diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index 42cbe65a..ff03e820 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ fn setup_logger() -> Result<(), fern::InitError> {
             ))
         })
         .level_for("postgres", log::LevelFilter::Info)
-        .level(log::LevelFilter::Debug)
+        .level_for("actix_web", log::LevelFilter::Info)
+        .level(log::LevelFilter::Info)
         .chain(std::io::stdout())
         .chain(fern::log_file("log/mnml.log")?)
         .apply()?;
diff --git a/server/src/mtx.rs b/server/src/mtx.rs
index bf84c101..a2e4a398 100644
--- a/server/src/mtx.rs
+++ b/server/src/mtx.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ impl Actor for PaymentProcessor {
     type Context = Context<Self>;
 
     fn started(&mut self, _ctx: &mut Self::Context) {
-        info!("listening for PaymentProcessor");
+        info!("PaymentProcessor started");
+    }
+
+    fn stopped(&mut self, _ctx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+       println!("PaymentProcessor is stopped");
     }
 }
 
@@ -30,6 +34,11 @@ impl PaymentProcessor {
     }
 }
 
+struct StripeEvent(Event);
+impl Message for StripeEvent {
+    type Result = Result<Vec<Mtx>, MnmlError>;
+}
+
 impl Handler<StripeEvent> for PaymentProcessor {
     type Result = Result<Vec<Mtx>, MnmlError>;
 
@@ -37,7 +46,10 @@ impl Handler<StripeEvent> for PaymentProcessor {
         let event = msg.0;
         match event.data.object {
             EventObject::CheckoutSession(s) => process_stripe_checkout(s),
-            _ => Err(MnmlError::ServerError),
+            _ => {
+                warn!("unhandled stripe event {:?}", event);
+                Err(MnmlError::ServerError)
+            },
         }
     }
 }
@@ -77,16 +89,11 @@ struct Order {
     customer: String,
 }
 
-struct StripeEvent(Event);
-impl Message for StripeEvent {
-    type Result = Result<Vec<Mtx>, MnmlError>;
-}
-
 pub fn post_stripe_event(state: web::Data<State>, body: web::Json::<Event>) -> Result<HttpResponse, MnmlError> {
     let event: Event = body.into_inner();
     info!("stripe event {:?}", event);
-    state.payments.do_send(StripeEvent(event));
-    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
+    state.payments.try_send(StripeEvent(event)).or(Err(MnmlError::ServerError))?;
+    Ok(HttpResponse::Accepted().finish())
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/server/src/net.rs b/server/src/net.rs
index deb2775f..d5d41619 100644
--- a/server/src/net.rs
+++ b/server/src/net.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::env;
+use std::thread::spawn;
 
 use actix_web::{middleware, web, App, HttpMessage, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpServer};
 use actix_web::error::ResponseError;
@@ -14,8 +15,8 @@ use r2d2_postgres::{TlsMode, PostgresConnectionManager};
 
 use rpc::{RpcErrorResponse, AccountLoginParams, AccountCreateParams};
 use warden::{Warden};
-use pubsub::PubSub;
-use ws::{connect};
+use pubsub::{PubSub, pg_listen};
+use ws::{WsEvent, connect};
 use account::{account_login, account_create, account_from_token, account_set_token};
 use mtx::{PaymentProcessor, post_stripe_event};
 
@@ -155,14 +156,14 @@ pub fn start() {
         .expect("DATABASE_URL must be set");
     let pool = create_pool(database_url);
 
-    let _sys = System::new("mnml");
-
+    let _system = System::new("mnml");
     let _warden = Warden::new(pool.clone()).start();
 
     let payments = PaymentProcessor::new(pool.clone()).start();
 
     let pubsub_conn = pool.get().expect("could not get pubsub pg connection");
-    let pubsub = Supervisor::start(move |_| PubSub::new(pubsub_conn));
+    spawn(move || pg_listen(pubsub_conn));
+    let pubsub = Supervisor::start(move |_| PubSub::new());
 
