diff --git a/nakama/main.go b/nakama/main.go
index 92400fb..91a280f 100644
--- a/nakama/main.go
+++ b/nakama/main.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
-	"regexp"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/heroiclabs/nakama-common/api"
@@ -274,77 +273,86 @@ func handleShowPersona(ctx context.Context, logger runtime.Logger, db *sql.DB, n
 // initCardinalEndpoints queries the cardinal server to find the list of existing endpoints, and attempts to
 // set up RPC wrappers around each one.
 func initCardinalEndpoints(logger runtime.Logger, initializer runtime.Initializer) error {
-	endpoints, err := cardinalListAllEndpoints()
+	//endpoints, err := cardinalListAllEndpoints()
+
+	endpointStruct, err := cardinalGetEndpointsStruct()
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get list of cardinal endpoints: %w", err)
-	}
-	matchQueryRoutes := regexp.MustCompile("^query/*")
-	for _, e := range endpoints {
-		logger.Debug("registering: %v", e)
-		currEndpoint := e
-		if currEndpoint[0] == '/' {
-			currEndpoint = currEndpoint[1:]
+		return err
+	}
+
+	txEndpoints := endpointStruct.TxEndpoints
+	queryEndpoints := endpointStruct.QueryEndpoints
+
+	createPayloadSigned := func(payload string, endpoint string, nk runtime.NakamaModule, ctx context.Context) (io.Reader, error) {
+		logger.Debug("The %s endpoint requires a signed payload", endpoint)
+		signedPayload, err := makeSignedPayload(ctx, nk, payload)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
-		err := initializer.RegisterRpc(currEndpoint, func(ctx context.Context, logger runtime.Logger, db *sql.DB, nk runtime.NakamaModule, payload string) (string, error) {
-			logger.Debug("Got request for %q", currEndpoint)
-			var resultPayload io.Reader
-			if !matchQueryRoutes.MatchString(currEndpoint) { //queries are not signed.
-				logger.Debug("The %s endpoint requires a signed payload", currEndpoint)
-				signedPayload, err := makeSignedPayload(ctx, nk, payload)
+		return signedPayload, nil
+	}
+
+	createUnsignedPayload := func(payload string, endpoint string, _ runtime.NakamaModule, _ context.Context) (io.Reader, error) {
+		payloadBytes := []byte(payload)
+		formattedPayloadBuffer := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
+		if !json.Valid(payloadBytes) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("data %q is not valid json", string(payloadBytes))
+		}
+		err = json.Compact(formattedPayloadBuffer, payloadBytes)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return formattedPayloadBuffer, nil
+	}
+
+	registerEndpoints := func(endpoints []string, createPayload func(string, string, runtime.NakamaModule, context.Context) (io.Reader, error)) error {
+		for _, e := range endpoints {
+			logger.Debug("registering: %v", e)
+			currEndpoint := e
+			if currEndpoint[0] == '/' {
+				currEndpoint = currEndpoint[1:]
+			}
+			err := initializer.RegisterRpc(currEndpoint, func(ctx context.Context, logger runtime.Logger, db *sql.DB, nk runtime.NakamaModule, payload string) (string, error) {
+				logger.Debug("Got request for %q", currEndpoint)
+				var resultPayload io.Reader
+				resultPayload, err = createPayload(payload, currEndpoint, nk, ctx)
 				if err != nil {
-					return logError(logger, "unable to make signed payload: %v", err)
+					return logError(logger, "unable to make payload: %v", err)
 				}
-				resultPayload = signedPayload
-			} else {
-				logger.Debug("The %s endpoint requires an unsigned payload", currEndpoint)
-				// Make sure the given string/[]byte is valid json
-				payloadBytes := []byte(payload)
-				if !json.Valid(payloadBytes) {
-					return "", fmt.Errorf("data %q is not valid json", string(payloadBytes))
+
+				req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", makeURL(currEndpoint), resultPayload)
+				req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+				if err != nil {
+					return logError(logger, "request setup failed for endpoint %q: %v", currEndpoint, err)
+				}
+				resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+				if err != nil {
+					return logError(logger, "request failed for endpoint %q: %v", currEndpoint, err)
 				}
-				// Unmarshal, then marshal the data to normalize it. For example, extra spaces will be removed.
-				// This is required because when the signed payload is serialized/deserialized those spaces will also
-				// be lost. If they are not removed beforehand, the hashes of the message before serialization and after
-				// will be different.
-				// update on the above comment 9/18/2023:
-				// This json normalization logic was extracted from signed payload. The payload is no longer signed in this branch
-				// of logic but keeping the normalization here in case there's any crypto stuff down the line.
-				m := map[string]any{}
-				if err := json.Unmarshal(payloadBytes, &m); err != nil {
-					return "", err
+				if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+					body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+					return logError(logger, "bad status code: %v: %s", resp.Status, body)
 				}
-				formattedPayloadBytes, err := json.Marshal(m)
+				str, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 				if err != nil {
-					return "", err
+					return logError(logger, "can't read body: %v", err)
 				}
-				resultPayload = bytes.NewReader(formattedPayloadBytes)
-			}
+				return string(str), nil
+			})
 			if err != nil {
-				return logError(logger, "unable to make signed payload: %v", err)
-			}
-
-			req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", makeURL(currEndpoint), resultPayload)
-			req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-			if err != nil {
-				return logError(logger, "request setup failed for endpoint %q: %v", currEndpoint, err)
-			}
-			resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
-			if err != nil {
-				return logError(logger, "request failed for endpoint %q: %v", currEndpoint, err)
-			}
-			if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
-				body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-				return logError(logger, "bad status code: %v: %s", resp.Status, body)
-			}
-			str, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-			if err != nil {
-				return logError(logger, "can't read body: %v", err)
+				return err
 			}
-			return string(str), nil
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
 		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	err = registerEndpoints(txEndpoints, createPayloadSigned)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = registerEndpoints(queryEndpoints, createUnsignedPayload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 	return nil
 }