diff --git a/rtmp/rtmp.go b/rtmp/rtmp.go
index 4cbd8ada..e5156468 100644
--- a/rtmp/rtmp.go
+++ b/rtmp/rtmp.go
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ const (
 
 // av_setDataFrame is a static const global in rtmp.c
 var (
+	AV_empty                            = AVC("")
 	setDataFrame                        = AVC("@setDataFrame")
 	av_connect                          = AVC("connect")
 	av_app                              = AVC("app")
@@ -1913,7 +1914,6 @@ func C_HandleChangeChunkSize(r *C.RTMP, packet *C.RTMPPacket) {
 // void HandleServerBW(RTMP* r, const RTMPPacket* packet);
 // rtmp.c +3508
 func C_HandlServerBW(r *C.RTMP, packet *C.RTMPPacket) {
-	// TODO port AMF_DecodeInt32
 	r.m_nServerBW = C.int(C_AMF_DecodeInt32((*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(packet.m_body))))
 	//r.m_nServerBW = C.int(C.AMF_DecodeInt32((*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(packet.m_body))))
 	// TODO use new logger here
@@ -1939,11 +1939,9 @@ func C_HandleClientBW(r *C.RTMP, packet *C.RTMPPacket) {
 
 // int HandleInvoke(RTMP* r, const char* body, unsigned int nBodySize);
 // rtmp.c +2912
-// TODO port AMF_Dump (amf.c +1270)
-// TODO port AMFPRop_GetString (amf.c +342)
+// TODO port AMFProp_GetString (amf.c +342)
 // TODO port AMFProp_GetNumber (amf.c +330)
 // TODO port AMF_GetProp (amf.c +1249)
-// TODO port AMF_Decode (amf.c +1180)
 // TODO port AV_erase (rtmp.c +2393)
 // TODO port SendReleaseStream (rtmp.c +1816)
 // TODO port SendFCPublish (rtmp.c +1846)
@@ -1974,8 +1972,10 @@ func C_HandleInvoke(r *C.RTMP, body *byte, nBodySize uint32) int32 {
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	C.AMF_Dump(&obj)
-	C.AMFProp_GetString(C.AMF_GetProp(&obj, nil, 0), &method)
+	// NOTE we don't really need this ?? still functions without it
+	//C.AMF_Dump(&obj)
+	//C.AMFProp_GetString(C.AMF_GetProp(&obj, nil, 0), &method)
+	C_AMFProp_GetString(C.AMF_GetProp(&obj, nil, 0), &method)
 	txn = float64(C.AMFProp_GetNumber(C.AMF_GetProp(&obj, nil, 1)))
 	// TODO use new logger here
 	// RTMP_Log(RTMP_LOGDEBUG, "%s, server invoking <%s>", __FUNCTION__, method.av_val);
@@ -2141,8 +2141,8 @@ func C_HandleInvoke(r *C.RTMP, body *byte, nBodySize uint32) int32 {
 			var obj2 C.AMFObject
 			var code, level C.AVal
 			C.AMFProp_GetObject(C.AMF_GetProp(&obj, nil, 3), &obj2)
-			C.AMFProp_GetString(C.AMF_GetProp(&obj2, &av_code, -1), &code)
-			C.AMFProp_GetString(C.AMF_GetProp(&obj2, &av_level, -1), &level)
+			C_AMFProp_GetString(C.AMF_GetProp(&obj2, &av_code, -1), &code)
+			C_AMFProp_GetString(C.AMF_GetProp(&obj2, &av_level, -1), &level)
 
 			// TODO use new logger
 			// RTMP_Log(RTMP_LOGDEBUG, "%s, onStatus: %s", __FUNCTION__, code.av_val);
@@ -2248,6 +2248,16 @@ func C_AVMATCH(a1, a2 *C.AVal) int32 {
 	}
 }
 
+// void AMFProp_GetString(AMFObjectProperty* prop, AVal* str);
+// amf.c
+func C_AMFProp_GetString(prop *C.AMFObjectProperty, str *C.AVal) {
+	if prop.p_type == AMF_STRING {
+		*str = prop.p_vu.p_aval
+	} else {
+		*str = AV_empty
+	}
+}
+
 // void RTMPPacket_Free(RTMPPacket* p);
 // rtmp.c +203
 func C_RTMPPacket_Free(p *C.RTMPPacket) {