     HttpServer::new(move || App::new()
         .data(State { pool: pool.clone(), secure: false, payments: payments.clone(), pubsub: pubsub.clone() })
diff --git a/server/src/pubsub.rs b/server/src/pubsub.rs
index d812fc4a..bdb9066e 100644
--- a/server/src/pubsub.rs
+++ b/server/src/pubsub.rs
@@ -4,49 +4,56 @@ use fallible_iterator::{FallibleIterator};
 use actix::prelude::*;
 
 use net::{Db};
+use ws::{WsEvent};
 
-pub struct PubSub {
-    connection: Db,
-}
+pub struct PubSub;
 
 impl Actor for PubSub {
     type Context = Context<Self>;
 
     fn started(&mut self, ctx: &mut Self::Context) {
-        self.pg_listen(ctx);
-        self.check_events(ctx);
+        info!("PubSub started");
+    }
+
+    fn stopped(&mut self, _ctx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+       println!("PubSub is stopped");
     }
 }
 
 impl Supervised for PubSub {
-    fn restarting(&mut self, ctx: &mut Context<PubSub>) {
+    fn restarting(&mut self, _ctx: &mut Context<PubSub>) {
         warn!("pubsub restarting");
     }
 }
 
 impl PubSub {
-    pub fn new(connection: Db) -> PubSub {
-        PubSub { connection }
+    pub fn new() -> PubSub {
+        PubSub
     }
+}
 
-    fn pg_listen(&mut self, ctx: &mut <PubSub as Actor>::Context) {
-        self.connection.execute("LISTEN events;", &[]).expect("unable to subscribe to pg events");
-        info!("pubsub listening");
+impl Handler<WsEvent> for PubSub {
+    type Result = ();
+
+    fn handle(&mut self, _msg: WsEvent, _: &mut Context<Self>) -> Self::Result {
+        info!("received ws event");
+        println!("received ws event");
     }
+}
 
-    fn check_events(&mut self, ctx: &mut <PubSub as Actor>::Context) {
-        let notifications = self.connection.notifications();
-        let mut n_iter = notifications.iter();
-        loop {
-            match n_iter.next() {
-                Ok(r) => {
-                    if let Some(n) = r {
-                        info!("{:?}", n);
-                    }
+pub fn pg_listen(connection: Db) {
+    connection.execute("LISTEN events;", &[]).expect("unable to subscribe to pg events");
+    info!("pubsub listening");
+    let notifications = connection.notifications();
+    let mut n_iter = notifications.iter();
+    loop {
+        match n_iter.next() {
+            Ok(r) => {
+                if let Some(n) = r {
+                    info!("{:?}", n);
                 }
-                Err(e) => warn!("{:?}", e),
             }
+            Err(e) => warn!("{:?}", e),
         }
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/server/src/ws.rs b/server/src/ws.rs
index 22ab9389..6cf71cba 100644
--- a/server/src/ws.rs
+++ b/server/src/ws.rs
@@ -108,13 +108,18 @@ impl MnmlSocket {
     }
 }
 
+pub struct WsEvent(Option<Account>);
+impl Message for WsEvent {
+    type Result = ();
+}
+
 // idk how this stuff works
 // but the args extract what you need from the incoming requests
 // this grabs
 //      the req obj itself which we need for cookies
 //      the application state
 //      and the websocket stream
-pub fn connect(r: HttpRequest, state: web::Data<State>, stream: web::Payload) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+pub fn connect(r: HttpRequest, state: web::Data<State>, stream: web::Payload) -> Result<HttpResponse, MnmlError> {
     let account: Option<Account> = match r.cookie("x-auth-token") {
         Some(t) => {
             let db = state.pool.get().or(Err(MnmlError::ServerError))?;
@@ -127,5 +132,6 @@ pub fn connect(r: HttpRequest, state: web::Data<State>, stream: web::Payload) ->
         None => None,
     };
 
-    ws::start(MnmlSocket::new(state, account), &r, stream)
+    // state.pubsub.try_send(WsEvent(account.clone())).or(Err(MnmlError::ServerError))?;
+    ws::start(MnmlSocket::new(state, account), &r, stream).or(Err(MnmlError::ServerError))
 }