diff --git a/daemon/mgmt/manager-base.cpp b/daemon/mgmt/manager-base.cpp
index 5e561ff..2b27f85 100644
--- a/daemon/mgmt/manager-base.cpp
+++ b/daemon/mgmt/manager-base.cpp
@@ -29,47 +29,19 @@
                             uint32_t code,
                             const std::string& text)
 {
-  // Path 1 - runtime exception on receive's wireDecode.
-  // Set Data response's content payload to the
-  // encoded Block.
-  {
-    ndn::ControlResponse control(code, text);
-    const Block& encodedControl = control.wireEncode();
+  ndn::ControlResponse control(code, text);
+  const Block& encodedControl = control.wireEncode();
 
-    NFD_LOG_DEBUG("sending control response (Path 1)"
-                  << " Name: " << name
-                  << " code: " << code
-                  << " text: " << text);
+  NFD_LOG_DEBUG("sending control response"
+                << " Name: " << name
+                << " code: " << code
+                << " text: " << text);
 
-    NFD_LOG_DEBUG("sending raw control block size = " << encodedControl.size());
+  Data response(name);
+  response.setContent(encodedControl);
 
-    Data response(name);
-    response.setContent(encodedControl);
-
-    m_face->put(response);
-  }
-
-  // Path 2 - works, but not conformant to protocol.
-  // Encode ControlResponse and append Block as
-  // the last component of the name.
-  // {
-  //   ndn::ControlResponse control(code, text);
-  //   const Block& encodedControl = control.wireEncode();
-
-  //   NFD_LOG_DEBUG("sending control response (Path 2)"
-  //                 << " Name: " << name
-  //                 << " code: " << code
-  //                 << " text: " << text);
-
-  //   NFD_LOG_DEBUG("sending raw control block size = " << encodedControl.size());
-
-  //   Name responseName(name);
-  //   responseName.append(encodedControl);
-
-  //   Data response(responseName);
-  //   m_face->put(response);
-  // }
-
+  m_keyChain.sign(response);
+  m_face->put(response);
 }