diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index f155b3e..c1da67b 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ 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"              default:"2521"   help:"url to use"`
+	URL    string `arg:"--url"                               help:"url to use"`
 }
 
 func (args) Version() string {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d349903..d7ec9c9 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func main() {
 	me = new(stuff)
 	me.urlbase = "http://zookeeper.grid.wit.com:8080"
 	if argv.URL != "" {
+		log.Info("USING ARGV URL:", argv.URL)
 		me.urlbase = argv.URL
 	}
 
diff --git a/send.go b/send.go
index bd9c9e1..10ca056 100644
--- a/send.go
+++ b/send.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ func sendMachine(s string) error {
 	}
 	body, err := httpPost(url, msg)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("httpPost() failed: url", url)
 		log.Info("httpPost() failed:", err)
 		return err
 	}