diff --git a/wintun-testing/ziti-tunnel/ipc/impl.go b/wintun-testing/ziti-tunnel/ipc/impl.go
index 0e4b0547..9a21aaeb 100644
--- a/wintun-testing/ziti-tunnel/ipc/impl.go
+++ b/wintun-testing/ziti-tunnel/ipc/impl.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc/eventlog"
 
-	"wintun-testing/cziti"
 	"wintun-testing/cziti/windns"
 	"wintun-testing/ziti-tunnel/config"
 	"wintun-testing/ziti-tunnel/dto"
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ func SubMain(ops <- chan string, changes chan<- svc.Status) error {
 	}
 	// listen for log requests
 	go acceptLogs(logs)
-	log.Info("log listener ready. pipe: %s", logsPipeName)
+	log.Infof("log listener ready. pipe: %s", logsPipeName)
 
 	pc2 := winio.PipeConfig{
 		SecurityDescriptor: auth,
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ func SubMain(ops <- chan string, changes chan<- svc.Status) error {
 
 	// listen for ipc messages
 	go acceptIPC(ipc)
-	log.Info("ipc listener ready pipe: %s", ipcPipeName)
+	log.Infof("ipc listener ready pipe: %s", ipcPipeName)
 
 	// initialize the network interface
 	err = initialize()
@@ -81,6 +80,7 @@ func SubMain(ops <- chan string, changes chan<- svc.Status) error {
 	// notify the service is running
 	changes <- svc.Status{State: svc.Running, Accepts: cmdsAccepted}
 	_ = Elog.Info(20, SvcName + " status set to running")
+	log.Info(SvcName + " status set to running. starting cancel loop")
 
 	loop:
 		for {
@@ -99,12 +99,6 @@ func SubMain(ops <- chan string, changes chan<- svc.Status) error {
 
 	windns.ResetDNS()
 
-	if ! runtime.NoZiti {
-		cziti.Stop()
-	} else {
-		log.Warnf("NOZITI set to true. fix this ")
-	}
-
 	state.Close()
 	_ = ipc.Close()
 	_ = logs.Close()
@@ -142,7 +136,7 @@ func acceptIPC(p net.Listener) {
 }
 
 func initialize() error {
-	log.Debugf("reading config file located at : %s", config.File())
+	log.Debugf("reading config file located at: %s", config.File())
 	file, err := os.OpenFile(config.File(), os.O_RDONLY, 0640)
 	if err != nil {
 		// file does not exist or process has no rights to read the file - return leaving configuration empty
@@ -155,15 +149,11 @@ func initialize() error {
 
 	_ = dec.Decode(&state)
 
-	if ! runtime.NoZiti {
-		err := state.CreateTun()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		setTunInfo()
-	} else {
-		log.Warnf("NOZITI set to true. fix this ")
+	err = state.CreateTun()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
+	setTunInfo()
 
 	// decide if the tunnel should be active or not and if so - activate it
 	setTunnelState(state.Active)
@@ -540,31 +530,11 @@ func connectIdentity(id *dto.Identity) {
 	//tell the c sdk to use the file from the id and connect
 	log.Infof("Connecting identity: %s", id.Name)
 
-	if ! runtime.NoZiti {
-		if ctx, err := cziti.LoadZiti(id.Path()); err != nil {
-			log.Panic(err)
-		} else {
-			log.Infof("successfully loaded %s@%s\n", ctx.Name(), ctx.Controller())
-		}
-	} else {
-		log.Warnf("NOZITI set to true. fix this ")
-	}
-
+	state.LoadIdentity(id)
 	id.Connected = true
-
-	loadServices(id)
 	log.Infof("Connecting identity: %s responded to", id.Name)
 }
 
-func loadServices(id *dto.Identity) {
-	id.Services = make([]*dto.Service, 0)
-	id.Services = append(id.Services,
-		&dto.Service{Name: "ServiceOne", HostName: "MyServiceName", Port: 1111},
-		&dto.Service{Name: "SecondOne", HostName: "SecondService", Port: 2222},
-		&dto.Service{Name: "LastDummy Service With Spaces and is very very long", HostName: "10.10.10.10", Port: 3333},
-	)
-}
-
 func disconnectIdentity(id *dto.Identity) error {
 	//tell the c sdk to disconnect the identity/services etc
 	log.Infof("Disconnecting identity: %s", id.Name)
diff --git a/wintun-testing/ziti-tunnel/runtime/package-variables.go b/wintun-testing/ziti-tunnel/runtime/package-variables.go
index 635376ee..18163c02 100644
--- a/wintun-testing/ziti-tunnel/runtime/package-variables.go
+++ b/wintun-testing/ziti-tunnel/runtime/package-variables.go
@@ -25,4 +25,3 @@ const ipv6ip = "1"
 const ipv6mask = 64
 const Ipv6dns = "::1" // must be in "ipv6ip/ipv6mask" CIDR block
 
