, key);
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ void DataServerClient::putValueForKey(const char* key, const char* value) {
         putPacket[numPacketBytes++] = '\0';
         
         // add the putPacket to our vector of unconfirmed packets, will be deleted once put is confirmed
-        _unconfirmedPackets.push_back(putPacket);
+        _unmatchedPackets.push_back(putPacket);
         
         // send this put request to the data server
         NodeList::getInstance()->getNodeSocket()->send((sockaddr*) &DATA_SERVER_SOCKET, putPacket, numPacketBytes);
@@ -62,9 +66,10 @@ void DataServerClient::getValueForKeyAndUserString(const char* key, QString& use
     // setup the header for this packet
     int numPacketBytes = populateTypeAndVersion(getPacket, PACKET_TYPE_DATA_SERVER_GET);
     
-    // pack the user string (could be username or UUID string)
+    // pack the user string (could be username or UUID string), null-terminate
     memcpy(getPacket + numPacketBytes, userString.toLocal8Bit().constData(), userString.toLocal8Bit().size());
     numPacketBytes += userString.toLocal8Bit().size();
+    getPacket[numPacketBytes++] = '\0';
     
     // pack the key, null terminated
     strcpy((char*) getPacket + numPacketBytes, key);
@@ -77,14 +82,14 @@ void DataServerClient::getValueForKeyAndUserString(const char* key, QString& use
 
 void DataServerClient::processConfirmFromDataServer(unsigned char* packetData, int numPacketBytes) {
     
-    for  (std::vector<unsigned char*>::iterator unconfirmedPacket = _unconfirmedPackets.begin();
-          unconfirmedPacket != _unconfirmedPackets.end();
+    for  (std::vector<unsigned char*>::iterator unconfirmedPacket = _unmatchedPackets.begin();
+          unconfirmedPacket != _unmatchedPackets.end();
           ++unconfirmedPacket) {
         if (memcmp(*unconfirmedPacket + sizeof(PACKET_TYPE),
                    packetData + sizeof(PACKET_TYPE),
                    numPacketBytes - sizeof(PACKET_TYPE)) == 0) {
             // this is a match - remove the confirmed packet from the vector so it isn't sent back out
-            _unconfirmedPackets.erase(unconfirmedPacket);
+            _unmatchedPackets.erase(unconfirmedPacket);
             
             // we've matched the packet - bail out
             break;
@@ -95,6 +100,46 @@ void DataServerClient::processConfirmFromDataServer(unsigned char* packetData, i
     }
 }
 
-void DataServerClient::processGetFromDataServer(unsigned char* packetData, int numPacketBytes) {
+void DataServerClient::processSendFromDataServer(unsigned char* packetData, int numPacketBytes) {
+    // pull the user string from the packet so we know who to associate this with
+    int numHeaderBytes = numBytesForPacketHeader(packetData);
+        
+    QString userString(QByteArray((char*) packetData + numHeaderBytes, strlen((char*) packetData + numHeaderBytes)));
     
+    QUuid userUUID(userString);
+    
+    if (userUUID.isNull()) {
+        // the user string was a username
+        // for now assume this means that it is for our avatar
+        
+        char* dataKeyPosition = (char*) packetData + numHeaderBytes + sizeof(userString);
+        
+        if (strcmp(dataKeyPosition, DataServerKey::FaceMeshURL) == 0) {
+            // pull the user's face mesh and set it on the Avatar instance
+            char* faceMeshPosition = dataKeyPosition + strlen(dataKeyPosition) + sizeof(char);
+    
+            QUrl faceMeshURL(QByteArray(faceMeshPosition,
+                                        numPacketBytes - ((unsigned char*) faceMeshPosition - packetData)));
+            
+            qDebug("Changing user's face model URL to %s\n", faceMeshURL.toString().toLocal8Bit().constData());
+            QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&Application::getInstance()->getAvatar()->getHead().getBlendFace(),
+                                      "setModelURL",
+                                      Q_ARG(QUrl, faceMeshURL));
+        }
+    } else {
+        // user string was UUID, find matching avatar and associate data
+    }
+}
+
+void DataServerClient::processMessageFromDataServer(unsigned char* packetData, int numPacketBytes) {
+    switch (packetData[0]) {
+        case PACKET_TYPE_DATA_SERVER_SEND:
+            processSendFromDataServer(packetData, numPacketBytes);
+            break;
+        case PACKET_TYPE_DATA_SERVER_CONFIRM:
+            processConfirmFromDataServer(packetData, numPacketBytes);
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/DataServerClient.h b/interface/src/DataServerClient.h
index 993608ef81..594f4b5692 100644
--- a/interface/src/DataServerClient.h
+++ b/interface/src/DataServerClient.h
@@ -20,13 +20,14 @@ public:
     static void getValueForKeyAndUserString(const char* key, QString& userString);
     static void getClientValueForKey(const char* key) { getValueForKeyAndUserString(key, _clientUsername); }
     static void processConfirmFromDataServer(unsigned char* packetData, int numPacketBytes);
-    static void processGetFromDataServer(unsigned char* packetData, int numPacketBytes);
+    static void processSendFromDataServer(unsigned char* packetData, int numPacketBytes);
+    static void processMessageFromDataServer(unsigned char* packetData, int numPacketBytes);
     
     static void setClientUsername(const QString& clientUsername) { _clientUsername = clientUsername; }
     static QString& setClientUsername() { return _clientUsername; }
 private:
     static QString _clientUsername;
-    static std::vector<unsigned char*> _unconfirmedPackets;
+    static std::vector<unsigned char*> _unmatchedPackets;
 };
 
 namespace DataServerKey {