diff --git a/create.go b/create.go
index 033f527..ff8c89b 100644
--- a/create.go
+++ b/create.go
@@ -35,14 +35,13 @@ func createFilename(dir string, filename string) error {
 
 	url := urlbase + "/create"
 
-	body, err := postDropletJSON(url, newDroplet)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Info("postDropletJSON() failed:", err)
-		return err
-	}
+//	body, err := postDropletJSON(url, newDroplet)
+//	if err != nil {
+//		log.Info("postDropletJSON() failed:", err)
+//		return err
+//	}
 
-	// TODO: try this and use this instead
-	body, err = postDropletWIRE(url, newDroplet)
+	body, err := postDropletWIRE(url, newDroplet)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Info("postDropletJSON() failed:", err)
 		return err
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 51b9f71..366687e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func main() {
 			log.Info("create failed", err)
 			os.Exit(-1)
 		}
-		log.Info("create worked")
+		log.Info("virtigoctl create end")
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 	if argv.Start != nil {
diff --git a/post.go b/post.go
index ccdfb11..08c487d 100644
--- a/post.go
+++ b/post.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func httpPost(url string, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(err)
-		return nil, err
+		return []byte("client.Do(req) error"), err
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()