diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a6631f5..f640dbf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ BUILDTIME = $(shell date +%Y.%m.%d_%H%M)
 REDOMOD = $(shell if [ -e go.sum ]; then  echo go.sum exists; else GO111MODULE= go mod init; GO111MODULE= go mod tidy; fi)
 
 all: build
-	#./zookeeper
 	./zookeeper --version
+	./zookeeper
 
 build:
 	GO111MODULE=off go build \
diff --git a/apt.go b/apt.go
index ddab8e4..9f88164 100644
--- a/apt.go
+++ b/apt.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func updatePackages() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	footer := fmt.Sprintf("%s has distro %s with %d packages installed",me.hostname, me.distro, me.packages.Len())
+	footer := fmt.Sprintf("%s has distro %s with %d packages installed", me.hostname, me.distro, me.packages.Len())
 	if changeCounter != 0 {
 		footer += fmt.Sprintf(" (%d changed)", changeCounter)
 	}
diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 9846438..85dcf75 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ 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"`
+	Port   int  `arg:"--port"             default:"8080"   help:"port to run on"`
 }
 
 func (args) Version() string {
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 6547f74..6ff3bb1 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
-	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -20,67 +19,31 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	log.Info("Got URL Path: ", r.URL.Path)
 	route := cleanURL(r.URL.Path)
 
-	domname := r.URL.Query().Get("domain")
+	hostname := r.URL.Query().Get("hostname")
 
 	msg, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body) // Read the body as []byte
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "ReadAll() error =", err)
+		log.Info("ReadAll() error =", err)
 		return
 	}
 
-	log.Info("Got URL msg:", string(msg))
 	if route == "/" {
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "OK")
 		return
 	}
 
-	// exit the virtigo daemon & have systemd restart it
-	// this can happen & when it does, access to
-	// to libvirtd will hang (aka: virsh list will hang)
-	// One way to trigger this is to not properly close
-	// domain sockets opened from go-qemu/hypervisor
-	// it's a good idea in any case so leave it here
-	if route == "/kill" {
-		log.Warn("KILLED")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "KILLED")
-		os.Exit(-1)
-		return
-	}
-
-	// curl http://localhost:2520/import?domain=foo.bar.com
-	if route == "/import" {
-		fmt.Fprint(w, "import domain:", domname)
-
-		return
-	}
-
-	if route == "/favicon.ico" {
-		writeFile(w, "ipv6.png")
+	if route == "/status" {
+		if hostname == "" {
+			// ignore junk
+			log.Info("hostname was blank")
+			return
+		}
+		log.Info("Got URL msg length:", len(msg))
 		return
 	}
 
 	log.Warn("BAD URL =", route)
 }
 
-func writeFile(w http.ResponseWriter, filename string) {
-	// fmt.Fprintln(w, "GOT TEST?")
-	fullname := "resources/" + filename
-	pfile, err := resources.ReadFile(fullname)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Println("ERROR:", err)
-		// w.Write(pfile)
-		return
-	}
-
-	var repohtml string
-	repohtml = string(pfile)
-	if filename == "goReference.svg" {
-		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "image/svg+xml")
-	}
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, repohtml)
-	log.Println("writeFile() found internal file:", filename)
-}
-
 // starts and sits waiting for HTTP requests
 func startHTTP() {
 	http.HandleFunc("/", okHandler)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index db3e42a..f540f6f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/zoopb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -45,16 +44,8 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	me = new(stuff)
-	me.zookeeper = "zookeeper.wit.com"
 	me.hostname, _ = os.Hostname()
-	me.pollDelay = 3 * time.Second
-
-	// what OS?
-	me.distro = initDistro()
-
-	// init the installed package list
-	me.packages = new(zoopb.Packages)
-	initPackages()
+	me.pollDelay = 10 * time.Second
 
 	go NewWatchdog()
 
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index a5b726f..ba67457 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ var me *stuff
 
 // this app's variables
 type stuff struct {
-	hostname  string          // my hostname to send to zookeeper
-	zookeeper string          // the dns name for the zookeeper
-	pollDelay time.Duration   // how often to report our status
-	dog       *time.Ticker    // the watchdog timer
+	hostname  string        // my hostname to send to zookeeper
+	zookeeper string        // the dns name for the zookeeper
+	pollDelay time.Duration // how often to report our status
+	dog       *time.Ticker  // the watchdog timer
+	dogchan   chan bool
 	distro    string          // debian,redhat,gentoo,macos,wincrap
 	packages  *zoopb.Packages // installed packages and versions
 }
diff --git a/watchdog.go b/watchdog.go
index d70ccbf..e685b7b 100644
--- a/watchdog.go
+++ b/watchdog.go
@@ -14,10 +14,18 @@ func TimeFunction(f func()) time.Duration {
 	return time.Since(startTime) // Calculate the elapsed time
 }
 
+func shutdownDog() {
+	// this example would exit/destroy the ticker in 10 seconds
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+		me.dogchan <- true
+	}()
+}
+
 func NewWatchdog() {
 	me.dog = time.NewTicker(me.pollDelay)
 	defer me.dog.Stop()
-	done := make(chan bool)
+	me.dogchan = make(chan bool)
 	/*
 		// this example would exit/destroy the ticker in 10 seconds
 		go func() {
@@ -27,12 +35,11 @@ func NewWatchdog() {
 	*/
 	for {
 		select {
-		case <-done:
+		case <-me.dogchan:
 			fmt.Println("Done!")
 			return
 		case t := <-me.dog.C:
 			log.Info("Watchdog() ticked", me.zookeeper, "Current time: ", t)
-			updatePackages()
 			// h.pollHypervisor()
 			// h.Scan()
 		}