diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9459f37..cd3f72f 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ Call the `dist/linux/router/bin/tunnel-control.sh` script as follows to create a
 
 `tunnel-control.sh socks.destroy <port>`
 
+#### Start a SAM listener on port 7656. Returns "OK"
+
+`tunnel-control.sh sam.create`
+
 
 ## Watch the I2P log for messages
 
diff --git a/bin/build-original-i2p.sh b/bin/build-original-i2p.sh
index eafcbd3..6536274 100755
--- a/bin/build-original-i2p.sh
+++ b/bin/build-original-i2p.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ source $basedir/bin/java-config.sh
 
 # build the jars we're going to modularize
 cd $basedir/import/i2p.i2p
+export LG2=en
 $basedir/import/apache-ant-1.10.5/bin/ant pkg
 $basedir/import/apache-ant-1.10.5/bin/ant updaterWithJbigi
 cd ..
diff --git a/bin/import-packages.sh b/bin/import-packages.sh
index 299c391..f19ab92 100755
--- a/bin/import-packages.sh
+++ b/bin/import-packages.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ fi
 
 cd $basedir/import/i2p.i2p
 git fetch
-git checkout tags/i2p-0.9.37
+git checkout tags/i2p-0.9.38
 cd ..
 
 if [ ! -d "$basedir/import/jdks" ]; then
diff --git a/src/org/getmonero/i2p/zero/Main.java b/src/org/getmonero/i2p/zero/Main.java
index f5cbdff..5218e56 100644
--- a/src/org/getmonero/i2p/zero/Main.java
+++ b/src/org/getmonero/i2p/zero/Main.java
@@ -4,11 +4,7 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-import net.i2p.I2PAppContext;
-import net.i2p.app.ClientAppManager;
-import net.i2p.app.ClientAppManagerImpl;
 import net.i2p.router.Router;
-import net.i2p.sam.SAMBridge;
 
 public class Main {
 
@@ -41,17 +37,17 @@ public class Main {
     System.out.println("Options set: "
         + p.entrySet().stream().map(e->"--"+e.getKey()+"="+e.getValue()).collect(Collectors.joining(" ")));
 
-    Router r = new Router(p);
+    Router router = new Router(p);
 
     new Thread(()->{
-      r.setKillVMOnEnd(true);
-      r.runRouter();
+      router.setKillVMOnEnd(true);
+      router.runRouter();
     }).start();
 
     new Thread(()->{
       try {
         while(true) {
-          if(r.isAlive()) {
+          if(router.isAlive()) {
             break;
           }
           else {
@@ -60,13 +56,7 @@ public class Main {
           }
         }
 
-        String[] samArgs = new String[]{"sam.keys", "127.0.0.1", "7656", "i2cp.tcp.host=127.0.0.1", "i2cp.tcp.port=7654"};
-        I2PAppContext context = r.getContext();
-        ClientAppManager mgr = new ClientAppManagerImpl(context);
-        SAMBridge samBridge = new SAMBridge(context, mgr, samArgs);
-        samBridge.startup();
-
-        new Thread(new TunnelControl(new File(new File(p.getProperty("i2p.dir.config")), "tunnel"))).start();
+        new Thread(new TunnelControl(router, new File(new File(p.getProperty("i2p.dir.config")), "tunnel"))).start();
 
       }
       catch (Exception e) {
@@ -76,7 +66,7 @@ public class Main {
 
     Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread(()->{
       System.out.println("I2P router will shut down gracefully");
-      r.shutdownGracefully();
+      router.shutdownGracefully();
     }));
 
   }
diff --git a/src/org/getmonero/i2p/zero/TunnelControl.java b/src/org/getmonero/i2p/zero/TunnelControl.java
index fb1a573..eddd292 100644
--- a/src/org/getmonero/i2p/zero/TunnelControl.java
+++ b/src/org/getmonero/i2p/zero/TunnelControl.java
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 package org.getmonero.i2p.zero;
 
+import net.i2p.I2PAppContext;
+import net.i2p.app.ClientAppManager;
+import net.i2p.app.ClientAppManagerImpl;
 import net.i2p.data.Base64;
 import net.i2p.data.Destination;
 import net.i2p.i2ptunnel.I2PTunnel;
+import net.i2p.router.Router;
+import net.i2p.sam.SAMBridge;
 
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.File;
@@ -23,7 +28,9 @@ public class TunnelControl implements Runnable {
   private int clientPortSeq = 30000;
   private int serverSeq = 0;
   private String tunnelConfigDirPrefix;
-  public TunnelControl(File tunnelConfigDir) {
+  private Router router;
+  public TunnelControl(Router router, File tunnelConfigDir) {
+    this.router = router;
     tunnelConfigDir.delete();
     tunnelConfigDir.mkdir();
     this.tunnelConfigDirPrefix = tunnelConfigDir.getAbsolutePath() + File.separator;
@@ -50,6 +57,7 @@ public class TunnelControl implements Runnable {
           var in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(socket.getInputStream()));
 
           var args = in.readLine().split(" ");
+
           if(args[0].equals("server.create")) {
             String destHost = args[1];
             String destPort = args[2];
@@ -88,7 +96,7 @@ public class TunnelControl implements Runnable {
             }).start();
             out.println(port);
           }
-          if(args[0].equals("client.destroy")) {
+          else if(args[0].equals("client.destroy")) {
             int port = Integer.parseInt(args[1]);
             new Thread(()->{
               var t = clientTunnels.get(port);
@@ -97,7 +105,7 @@ public class TunnelControl implements Runnable {
             }).start();
             out.println("OK");
           }
-          if(args[0].equals("socks.create")) {
+          else if(args[0].equals("socks.create")) {
             int port = Integer.parseInt(args[1]);
             new Thread(()->{
               var t = new I2PTunnel(new String[]{"-die", "-nocli", "-e", "sockstunnel " + port});
@@ -105,7 +113,7 @@ public class TunnelControl implements Runnable {
             }).start();
             out.println("OK");
           }
-          if(args[0].equals("socks.destroy")) {
+          else if(args[0].equals("socks.destroy")) {
             int port = Integer.parseInt(args[1]);
             new Thread(()->{
               var t = socksTunnels.get(port);
@@ -114,6 +122,14 @@ public class TunnelControl implements Runnable {
             }).start();
             out.println("OK");
           }
+          else if(args[0].equals("sam.create")) {
+            String[] samArgs = new String[]{"sam.keys", "127.0.0.1", "7656", "i2cp.tcp.host=127.0.0.1", "i2cp.tcp.port=7654"};
+            I2PAppContext context = router.getContext();
+            ClientAppManager mgr = new ClientAppManagerImpl(context);
+            SAMBridge samBridge = new SAMBridge(context, mgr, samArgs);
+            samBridge.startup();
+            out.println("OK");
+          }
 
         }
         catch (Exception e) {