diff --git a/addDroplet.go b/addDroplet.go
index ba2701c..df60113 100644
--- a/addDroplet.go
+++ b/addDroplet.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func updateDroplet(d *DropletT, domcfg *libvirtxml.Domain) error {
 
 	e, err = updateNetwork(d, domcfg)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Info("updateNetwork() failed")
+		log.Info("updateNetwork() failed", err)
 		return errors.New("updateNetwork() failed")
 	}
 	if e != nil {
@@ -240,16 +240,22 @@ func updateNetwork(d *DropletT, domcfg *libvirtxml.Domain) (*pb.Event, error) {
 			// log.Info("Interface:", iface.Target, "MAC Address:", iface.MAC.Address)
 			// fmt.Printf("source: %+v\n", iface.Source)
 			hwaddr = iface.MAC.Address
-		} else {
-			fmt.Printf("iface: %+v\n", iface)
-			fmt.Printf("Interface Target: %+v, MAC Address not available\n", iface.Target)
-			return nil, errors.New("network XML does not have a MAC Address")
 		}
-		if iface.Source != nil {
-			if iface.Source.Bridge != nil {
-				brname = iface.Source.Bridge.Bridge
+			if iface.Source == nil {
+				fmt.Printf("non-standard network: %+v\n", iface)
+				return nil, errors.New("non-standard network")
 			}
-		}
+
+			if iface.Source.Bridge == nil {
+				fmt.Printf("non-standard network: %+v\n", iface)
+				return nil, errors.New("bridge is blank nil and no mac address")
+			}
+			if iface.Source.Bridge.Bridge == "" {
+				return nil, errors.New("bridge is blank and no mac address")
+			}
+			// log.Info("network has bridge:", iface.Source.Bridge.Bridge)
+			brname = iface.Source.Bridge.Bridge
+			hwaddr = "generate"
 		macs[hwaddr] = brname
 	}
 
diff --git a/change.go b/change.go
index 160da5c..2c47fbb 100644
--- a/change.go
+++ b/change.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func convertToAnypb(x any) *anypb.Any {
 		a, _ = anypb.New(wrapperspb.Bool(x.(bool)))
 		return a
 	default:
-		log.Error(errors.New("Set() unknown type"), "v =", v, "x =", x)
+		log.Error(errors.New("convertToAnypb() unknown type"), "v =", v, "x =", x)
 		return nil
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -46,13 +46,16 @@ func convertToString(x any) string {
 		return x.(string)
 	case int:
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%d", x.(int64))
+	case uint:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d", x.(uint))
 	case bool:
 		if x.(bool) {
 			return "true"
 		}
 		return "false"
 	default:
-		log.Error(errors.New("Set() unknown type"), "v =", v, "x =", x)
+		log.Info("convertToSTring() unknown type", v)
+		log.Error(errors.New("convertToSTring() unknown type"), "v =", v, "x =", x)
 		return ""
 	}
 	return ""
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d8e18de..f2e4f11 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -76,12 +76,14 @@ func main() {
 			_, err := addDomainDroplet(domcfg)
 			if err != nil {
 				ok = false
-				log.Info("addDomainDroplet() failed", err)
+				log.Info("addDomainDroplet() error", filename)
+				log.Info("addDomainDroplet() error", err)
 			}
 		} else {
 			// this droplet is already here
 			err := updateDroplet(d, domcfg)
 			if err != nil {
+				log.Info("updateDroplet() error", filename)
 				log.Info("updateDroplet() error", d.pb.Hostname, err)
 				ok = false
 			}