-const NoZiti = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wintun-testing/ziti-tunnel/runtime/state.go b/wintun-testing/ziti-tunnel/runtime/state.go
index 8baef9fc..8d2db758 100644
--- a/wintun-testing/ziti-tunnel/runtime/state.go
+++ b/wintun-testing/ziti-tunnel/runtime/state.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun"
@@ -104,18 +105,6 @@ func (t TunnelerState) Clean() TunnelerState {
 
 func (t *TunnelerState) CreateTun() error {
 
-	wt, err := tun.WintunPool.GetInterface(TunName)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if wt != nil {
-		log.Infof("interface already exists with name: %s", TunName)
-		//todo: probably need to handle this better by ripping it down and recreating it. will need sdk testing to make sure that works
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	log.Infof("creating TUN device: %s", TunName)
 	tunDevice, err := tun.CreateTUN(TunName, 64*1024)
 	if err == nil {
@@ -129,7 +118,7 @@ func (t *TunnelerState) CreateTun() error {
 	}
 
 	if name, err := tunDevice.Name(); err == nil {
-		fmt.Printf("created TUN device [%s]\n", name)
+		log.Debugf("created TUN device [%s]", name)
 	}
 
 	nativeTunDevice := tunDevice.(*tun.NativeTun)
@@ -138,7 +127,7 @@ func (t *TunnelerState) CreateTun() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	fmt.Printf("setting TUN interface address to [%s]\n", ip)
+	log.Debugf("setting TUN interface address to [%s]", ip)
 	err = luid.SetIPAddresses([]net.IPNet{{ip, ipnet.Mask}})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
@@ -156,22 +145,24 @@ func (t *TunnelerState) CreateTun() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	fmt.Println("dns servers = ", dns)
+	log.Debugf("dns servers = %s", dns)
 
-	fmt.Printf("routing destination [%s] through [%s]\n", *ipnet, ipnet.IP)
+	log.Infof("routing destination [%s] through [%s]", *ipnet, ipnet.IP)
 	err = luid.SetRoutes([]*winipcfg.RouteData{{*ipnet, ipnet.IP, 0}})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	fmt.Println("routing applied")
+	log.Info("routing applied")
 
-	fmt.Println("running")
-	cziti.DnsInit(Ipv4ip, 24)
-
-	cziti.Start()
-	_, err = cziti.HookupTun(tunDevice, dns)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+	if ! noZiti() {
+		cziti.DnsInit(Ipv4ip, 24)
+		cziti.Start()
+		_, err = cziti.HookupTun(tunDevice, dns)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.Warnf("NOZITI set to true. this should be only used for debugging")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -179,10 +170,51 @@ func (t *TunnelerState) CreateTun() error {
 func (t *TunnelerState) Close() {
 	if t.tun != nil {
 		log.Warn("TODO: actually close the tun - or disable all the identies etc.")
-/*		err := t.tun.Close()
+/*
+		cziti.Stop()
+		err := t.tun.Close()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("problem closing tunnel!")
 		}
  */
 	}
 }
+
+func (t *TunnelerState) LoadIdentity(id *dto.Identity) {
+	if ! noZiti() {
+		if ctx, err := cziti.LoadZiti(id.Path()); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("error when loading identity %v", err)
+		} else {
+			log.Infof("successfully loaded %s@%s", ctx.Name(), ctx.Controller())
+			if *ctx.Services!=nil {
+				id.Services = make([]*dto.Service, 0)
+				for key, svc := range *ctx.Services {
+					id.Services = append(id.Services, &dto.Service{
+						Name: svc.Name,
+						HostName: svc.InterceptHost,
+						Port: uint16(svc.InterceptPort)})
+					log.Debugf("key is: %s. same as name: %s", key, svc.Name)
+				}
+			} else {
+				log.Debugf("no services to load for service name: %s", ctx.Name())
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.Warnf("NOZITI set to true. this should be only used for debugging")
+		//loadDummyServices(id)
+	}
+}
+
+func noZiti() bool {
+	v, _ := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("NOZITI"))
+	return v
+}
+
+
+func loadDummyServices(id *dto.Identity) {
+	id.Services = append(id.Services,
+		&dto.Service{Name: "ServiceOne", HostName: "MyServiceName", Port: 1111},
+		&dto.Service{Name: "SecondOne", HostName: "SecondService", Port: 2222},
+		&dto.Service{Name: "LastDummy Service With Spaces and is very very long", HostName: "10.10.10.10", Port: 3333},
+	)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wintun-testing/ziti-tunnel/service/service.go b/wintun-testing/ziti-tunnel/service/service.go
index 928488d0..559046bf 100644
--- a/wintun-testing/ziti-tunnel/service/service.go
+++ b/wintun-testing/ziti-tunnel/service/service.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (m *zitiService) Execute(args []string, r <-chan svc.ChangeRequest, changes
 	go func() {
 		err := ipc.SubMain(control, changes)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("unexpected error received from ipc subroutine: %v", err)
+			log.Errorf("the main loop exited with an unexpected error: %v", err)
 		}
 	}()
 loop: