diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7258a47..1819d77 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/zoopb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ func main() {
 	// me.machine.ConfigLoad()
 
 	me.forge = forgepb.InitPB()
-	me.forge.InitMachine()
+	me.machine = zoopb.InitMachine()
 
 	go NewWatchdog()
 
diff --git a/send.go b/send.go
index 43efc6e..2636d5c 100644
--- a/send.go
+++ b/send.go
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import (
 
 func pingStatus() error {
 	var url string
-	url = me.urlbase + "/status?hostname=" + me.forge.Machine.Hostname
+	url = me.urlbase + "/status?hostname=" + me.machine.Hostname
 	/*
-		msg, err := me.forge.Machine.Packages.Marshal()
+		msg, err := me.machine.Packages.Marshal()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Info("proto.Marshal() failed:", err)
 			return err
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func pingStatus() error {
 		log.Info("proto Marshal len =", len(msg))
 	*/
 
-	body, err := me.forge.HttpPostMachine(url)
+	body, err := me.machine.HttpPostMachine(url)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Info("httpPost() failed:", err)
 		return err
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func pingStatus() error {
 func sendMachine(s string) error {
 	var url string
 	url = me.urlbase + "/machine"
-	body, err := me.forge.HttpPostMachine(url)
+	body, err := me.machine.HttpPostMachine(url)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Info("httpPost() failed: url", url)
 		log.Info("httpPost() failed:", err)
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func sendMachine(s string) error {
 			os.Exit(0)
 		} else {
 			log.Info(me.urlbase, "is maybe not working GOT:", line)
-			log.Info(me.urlbase, "fail count", me.failcount, "from hostname", me.forge.Machine.Hostname)
+			log.Info(me.urlbase, "fail count", me.failcount, "from hostname", me.machine.Hostname)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 0f2330f..bb07847 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/zoopb"
 )
 
 var me *stuff
 
 // this app's variables
 type stuff struct {
-	urlbase   string        // the dns name for the zookeeper
-	hostname  string        // my hostname
-	pollDelay time.Duration // how often to report our status
-	dog       *time.Ticker  // the watchdog timer
-	// machine      zoopb.Machine  // populated from protobuf based zoopb
+	urlbase      string         // the dns name for the zookeeper
+	hostname     string         // my hostname
+	pollDelay    time.Duration  // how often to report our status
+	dog          *time.Ticker   // the watchdog timer
+	machine      *zoopb.Machine // populated from protobuf based zoopb
 	forge        *forgepb.Forge // handle to forge
 	failcount    int            // how many times we've failed to contact the zookeeper
 	failcountmax int            // after this, exit and let systemd restart the daemon
diff --git a/watchdog.go b/watchdog.go
index 40ce2ad..f42e516 100644
--- a/watchdog.go
+++ b/watchdog.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func NewWatchdog() {
 			return
 		case _ = <-me.dog.C:
 			// log.Info("Watchdog() ticked", me.zookeeper, "Current time: ", t)
-			s := me.forge.Machine.UpdatePackages()
+			s := me.machine.UpdatePackages()
 			// pingStatus()
 			me.failcount += 1
 			sendMachine(s)