diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2aee1ff..a9785bd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "squatconf-web",
-  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "version": "0.4.1",
   "description": "website for the squatConf conference",
   "main": "server.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 425747a..d933990 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@ var fs = require('fs')
   , stack = require('stack')
   , route = require('tiny-route')
   , assets = require('ecstatic')
-  , join = require('path').join
   , config = require('./config')
   , db = require('level')(config.db_path, config.db_opts)
   , port = process.env.PORT || config.port
 
 // create the level db folder if it does not exists
-if(!fs.existsSync('./db/squatconf')){
-     fs.mkdirSync('./db/squatconf', 0766, function(err){
+if(!fs.existsSync(config.db_path)){
+     fs.mkdirSync(config.db_path, 0766, function(err){
        if(err){
          console.log(err);
        }
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ if(!fs.existsSync('./db/squatconf')){
 var app = stack(
     route('/email', require('./src/email-submit')(db))
   , route('/confirm', require('./src/email-confirm')(db))
-  , assets(join(__dirname, 'html'))
+  , assets({ root: __dirname +'/html', handleError: false })
 )
 
 process.on('uncaughtException', function (err) {
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', function (err) {
 })
 
 http.createServer(app).listen(port, function() {
-  console.log('['+ process.pid +'] server started on port '+ port)
+  console.log('[PID='+ process.pid +'] server started on port '+ port)
   console.log('(use Ctrl+c to stop the server)')
 })
 
diff --git a/src/email-confirm.js b/src/email-confirm.js
index a2e5df9..eaba7de 100644
--- a/src/email-confirm.js
+++ b/src/email-confirm.js
@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@ module.exports = function(db) {
     var params = require('url').parse(req.url, true)
 
     if (params && params.query.email && params.query.token) {
-      //console.log('got token:', params.query)
 
       var email = sanitize(params.query.email)
         , token = sanitize(params.query.token)
 
       db.get(email, function(err, obj) {
-        if (err) next(err)
+        if (err) return console.error(err)
 
         // db read OK..
         if (obj && obj.token === token) {
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ module.exports = function(db) {
           obj.trace = obj.trace.concat(ip(req))
 
           db.put(email, obj, function(err) {
-            if (err) next(err)
+            if (err) return console.error(err)
 
             // db write OK..
             res.statusCode = 302
diff --git a/src/email-submit.js b/src/email-submit.js
index 4b45b69..781ffa5 100644
--- a/src/email-submit.js
+++ b/src/email-submit.js
@@ -10,18 +10,19 @@ module.exports = function(db) {
     var params = require('url').parse(req.url, true)
 
     if (params && params.query.email) {
-      console.log('got email:', params.query)
 
       var obj = {}
         , email  = sanitize(params.query.email)
 
+      console.log('got email:', params.query)
+
       obj.token = rn()
       obj.verified = false
       obj.events = { paris: params.query.paris ? true : false }
       obj.trace = ip(req)
 
       db.put(email, obj, function(err) {
-        if (err) next(err)
+        if (err) return console.error(err)
 
         // db write OK..
         var nodemailer  = require('nodemailer')
@@ -33,18 +34,20 @@ module.exports = function(db) {
             from   : config.email.from
           , to     : email
           , subject: config.email.subject
+        //, link   : link
           , text   : config.email.bodyText.replace(/\%link\%/, link)
         }
 
         transporter.sendMail(opts, function(err, data) {
-          if (err) throw err
+          if (err) return console.error(err)
+
           // validation email sent
-          console.log('email sent..', data)
-        })
+          console.log('email sent..', opts)
 
-        res.statusCode = 302
-        res.setHeader('Location', '/')
-        return res.end()
+          res.statusCode = 302
+          res.setHeader('Location', '/')
+          return res.end()
+        })
       })
     }