diff --git a/contrib/vertobot/bot.pl b/contrib/vertobot/bot.pl
index 0430a38aa..31eed4092 100755
--- a/contrib/vertobot/bot.pl
+++ b/contrib/vertobot/bot.pl
@@ -126,12 +126,26 @@ sub on_unknown_event
         if (!$bridgestate->{$room_id}->{gathered_candidates}) {
             $bridgestate->{$room_id}->{gathered_candidates} = 1;
             my $offer = $bridgestate->{$room_id}->{offer};
-            my $candidate_block = "";
+            my $candidate_block = {
+                audio => '',
+                video => '',
+            };
             foreach (@{$event->{content}->{candidates}}) {
-                $candidate_block .= "a=" . $_->{candidate} . "\r\n";
+                if ($_->{sdpMid}) {
+                    $candidate_block->{$_->{sdpMid}} .= "a=" . $_->{candidate} . "\r\n";
+                }
+                else {
+                    $candidate_block->{audio} .= "a=" . $_->{candidate} . "\r\n";
+                    $candidate_block->{video} .= "a=" . $_->{candidate} . "\r\n";
+                }
             }
-            # XXX: collate using the right m= line - for now assume audio call
-            $offer =~ s/(a=rtcp.*[\r\n]+)/$1$candidate_block/;
+
+            # XXX: assumes audio comes first
+            #$offer =~ s/(a=rtcp-mux[\r\n]+)/$1$candidate_block->{audio}/;
+            #$offer =~ s/(a=rtcp-mux[\r\n]+)/$1$candidate_block->{video}/;
+
+            $offer =~ s/(m=video)/$candidate_block->{audio}$1/;
+            $offer =~ s/(.$)/$1\n$candidate_block->{video}$1/;
             
             my $f = send_verto_json_request("verto.invite", {
                 "sdp" => $offer,
@@ -172,22 +186,18 @@ sub on_room_message
     warn "[Matrix] in $room_id: $from: " . $content->{body} . "\n";    
 }
 
-my $verto_connecting = $loop->new_future;
-$bot_verto->connect(
-    %{ $CONFIG{"verto-bot"} },
-    on_connect_error => sub { die "Cannot connect to verto - $_[-1]" },
-    on_resolve_error => sub { die "Cannot resolve to verto - $_[-1]" },        
-)->then( sub { 
-    warn("[Verto] connected to websocket");
-    $verto_connecting->done($bot_verto) if not $verto_connecting->is_done;
-});
-
 Future->needs_all(
     $bot_matrix->login( %{ $CONFIG{"matrix-bot"} } )->then( sub {
         $bot_matrix->start;
     }),
     
-    $verto_connecting,
+    $bot_verto->connect(
+        %{ $CONFIG{"verto-bot"} },
+        on_connect_error => sub { die "Cannot connect to verto - $_[-1]" },
+        on_resolve_error => sub { die "Cannot resolve to verto - $_[-1]" },        
+    )->on_done( sub { 
+        warn("[Verto] connected to websocket");
+    }),
 )->get;
 
 $loop->attach_signal(
diff --git a/contrib/vertobot/cpanfile b/contrib/vertobot/cpanfile
index c29fcaa6f..800dc288e 100644
--- a/contrib/vertobot/cpanfile
+++ b/contrib/vertobot/cpanfile
@@ -11,7 +11,4 @@ requires 'YAML', 0;
 requires 'JSON', 0;
 requires 'Getopt::Long', 0;
 
-on 'test' => sub {
-	requires 'Test::More', '>= 0.98';
-};
 
diff --git a/synapse/config/registration.py b/synapse/config/registration.py
index 67e780864..62de4b399 100644
--- a/synapse/config/registration.py
+++ b/synapse/config/registration.py
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ class RegistrationConfig(Config):
             )
 
         self.registration_shared_secret = config.get("registration_shared_secret")
+        self.macaroon_secret_key = config.get("macaroon_secret_key")
 
     def default_config(self, config_dir, server_name):
         registration_shared_secret = random_string_with_symbols(50)
+        macaroon_secret_key = random_string_with_symbols(50)
         return """\
         ## Registration ##
 
