diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 8103989..f0b5e07 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -41,42 +41,6 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	/*
-		if route == "/status" {
-			var packs *zoopb.Packages
-			packs = new(zoopb.Packages)
-			if err := packs.Unmarshal(msg); err != nil {
-				log.Info("/status proto.Unmarshal() failed on wire message len", len(msg), "from", hostname)
-				return
-			}
-
-			log.Info("/status Unmarshal worked with msg len", len(msg), "from", hostname)
-			log.Info("/status hostname", hostname, "has", packs.Len(), "packages installed")
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, "upgrade")
-			return
-		}
-	*/
-
-	// list out the machines and thier version of zood
-	/*
-		if route == "/list" {
-			log.HttpMode(w)
-			defer log.HttpMode(nil)
-			loop := me.machines.SortByHostname()
-			for loop.Scan() {
-				m := loop.Next()
-				zood := m.Packages.FindByName("zood")
-				v := me.targets["zood"] // this is the target version
-				if zood == nil {
-					log.Info("machine", m.Hostname, "does not have zood installed")
-				} else {
-					log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("zood version %s vs target version %s on machine %s", zood.Version, v, m.Hostname))
-				}
-			}
-			return
-		}
-	*/
-
 	if route == "/uptime" {
 		if me.zood == nil {
 			fmt.Fprintf(w, "BAD zood == nil\n")
diff --git a/machine.go b/machine.go
index 8fc6ba6..a5946b8 100644
--- a/machine.go
+++ b/machine.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func handleMachine(r *http.Request, w http.ResponseWriter, hostname string, data
 		} else {
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, m.UpgradeCmd)
 		}
+		m.UpgradeCmd = ""
 		m.Upgrade = false
 	} else {
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "good")
@@ -112,7 +113,9 @@ func updateMachine(u *zoopb.Machine) string {
 	}
 	m.Laststamp = timestamppb.New(time.Now())
 
-	updatePackages(m, u.Packages)
+	if updatePackages(m, u.Packages) {
+		// trigger save pb
+	}
 	return "upgrade"
 }
 
@@ -127,20 +130,31 @@ func updatePackages(m *zoopb.Machine, newp *zoopb.Packages) bool {
 	for loop.Scan() {
 		p := loop.Next()
 		if p.Name == "zood" {
-			if pold := m.Packages.FindByName("zood"); pold == nil {
+			if updatePackageVersion(m, p) {
+				changed = true
+			}
+		}
+		if p.Name == "virtigod" {
+			if updatePackageVersion(m, p) {
 				changed = true
-				log.Log(ZOOD, "updatePackages() new package", p.Name, "version", p.Version, "machine", m.Hostname)
-				m.Packages.Append(p)
-			} else {
-				if p.Version == pold.Version {
-					log.Log(ZOOD, "updatePackages() unchanged", p.Version, "machine", m.Hostname)
-				} else {
-					changed = true
-					log.Log(NOW, "updatePackages() package", p.Name, "version changed", pold.Version, "to", p.Version, "machine", m.Hostname)
-					pold.Version = p.Version
-				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	return changed
 }
+
+func updatePackageVersion(m *zoopb.Machine, pnew *zoopb.Package) bool {
+	pold := m.Packages.FindByName(pnew.Name)
+	if pold == nil {
+		log.Log(NOW, "updatePackages() new package", pnew.Name, "version", pnew.Version, "machine", m.Hostname)
+		m.Packages.Append(pnew)
+		return true
+	}
+	if pold.Version == pnew.Version {
+		log.Log(ZOOD, "updatePackages() unchanged", pold.Version, "machine", m.Hostname)
+		return false
+	}
+	log.Log(NOW, "updatePackages() package", pnew.Name, "version changed", pold.Version, "to", pnew.Version, "machine", m.Hostname)
+	pold.Version = pnew.Version
+	return true
+}