diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d800fa1..96a6537 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ git-clone:
 	# go-clone --recursive --go-src --no-work go.wit.com/apps/go-clone
 	go-clone --recursive --go-src --no-work go.wit.com/lib/daemons/virtigod
 
-start:
-	rm -f /tmp/pihole.wit.com.xml
-	./virtigod --start pihole.wit.com
-
 start-pihole.wit.com-http:
 	curl --silent http://localhost:8080/start?start=pihole.wit.com
+
+start-bind.wit.com-http:
+	curl --silent http://localhost:8080/start?start=bind.wit.com
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 746ef9b..5fb63f6 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if tmp == "/start" {
+		log.Info("/start jcarr actually doing START")
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "/start jcarr actually doing START")
 		start := r.URL.Query().Get("start")
 		xml := "/tmp/" + start + ".xml"
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 		// fmt.Fprintln(w, "HTTP:", r.Body)
 		var d *pb.Droplet
+		d = new(pb.Droplet)
 		// msg, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body) // Read the body as []byte
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "/start ReadAll() START")
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "msg =", string(msg))
@@ -89,7 +91,13 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "START len(msg) =", len(msg))
-		// err = d.UnmarshalJSON(msg)
+		err = d.UnmarshalJSON(msg)
+		if d.Hostname == "" {
+			fmt.Fprintln(w,"START hostname is blank")
+			log.Info("START hostname is blank")
+			return
+		}
+
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "START FAILED")
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "error =", err)
diff --git a/start.go b/start.go
index 7c28f76..4bd3844 100644
--- a/start.go
+++ b/start.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 func newStart(start string, d *pb.Droplet) error {
 	// d := me.cluster.FindDroplet(start)
 	if d == nil {
-		log.Info("droplet is unknown:", start)
+		log.Info("log.Info: droplet is unknown:", start)
 		return errors.New("droplet is unknown: " + start)
 	}
 	log.Info("start droplet here:", d.Hostname)