diff --git a/add.go b/add.go
index c0a10b4..6356ede 100644
--- a/add.go
+++ b/add.go
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ func (c *OldCluster) FindDropletByName(name string) *Droplet {
 }
 
 func (c *OldCluster) FindDropletByUuid(id string) *Droplet {
+	log.Info("START FIND", id)
+	loop := c.d.All() // get the list of droplets
+	for loop.Scan() {
+		d := loop.Next()
+		log.Info("droplet:", d.Hostname, d.Uuid)
+	}
+	log.Info("END FIND", id)
 	return c.d.FindByUuid(id)
 }
 
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 81bfec4..4758b8e 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -9,11 +9,34 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"go.wit.com/log"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/prototext"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
 )
 
+func (c *Cluster) ConfigSave() error {
+	name := c.Name
+	if name == "" {
+		name = c.Uuid
+	}
+	fullname := filepath.Join(os.Getenv("VIRTIGO_HOME"), name+".pb")
+	cfgfile, err := os.OpenFile(fullname, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
+	defer cfgfile.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("open config file :", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Info("ConfigSave()", fullname)
+	data, err := c.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("cluster Marshal() err:", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintln(cfgfile, data)
+	return nil
+}
+
 // writes out the cluster information it seperate files
 // to make it humanly possible to hand edit things as needed
 func (c *OldCluster) ConfigSave() error {
@@ -34,20 +57,12 @@ func (c *OldCluster) ConfigSave() error {
 	for _, drop := range dcopy.Droplets {
 		drop.Current = nil
 	}
-	if err := ConfigWriteJSON(dcopy, "droplets.json"); err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("droplets.json write failed")
-		return err
-	}
 	if err := ConfigWriteTEXT(dcopy, "droplets.text"); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("droplets.json write failed")
 		return err
 	}
 	c.configWriteDroplets()
 
-	if err := ConfigWriteJSON(c.H, "hypervisors.json"); err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("hypervisors.json write failed")
-		return err
-	}
 	if err := ConfigWriteTEXT(c.H, "hypervisors.text"); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("hypervisors.json write failed")
 		return err
@@ -69,18 +84,18 @@ func (c *OldCluster) ConfigLoad() error {
 		return errors.New("It's not safe to run ConfigLoad() on a nil cluster")
 	}
 
-	if data, err := loadFile("droplets.json"); err == nil {
-		if err = protojson.Unmarshal(data, c.d); err != nil {
-			fmt.Println("broken droplets.json config file")
+	if data, err := loadFile("droplets.text"); err == nil {
+		if err = prototext.Unmarshal(data, c.d); err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("broken droplets.text config file")
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if data, err := loadFile("hypervisors.json"); err == nil {
-		if err = protojson.Unmarshal(data, c.H); err != nil {
-			fmt.Println("broken hypervisors.json config file")
+	if data, err := loadFile("hypervisors.text"); err == nil {
+		if err = prototext.Unmarshal(data, c.H); err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("broken hypervisors.text config file")
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {