diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 07bd16c..ae2d873 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ REDOMOD = $(shell if [ -e go.sum ]; then  echo go.sum exists; else GO111MODULE=
 all:
 	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -ldflags "-X main.Version=${VERSION} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 	./virtigo --version
-	# ./virtigo --hosts farm01 farm02 farm03
-	./virtigo --start jcarr
+	./virtigo
 
 start-all-droplets:
 	curl --silent http://localhost:8080/start?start=git.wit.org
diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 003f170..7c584b9 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import "go.wit.com/log"
 var argv args
 
 type args struct {
+	Dir    string   `arg:"--dir"                    help:"defaults to ~/.config/virtigo/"`
+	Port   int      `arg:"--port" default:"8080"    help:"specify a different default port"`
 	Hosts  []string `arg:"--hosts"                  help:"hosts to connect to"`
 	Uptime bool     `arg:"--uptime" default:"true"  help:"allow uptime checks for things like Kuma"`
-	Port   int      `arg:"--port" default:"8080"    help:"specify a different default port"`
 	Daemon bool     `arg:"--daemon"                 help:"run in daemon mode"`
-	Start  string   `arg:"--start"                  help:"droplet to start"`
 }
 
 func (a args) Description() string {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f97f891..ad38d8a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -57,43 +57,6 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	*/
 
-	if argv.Start != "" {
-		d := findDroplet(argv.Start)
-		if d == nil {
-			log.Info("droplet is unknown:", argv.Start)
-			os.Exit(0)
-		}
-		log.Info("start droplet here:", d.pb.Hostname)
-		domcfg := makeStandardXml(d)
-
-		fmt.Printf("Virt type %s\n", domcfg.Type)
-		fmt.Printf("Virt name %s\n", domcfg.Name)
-		fmt.Printf("Virt UUID %s\n", domcfg.UUID)
-		fmt.Printf("Virt Memory %d %s\n", domcfg.Memory.Value, domcfg.Memory.Unit)
-
-		// test add some ethernet devices
-		macs := getMacs(domcfg)
-		fmt.Printf("Virt mac addr:%s\n", macs)
-
-		// clearEthernet(domcfg)
-
-		addEthernet(domcfg, "04:44:33:11:22:11", "worldbr")
-		addEthernet(domcfg, "04:44:33:33:44:55", "greenbr")
-
-		// add a check here to make these unique
-		// setRandomMacs(domcfg)
-
-		// print out the final mac addresses
-		macs = getMacs(domcfg)
-		fmt.Printf("Virt mac addr:%s\n", macs)
-
-		qcow := "/home/nfs/" + d.pb.Hostname + ".qcow2"
-		setSimpleDisk(domcfg, qcow)
-
-		writeoutXml(domcfg, "blahcarr")
-		os.Exit(0)
-	}
-
 	// start the watchdog polling for each hypervisor
 	for _, h := range me.hypers {
 		log.Info("starting polling on", h.pb.Hostname)
@@ -103,3 +66,40 @@ func main() {
 	// sit here
 	startHTTP()
 }
+
+func makeDroplet(start string) {
+	d := findDroplet(start)
+	if d == nil {
+		log.Info("droplet is unknown:", start)
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+	log.Info("start droplet here:", d.pb.Hostname)
+	domcfg := makeStandardXml(d)
+
+	fmt.Printf("Virt type %s\n", domcfg.Type)
+	fmt.Printf("Virt name %s\n", domcfg.Name)
+	fmt.Printf("Virt UUID %s\n", domcfg.UUID)
+	fmt.Printf("Virt Memory %d %s\n", domcfg.Memory.Value, domcfg.Memory.Unit)
+
+	// test add some ethernet devices
+	macs := getMacs(domcfg)
+	fmt.Printf("Virt mac addr:%s\n", macs)
+
+	// clearEthernet(domcfg)
+
+	addEthernet(domcfg, "04:44:33:11:22:11", "worldbr")
+	addEthernet(domcfg, "04:44:33:33:44:55", "greenbr")
+
+	// add a check here to make these unique
+	// setRandomMacs(domcfg)
+
+	// print out the final mac addresses
+	macs = getMacs(domcfg)
+	fmt.Printf("Virt mac addr:%s\n", macs)
+
+	qcow := "/home/nfs/" + d.pb.Hostname + ".qcow2"
+	setSimpleDisk(domcfg, qcow)
+
+	writeoutXml(domcfg, "blahcarr")
+	os.Exit(0)
+}