diff --git a/register_host.rb b/register_host.rb
index f12886bce..9ccd2d215 100644
--- a/register_host.rb
+++ b/register_host.rb
@@ -1,38 +1,26 @@
 require 'rest'
 require 'uber_config'
 
-@config = UberConfig.load('config_development.yml')
+@config = UberConfig.load(file: 'config_development.json')
 
 rest = Rest::Client.new
 rest.logger.level = Logger::DEBUG
 
-project_id = @config[:project_id]
-token = @config[:token]
+project_id = @config[:iron][:project_id]
+token = @config[:iron][:token]
 # host name
-host_name = @config[:host_name] || "routertest.irondns.info"
+host_name = @config[:iron][:host_name] || "routertest.irondns.info"
 # which worker to run
-code_name = @config[:code_name] || "sinatra"
+code_name = @config[:iron][:code_name] || "sinatra"
 
 
 response = rest.post(
 # "http://localhost:8080/",
     "http://router.irondns.info/?project_id=#{project_id}&token=#{token}&code_name=#{code_name}",
 	headers: {"Iron-Router"=>"register"},
-	body: {"host"=>host_name, "code"=>code_name)
-puts "body:"
+	body: {"host"=>host_name, "code"=>code_name}
+	)
+puts "response body:"
 puts response.body
 puts "\n\n=======\n\n"
 
-STDOUT.flush
-
-# Now we start the actual worker
-##################################################################3
-
-ENV['PORT'] = port.to_s # for sinatra
-my_app = Sinatra.new do
-    set :port, port
-  get('/') { "hi" }
-  get('/*') { "you passed in #{params[:splat].inspect}" }
-end
-my_app.run!
-
diff --git a/src/router/router.go b/src/router/router.go
index 3169a365a..d65b36867 100644
--- a/src/router/router.go
+++ b/src/router/router.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 	"runtime"
 	"flag"
+	"io/ioutil"
 )
 
 var config struct {
@@ -186,6 +187,9 @@ func ProxyFunc(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 func AddWorker(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	log.Println("AddWorker called!")
 
+	s, err := ioutil.ReadAll(req.Body)
+	fmt.Println("req.body:", err, s)
+
 	// get project id and token
 	projectId := req.FormValue("project_id")
 	token := req.FormValue("token")