diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 363ab71..37843f4 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -19,15 +19,16 @@ func cleanURL(url string) string {
 func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var route string
 	route = cleanURL(r.URL.Path)
+	log.HttpMode(w)
+	defer log.HttpMode(nil)
 
 	if route == "/uptime" {
 		ok, s := uptimeCheck()
+		log.Info(s)
 		if ok {
-			log.Info("Handling URL:", route, "cluster is ok", s)
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, s)
+			log.Info("Handling URL:", route, "cluster is ok")
 		} else {
-			log.Info("Handling URL:", route, "cluster is not right yet", s)
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, s)
+			log.Info("Handling URL:", route, "cluster is not right yet")
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -36,50 +37,44 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		hostname := r.URL.Query().Get("hostname")
 		if hostname == "" {
 			log.Warn("start failed. hostname is blank", cleanURL(r.URL.Path))
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, "start failed. hostname is blank", cleanURL(r.URL.Path))
 			return
 		}
 		log.Warn("hostname is", hostname)
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "hostname is", hostname)
 
 		// log.Warn("Handling URL:", tmp, "start droplet", start)
 		result, err := Start(hostname)
 		if err == nil {
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, result)
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, hostname, "started output ok")
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, hostname, "need to parse the output here")
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, hostname, "todo: switch to protobuf here")
+			log.Info(result)
+			log.Info(hostname, "started output ok")
+			log.Info(hostname, "need to parse the output here")
+			log.Info(hostname, "todo: switch to protobuf here")
 		} else {
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, result)
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, err)
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, hostname, "start failed")
+			log.Info(result)
+			log.Info(err)
+			log.Info(hostname, "start failed")
 		}
 		return
 	}
 
 	if route == "/import" {
 		log.Info("virtigo import starts here")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "virtigo import starts here")
 		result, err := importDomain(w, r)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Info("virtigo import failed")
 			log.Info(result)
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, "virtigo import failed")
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, result)
 			return
 		}
 		log.Info("virtigo import worked")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "virtigo import worked")
 		return
 	}
 
 	// toggle poll logging
 	if route == "/poll" {
 		if POLL.Get() {
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, "POLL is true")
+			log.Info("POLL is true")
 			POLL.SetBool(false)
 		} else {
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, "POLL is false")
+			log.Info("POLL is false")
 			POLL.SetBool(true)
 		}
 		return
@@ -117,7 +112,6 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	if route == "/quit" {
 		log.Warn("writing out config file and exiting virtigo")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "writing out config file and exiting virtigo")
 		if err := me.cluster.ConfigSave(); err != nil {
 			log.Info("configsave error", err)
 		} else {
@@ -140,7 +134,6 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	log.Warn("BAD URL =", route)
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "BAD URL tmp =", route)
 }
 
 // write a file out to the http socket