diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index 49904fd..7881dac 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@ func DbConn(c data.HostDetails) *sql.DB {
 
 	found, testUserName := data.ViperPgmConfig("test_user", "r")
 	if found == true {
-		logger.Logger("[LOG] test requires containerized database or custom \"test_db\" in .pgm.yaml")
-	} else {
-		logger.Logger("[LOG] no reserved username found in logfile, reset with a key \"test_user\"")
-		logger.Logger("[LOG] test requires containerized database or custom \"test_db\" in .pgm.yaml")
+		logger.Logger("[LOG] found test user in .pgm.yaml")
 	}
 	psqlInfo = fmt.Sprintf("host=%s port=%d user=%s "+
 		"password=%s dbname=%s sslmode=disable",
@@ -39,13 +36,14 @@ func DbConn(c data.HostDetails) *sql.DB {
 		case testUserName:
 			logger.Logger("[ERROR] go tests expects to connect with the docker compose database." +
 				"[ERROR] run \"docker-compose up\" and re-run tests")
+			fmt.Println("local db is closed, please run docker-compose up")
 			os.Exit(1)
 		default:
 			logger.Logger("[ERROR] db error: " + err.Error())
 		}
 
 	}
-
+	logger.Logger("[LOG] pinging db " + dbn)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	err = db.PingContext(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -53,6 +51,7 @@ func DbConn(c data.HostDetails) *sql.DB {
 		case testUserName:
 			logger.Logger("[ERROR] db error, unable to ping: " + err.Error()+
 				"[ERROR] ensure docker database is running and re-run tests")
+			fmt.Println("local db is closed, please run docker-compose up")
 			os.Exit(1)
 		default:
 			logger.Logger("[ERROR] db error: " + err.Error())
diff --git a/loader/loader.go b/loader/loader.go
index 1c832fe..4c586a6 100644
--- a/loader/loader.go
+++ b/loader/loader.go
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ func Loader(t []string, s string, b string) error {
 	var hostChoice host
 	var isT bool
 	isT = setTest(s)
-	logger.Logger("[LOG] is loader test: " + strconv.FormatBool(hostChoice.isTest))
 	hostChoice = host{60, s, t, 0, false, false, 0, b, isT}
 	if err := tea.NewProgram(hostChoice).Start(); err != nil {
 		if isT == true {
@@ -129,7 +128,6 @@ func (m host) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 // Views return a string based on data in the host. That string which will be
 // rendered to the terminal.
 func (m host) View() string {
-	logger.Logger("[LOG] view initialized")
 	var s string
 	if m.Quitting {
 		logger.Logger("[LOG] leaving pgm")
@@ -140,6 +138,7 @@ func (m host) View() string {
 		s = choicesView(m)
 	} else {
 		tea.Quit()
+		logger.Logger("[LOG] " + m.File + " chosen")
 		LoadUi(m)
 	}
 	return s
@@ -225,7 +224,6 @@ func tick() tea.Cmd {
 // loads a yaml file into the correct format for consumption.
 // errs the pipeline step if there is not a configuration in this repository.
 func loadhost(c string, p *data.HostDetails) *data.HostDetails {
-	logger.Logger("[LOG] file path string is: " + c)
 	cfg, err := ioutil.ReadFile(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Logger("[ERROR] unable to find this filepath: " + err.Error())
@@ -240,6 +238,7 @@ func Screener(g data.HostDetails) {
 	//var dbConn *sql.DB
 	//var s interface{}
 	logger.Logger("[LOG] starting screen")
+	os.Exit(0)
 	//
 	//found, s := data.ViperScrConfig("userSessions", "r")
 	//mapstructure.Decode(s, &scn)
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index bdf2e85..dae0757 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package main_test
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"os"
 	"pgm/config"
 	"pgm/data"
+	"pgm/db"
 	"pgm/loader"
 	"pgm/logger"
 	"testing"
@@ -119,6 +121,27 @@ func TestViperScnConfig(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 
+func TestDbConn(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	var h data.HostDetails
+	found, c := data.ViperPgmConfig("test_db", "r")
+	if found != true {
+		logger.Logger("[LOG] failed to find test_db in .pgm.yaml")
+	}
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(c), &h)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Logger("[ERROR] db conn test failure: " + err.Error())
+	}
+	got := db.DbConn(h)
+	err = got.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("sql function did not test correctly")
+	}
+
+
+}
+
+
 //func TestScreener(t *testing.T) {
 //	t.Parallel()
 //	var p data.HostDetails
@@ -143,6 +166,11 @@ func TestViperScnConfig(t *testing.T) {
 //
 //}
 
+type connTest struct {
+	u string
+
+}
+
 type viperScnReturn struct {
 	t string
 	want string