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ class RegistrationConfig(Config):
         # If set, allows registration by anyone who also has the shared
         # secret, even if registration is otherwise disabled.
         registration_shared_secret: "%(registration_shared_secret)s"
+
+        macaroon_secret_key: "%(macaroon_secret_key)s"
         """ % locals()
 
     def add_arguments(self, parser):
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/register.py b/synapse/handlers/register.py
index 39392d9fd..c391c1bdf 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/register.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/register.py
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ import synapse.util.stringutils as stringutils
 from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor
 from synapse.http.client import CaptchaServerHttpClient
 
-import base64
 import bcrypt
 import logging
+import pymacaroons
 import urllib
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -274,11 +274,18 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
                 )
 
     def generate_token(self, user_id):
-        # urlsafe variant uses _ and - so use . as the separator and replace
-        # all =s with .s so http clients don't quote =s when it is used as
-        # query params.
-        return (base64.urlsafe_b64encode(user_id).replace('=', '.') + '.' +
-                stringutils.random_string(18))
+        macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon(
+            location = self.hs.config.server_name,
+            identifier = "key",
+            key = self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key)
+        macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("gen = 1")
+        macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("user_id = %s" % (user_id,))
+        macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("type = access")
+        now = self.hs.get_clock().time_msec()
+        expiry = now + (60 * 60 * 1000)
+        macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("time < %d" % (expiry,))
+
+        return macaroon.serialize()
 
     def _generate_user_id(self):
         return "-" + stringutils.random_string(18)
diff --git a/synapse/python_dependencies.py b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
index fa06480ad..fa2419937 100644
--- a/synapse/python_dependencies.py
+++ b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ REQUIREMENTS = {
     "ujson": ["ujson"],
     "blist": ["blist"],
     "pysaml2": ["saml2"],
+    "pymacaroons-pynacl": ["pymacaroons"],
 }
 CONDITIONAL_REQUIREMENTS = {
     "web_client": {
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_register.py b/tests/handlers/test_register.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91cc90242
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_register.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import pymacaroons
+
+from mock import Mock, NonCallableMock
+from synapse.handlers.register import RegistrationHandler
+from tests import unittest
+from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+
+class RegisterHandlers(object):
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.registration_handler = RegistrationHandler(hs)
+
+
+class RegisterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(handlers=None)
+        self.hs.handlers = RegisterHandlers(self.hs)
+
+    def test_token_is_a_macaroon(self):
+        self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key = "this key is a huge secret"
+
+        token = self.hs.handlers.registration_handler.generate_token("some_user")
+        # Check that we can parse the thing with pymacaroons
+        macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon.deserialize(token)
+        # The most basic of sanity checks
+        if "some_user" not in macaroon.inspect():
+            self.fail("some_user was not in %s" % macaroon.inspect())
+
+    def test_macaroon_caveats(self):
+        self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key = "this key is a massive secret"
+        self.hs.clock.now = 5000
+
+        token = self.hs.handlers.registration_handler.generate_token("a_user")
+        macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon.deserialize(token)
+
+        def verify_gen(caveat):
+            return caveat == "gen = 1"
+
+        def verify_user(caveat):
+            return caveat == "user_id = a_user"
+
+        def verify_type(caveat):
+            return caveat == "type = access"
+
+        def verify_expiry(caveat):
+            return caveat == "time < 8600000"
+
+        v = pymacaroons.Verifier()
+        v.satisfy_general(verify_gen)
+        v.satisfy_general(verify_user)
+        v.satisfy_general(verify_type)
+        v.satisfy_general(verify_expiry)
+        v.verify(macaroon, self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key)
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index eb035cf48..80be70b74 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ def setup_test_homeserver(name="test", datastore=None, config=None, **kargs):
         config.signing_key = [MockKey()]
         config.event_cache_size = 1
         config.disable_registration = False
+        config.macaroon_secret_key = "not even a little secret"
+        config.server_name = "server.under.test"
 
     if "clock" not in kargs:
         kargs["clock"] = MockClock()