diff --git a/src/Command/TestRegAPNSCommand.php b/src/Command/TestRegAPNSCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9615141
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Command/TestRegAPNSCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Command;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Persistence\ObjectManager;
+
+use App\Service\APNSClient;
+
+use DateTime;
+
+class TestRegAPNSCommand extends Command
+{
+    protected $apns;
+
+    public function __construct( APNSClient $apns)
+    {
+        $this->apns = $apns;
+
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    protected function configure()
+    {
+        $this->setName('apns:test_reg')
+            ->setDescription('Test new format for Apple Push Notification.')
+            ->setHelp('Test new format for Apple Push Notification.')
+            ->addArgument('push_id', InputArgument::REQUIRED, 'push_id');
+    }
+
+    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
+    {
+        $push_id = $input->getArgument('push_id');
+        $this->apns->sendReg($push_id, 'Test Delay', 'Body');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Service/APNSClient.php b/src/Service/APNSClient.php
index 4a1e561b..1c493b4f 100644
--- a/src/Service/APNSClient.php
+++ b/src/Service/APNSClient.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use App\Ramcar\MobileOSType;
 
 class APNSClient
 {
+    // TODO: make this a config entry
     const REDIS_KEY = 'apns_push';
 
     // protected $mclient;
@@ -51,4 +52,9 @@ class APNSClient
                 $this->push($push_id, $message);
         }
     }
+
+    public function sendReg($push_id, $message)
+    {
+        $this->push($push_id, $message);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/utils/apns_sender/apns_sender.py b/utils/apns_sender/apns_sender.py
index ce3a4823..b9034ab1 100644
--- a/utils/apns_sender/apns_sender.py
+++ b/utils/apns_sender/apns_sender.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class APNSClient():
     def setupConnection(self):
         # socket
         sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-        wsock = ssl.wrap_socket(sock, ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, certfile=self.cert_file)
+        wsock = ssl.wrap_socket(sock, ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2, certfile=self.cert_file)
         wsock.connect((self.host, self.port))
 
         self.is_connected = True
diff --git a/utils/apns_sender/new_sender.py b/utils/apns_sender/new_sender.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..557cd605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/apns_sender/new_sender.py
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+from daemonize import Daemonize
+from apns import APNs, Frame, Payload
+import redis
+import time
+import signal
+import sys
+import os
+import logging
+import socket
+
+import ssl
+import struct
+import binascii
+
+
+
+def sigint_handler(signal, frame):
+    sys.exit(0)
+    os._exit(0)
+
+def redisLoop(apns, logger):
+    r = redis.StrictRedis(host='localhost', port=6379, db=0)
+    while 1:
+        #logger.info("Checking queue for messages to send...")
+        time.sleep(0)
+        data = r.brpop("apns_push", 10)
+        if data:
+            info = data[1].split('|')
+            logger.info("Token: " + info[0] + " message: " + info[1])
+            try:
+                apns.sendNotification(info[0], info[1], "notification")
+            except TypeError:
+                logger.info("Invalid token: " + info[0])
+
+
+def sigint_handler(signal, frame):
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+def get_logger():
+    logger = logging.getLogger("apns_logger")
+    logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+    fh = logging.FileHandler("/tmp/apns_sender.log")
+    fmt = '%(asctime)s - %(threadName)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s'
+    formatter = logging.Formatter(fmt)
+    fh.setFormatter(formatter)
+
+    logger.addHandler(fh)
+    return logger
+
+class APNSClient():
+    def __init__(self, title, cert_file, logger):
+        self.title = title
+        self.cert_file = cert_file
+        self.logger = logger
+        # connect
+        self.apns = APNs(cert_file=self.cert_file)
+
+    def sendNotification(self, token, body, notif_type):
+        # apns packet
+        alert = {"title" : self.title,
+            "body" : body,
+            "type" : notif_type}
+
+        payload = Payload(alert=alert, sound="default", badge=1, content_available=True)
+        self.apns.gateway_server.send_notification(token, payload)
+
+
+def main():
+    logger = get_logger()
+    logger.info("Starting apns_sender")
+
+    #apns = APNs(use_sandbox=False, cert_file=cert_file)
+    #apns = setup_apns()
+
+    # TODO: load from config file
+    cert_file = "/root/ios_push_test/ios_prod.pem"
+    apns = APNSClient("Motolite Res-q", cert_file, logger)
+
+    logger.info("Starting redis loop")
+    redisLoop(apns, logger)
+
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, sigint_handler)
+
+
+
+pid = "/tmp/apns_sender.pid"
+#daemon = Daemonize(app="apns_sender", pid=pid, action=main)
+#daemon.start()
+main()
diff --git a/utils/test_apns/test_apns.py b/utils/test_apns/test_apns.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ee22b17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/test_apns/test_apns.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from apns import APNs, Frame, Payload
+
+
+#apns = APNs(use_sandbox=True, cert_file='/root/ios_push_test/motoliteUserDev.pem')
+apns = APNs(cert_file='/root/ios_push_test/motoliteUserProd.pem')
+
+alert = {"title" : "Motolite Res-q Notification",
+         "body" : "Test Notification",
+        "type" : "register"}
+
+token_hex = "0D89F702B8E5A235E5100C47912DCBC346CE503DBB860572402031595D6F4C6C"
+payload = Payload(alert=alert, sound="default", badge=1, content_available=True)
+apns.gateway_server.send_notification(token_hex, payload)