diff --git a/komrade/backend/switchboard.py b/komrade/backend/switchboard.py
index da0ef4c..541d2b3 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/switchboard.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/switchboard.py
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@ class TheSwitchboard(FlaskView, Logger):
 
     @route('/please/<encr_b64_str>')
     def please(self,encr_b64_str=None):
-        return 'hello?'
-        raise Exception(encr_b64_str)
-        # return encr_b64_str
-
         # first try to get from string to bytes
         self.log('incoming <--',encr_b64_str)
 
@@ -93,10 +89,10 @@ class TheSwitchboard(FlaskView, Logger):
             self.log('encr_b64_b',encr_b64_b)
             encr_b = b64decode(encr_b64_b)
             self.log('encr_b',encr_b)
+            return 'successfully understood input'
         except (UnicodeDecodeError,binascii.Error) as e:
             return OPERATOR_INTERCEPT_MESSAGE
 
-        return 'hello???'
         if not encr_b64_str: return OPERATOR_INTERCEPT_MESSAGE