diff --git a/controller/.env-example b/controller/.env-example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c5e59e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controller/.env-example
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# What type of deploy ment do we have for the frontend
+
+NODE_ENV=dev
diff --git a/controller/main.go b/controller/main.go
index a4616e8..78fe743 100644
--- a/controller/main.go
+++ b/controller/main.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -14,14 +15,12 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 
-	err := godotenv.Load("../.env")
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("Warning: .env file not found")
-	}
+	exePath, _ := os.Executable()
+	exeDir := filepath.Dir(exePath)
 
-	port := os.Getenv("PORT")
-	if port == "" {
-		port = "8080"
+	if err := godotenv.Load(filepath.Join(exeDir, ".env")); err != nil {
+		// fallback dev path
+		_ = godotenv.Load("../.env")
 	}
 
 	// gin stuff
@@ -30,6 +29,11 @@ func main() {
 		basePath = "/lst/api/controller"
 	}
 
+	port := os.Getenv("PORT")
+	if port == "" {
+		port = "8080"
+	}
+
 	server := socketio.NewServer(nil)
 
 	r := Setup(basePath, server) // returns *gin.Engine
diff --git a/controller/router.go b/controller/router.go
index 2a62b73..1df1e43 100644
--- a/controller/router.go
+++ b/controller/router.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"os"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	socketio "github.com/googollee/go-socket.io"
@@ -13,22 +12,21 @@ func Setup(basePath string, server *socketio.Server) *gin.Engine {
 
 	r := gin.Default()
 
-	if os.Getenv("NODE") == "production" {
-		gin.SetMode(gin.ReleaseMode)
-	}
-
 	r.GET(basePath+"/check", func(c *gin.Context) {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusAccepted, gin.H{"check": "good"})
 	})
 
 	//logger.RegisterLoggerRoutes(r, basePath, db)
 	r.POST(basePath+"/update", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		fmt.Println("Just hit the route")
 		var payload UpdatePayload
 		if err := c.BindJSON(&payload); err != nil {
 			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 			return
 		}
 
+		fmt.Println("Past first json check")
+
 		c.Writer.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/event-stream")
 		c.Writer.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
 		c.Writer.Header().Set("Connection", "keep-alive")
@@ -39,18 +37,29 @@ func Setup(basePath string, server *socketio.Server) *gin.Engine {
 			return
 		}
 
+		fmt.Println("Past flusher")
+
 		// Start the update and get the channel
 		updates := UpdateApp(server)
+		ctx := c.Request.Context() // Gin request context
 
-		for msg := range updates {
-			//fmt.Fprintf(c.Writer, "event: log\ndata: %s\n\n", msg)
-			fmt.Fprintf(c.Writer, "%s\n\n", msg)
-			flusher.Flush()
+		fmt.Println("attempting the loop")
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				fmt.Println("Client closed connection")
+				return
+			case msg, ok := <-updates:
+				if !ok {
+					fmt.Fprintf(c.Writer, "Update process finished\n\n")
+					flusher.Flush()
+					return
+				}
+				fmt.Fprintf(c.Writer, "%s\n\n", msg)
+				flusher.Flush()
+			}
 		}
 
-		fmt.Fprintf(c.Writer, "Update process finished\n\n")
-		flusher.Flush()
-
 	})
 
 	r.Any(basePath+"/", func(c *gin.Context) { errorApiLoc(c) })
diff --git a/controller/update_channel.go b/controller/update_channel.go
index 53956c4..d4a055e 100644
--- a/controller/update_channel.go
+++ b/controller/update_channel.go
@@ -88,16 +88,18 @@ func copyLatestBuild(server *socketio.Server, target string) {
 
 func triggerRemoteUpdate(server *socketio.Server, remoteURL string, payload UpdatePayload) {
 
-	// basePath := "/api/controller"
-	// if os.Getenv("NODE_ENV") != "production" {
-	// 	basePath = "/lst/api/controller"
-	// }
+	fmt.Println("running the update process")
+	basePath := "/api/controller"
+	if os.Getenv("NODE_ENV") != "production" {
+		basePath = "/lst/api/controller"
+	}
 
 	// send POST request with JSON, expect SSE / streaming text back
 	body, _ := json.Marshal(payload)
 
-	//url := fmt.Sprintf("https://%v.alpla.net%v/update", remoteURL, basePath)
-	url := fmt.Sprintf("http://%v:8080/api/controller/update", remoteURL)
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("https://%v.alpla.net%v/update", remoteURL, basePath)
+	fmt.Println(url)
+	//url := fmt.Sprintf("http://%v:8080/api/controller/update", remoteURL)
 	fmt.Println(url)
 	resp, err := http.Post(url, "application/json", bytes.NewBuffer(body))
 	if err != nil {