diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 636eafb..fd94d4e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ REDOMOD = $(shell if [ -e go.sum ]; then  echo go.sum exists; else GO111MODULE=
 
 all: build
 	./zood --version
-	./zood
+	./zood test
 
 build: goimports
 	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -x \
diff --git a/README b/README
index c9c8ffe..55ecd7e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 This is the zookeeper daemon.
+
+It is simple. It's just designed to keep packages up to date.
diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 101fab8..0efa3c9 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@ import (
 var argv args
 
 type args struct {
-	Daemon bool   `arg:"--daemon"           default:"false"  help:"run in daemon mode"`
-	Port   int    `arg:"--port"             default:"2521"   help:"port to run on"`
-	URL    string `arg:"--url"                               help:"url to use"`
+	Test   *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:test"                      help:"New to forge? This is for you.'"`
+	Daemon bool      `arg:"--daemon"           default:"false"  help:"run in daemon mode"`
+	Port   int       `arg:"--port"             default:"2521"   help:"port to run on"`
+	URL    string    `arg:"--url"                               help:"url to use"`
+}
+
+type EmptyCmd struct {
 }
 
 func (args) Version() string {
diff --git a/watchdog.go b/daemon.go
similarity index 96%
rename from watchdog.go
rename to daemon.go
index d9491b9..f92907f 100644
--- a/watchdog.go
+++ b/daemon.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ func TimeFunction(f func()) time.Duration {
 	return time.Since(startTime) // Calculate the elapsed time
 }
 
+// sends updates to zookeeper
 func zood() {
 	me.dog = time.NewTicker(me.pollDelay)
 	defer me.dog.Stop()
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3f685dd..581ef09 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	me = new(stuff)
-	me.urlbase = "http://zookeeper.grid.wit.com:8080"
+	me.urlbase = "http://zookeeper.chap.wit.com:8080"
 	if argv.URL != "" {
 		log.Info("USING ARGV URL:", argv.URL)
 		me.urlbase = argv.URL
@@ -45,5 +45,22 @@ func main() {
 
 	me.machine = zoopb.InitMachine()
 
+	if argv.Test != nil {
+		testURL(me.urlbase, me.machine)
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	zood() // talks to zookeeper
 }
+
+func testURL(urlbase string, pb *zoopb.Machine) error {
+	newpb, wsPB, err := pb.HttpPost(urlbase, "test")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("got error:", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	wsPB.DumpClient()
+	newpb.Dump()
+	log.Info("got error:", err)
+	return err
+}