diff --git a/apt.go b/apt.go
index de38135..5fa6385 100644
--- a/apt.go
+++ b/apt.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func initPackages() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	log.Info(me.hostname, "has distro", me.distro, "with", me.machine.Packages.Len(), "packages installed")
+	log.Info(me.hostname, "has distro", me.distro, "with", me.machine.Packages.Len(), "packages installed.")
 }
 
 func addNew(name string, version string) bool {
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ func addNew(name string, version string) bool {
 	return me.machine.Packages.Append(new1)
 }
 
-func updatePackages() {
+func updatePackages() string {
 	// Get the list of installed packages for the detected distro
 	newP, err := getPackageList(me.distro)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error:", err)
-		return
+		return fmt.Sprintln("getPackageList()", err)
 	}
 
 	var newCounter, changeCounter int
@@ -69,5 +69,5 @@ func updatePackages() {
 	if newCounter != 0 {
 		footer += fmt.Sprintf(" (%d new)", newCounter)
 	}
-	log.Info(footer)
+	return footer
 }
diff --git a/send.go b/send.go
index 99a74ba..045c625 100644
--- a/send.go
+++ b/send.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func pingStatus() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func sendMachine() error {
+func sendMachine(s string) error {
 	var url string
 	url = urlbase + "/machine"
 	msg, err := me.machine.Marshal()
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ func sendMachine() error {
 		log.Info("proto.Marshal() failed:", err)
 		return err
 	}
-	log.Info("proto Marshal len =", len(msg))
 	body, err := httpPost(url, msg)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Info("httpPost() failed:", err)
@@ -60,15 +60,18 @@ func sendMachine() error {
 	test := strings.TrimSpace(string(body))
 	// log.Info("virtigo returned body:", test)
 	for _, line := range strings.Split(test, "\n") {
-		switch line {
-		case "upgrade":
-			log.Info("zookeeper is healthy")
-		case "apt update":
-			log.Info("machine upgrade now")
+		if line == "upgrade" {
+			log.Info(s, "zookeeper is healthy", len(msg))
+		} else if line == "kill" {
+			os.Exit(0)
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(line, "apt update") {
+			log.Info("machine upgrade now", line)
 			shell.Run([]string{"apt", "update"})
 			shell.Run([]string{"apt", "install", "zood"})
-		default:
-			log.Info("zookeeper is maybe not working GOT:", line)
+			log.Sleep(1)
+			os.Exit(0)
+		} else {
+			log.Info(urlbase, "is maybe not working GOT:", line)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/watchdog.go b/watchdog.go
index 00c729a..c490143 100644
--- a/watchdog.go
+++ b/watchdog.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
-
-	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
 // timeFunction takes a function as an argument and returns the execution time.
@@ -30,11 +28,11 @@ func NewWatchdog() {
 		case <-done:
 			fmt.Println("Done!")
 			return
-		case t := <-me.dog.C:
-			log.Info("Watchdog() ticked", me.zookeeper, "Current time: ", t)
-			updatePackages()
+		case _ = <-me.dog.C:
+			// log.Info("Watchdog() ticked", me.zookeeper, "Current time: ", t)
+			s := updatePackages()
 			// pingStatus()
-			sendMachine()
+			sendMachine(s)
 			// h.pollHypervisor()
 			// h.Scan()
 		}