diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a97e606..0c75b89 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [v0.1.2]
+- bug fixes
+
 ## [v0.1.1]
 - Inital relase
 - Removed integration tests and fixed travis [#2](https://github.com/xmidt-org/caduceator/pull/2)
diff --git a/caduceator.yaml b/caduceator.yaml
index c5cfe97..3b5e5ba 100644
--- a/caduceator.yaml
+++ b/caduceator.yaml
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ webhook:
   # Authorization Basic {basic}
   #
   # (Optional)
-  basic: "Basic dXNlcjpwYXNz"
+  basic: ""
 
   # jwt provides a way to use Bearer Authorization when registering to a 
   # webhook.  If the below values are all provided, a request is made to the 
@@ -301,4 +301,4 @@ webhook:
 
     # buffer is the length of time before a token expires to get a new token.
     # (Optional)
-    buffer: "5s"
+    buffer: "1m"
diff --git a/deploy/docker-compose/docFiles/caduceator.yaml b/deploy/docker-compose/docFiles/caduceator.yaml
index c5cfe97..5b454b9 100644
--- a/deploy/docker-compose/docFiles/caduceator.yaml
+++ b/deploy/docker-compose/docFiles/caduceator.yaml
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ vegetaConfig:
 
   postURL: "http://caduceus:6000/api/v3/notify"
 
+  sleepTime: "3s"
+
 ########################################
 #   Prometheus Related Configuration
 ########################################
@@ -214,11 +216,11 @@ webhook:
   # registrationInterval provides the time to wait between each registration to 
   # the webhook.  If this is set to 0, no registration is done.
   # (Optional)
-  registrationInterval: ""
+  registrationInterval: "4m"
 
   # timeout provides the length of time the request should wait before timing 
-  # out (in seconds) 
-  timeout: 5
+  # out  
+  timeout: "1m"
 
   # registrationURL provides the place to register the webhook.
   registrationURL: "http://caduceus:6000/hook"
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d2babda..44c9384 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ type VegetaConfig struct {
 	Duration    time.Duration
 	MaxRoutines int
 	PostURL     string
+	SleepTime   time.Duration
 }
 
 type Request struct {
@@ -81,8 +82,8 @@ type WebhookConfig struct {
 }
 
 type Webhook struct {
-	RegistrationInterval string
-	Timeout              int
+	RegistrationInterval time.Duration
+	Timeout              time.Duration
 	RegistrationURL      string
 	Request              Request
 	Basic                string
@@ -95,9 +96,10 @@ type Secret struct {
 }
 
 type JWT struct {
-	AuthURL string
-	Timeout string
-	Buffer  string
+	RequestHeaders map[string]string
+	AuthURL        string
+	Timeout        time.Duration
+	Buffer         time.Duration
 }
 
 type PrometheusConfig struct {
@@ -106,8 +108,25 @@ type PrometheusConfig struct {
 	MetricsURL      string
 }
 
+func vegetaStarter(metrics vegeta.Metrics, config *Config, attacker *vegeta.Attacker, acquirer *acquire.RemoteBearerTokenAcquirer, logger log.Logger) {
+	rate := vegeta.Rate{Freq: config.VegetaConfig.Frequency, Per: time.Second}
+	duration := config.VegetaConfig.Duration * time.Minute
+	for res := range attacker.Attack(Start(0, acquirer, logger, config.VegetaConfig.PostURL), rate, duration, "Big Bang!") {
+		metrics.Add(res)
+	}
+
+	metricsReporter := vegeta.NewTextReporter(&metrics)
+
+	err := metricsReporter.Report(os.Stdout)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		logging.Error(logger).Log(logging.MessageKey(), "vegeta failed", logging.ErrorKey(), err.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
 // Start function is used to send events to Caduceus
-func Start(id uint64, acquirer *acquire.FixedValueAcquirer, logger log.Logger, requestURL string) vegeta.Targeter {
+func Start(id uint64, acquirer *acquire.RemoteBearerTokenAcquirer, logger log.Logger, requestURL string) vegeta.Targeter {
 
 	return func(target *vegeta.Target) (err error) {
 
@@ -133,14 +152,13 @@ func Start(id uint64, acquirer *acquire.FixedValueAcquirer, logger log.Logger, r
 
 		if err := encoder.Encode(&message); err != nil {
 			logging.Error(logger).Log(logging.MessageKey(), "failed to encode payload", logging.ErrorKey(), err.Error())
-			return err
 		}
 
 		req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", requestURL, &buffer)
-
 		if err != nil {
 			logging.Error(logger).Log(logging.MessageKey(), "failed to create new request", logging.ErrorKey(), err.Error())
 			return err
+
 		}
 		req.Header.Add("Content-type", "application/msgpack")
 
@@ -148,6 +166,7 @@ func Start(id uint64, acquirer *acquire.FixedValueAcquirer, logger log.Logger, r
 		if err != nil {
 			logging.Error(logger).Log(logging.MessageKey(), "failed to acquire", logging.ErrorKey(), err.Error())
 			return err
+
 		}
 
 		req.Header.Add("Authorization", authValue)
@@ -155,10 +174,10 @@ func Start(id uint64, acquirer *acquire.FixedValueAcquirer, logger log.Logger, r
 		resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
 
 		if err != nil {
-			logging.Error(logger).Log(logging.MessageKey(), "failed while making HTTP request", logging.ErrorKey(), err.Error())
+			logging.Error(logger).Log(logging.MessageKey(), "failed while making HTTP request: ", logging.ErrorKey(), err.Error())
 			return err
 		}
-		resp.Body.Close()
+		defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 		return err
 	}
@@ -172,8 +191,18 @@ func main() {
 		logger, metricsRegistry, caduceator, err = server.Initialize(applicationName, os.Args, f, v, basculechecks.Metrics, basculemetrics.Metrics, Metrics)
 	)
 
+	if err != nil {
+		logging.Error(logger).Log(logging.MessageKey(), "failed to initialize", logging.ErrorKey(), err.Error())
+	}
+
 	config := new(Config)
-	v.Unmarshal(config)
+	err = v.Unmarshal(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		logging.Error(logger).Log(logging.MessageKey(), "failed to unmarshal config", logging.ErrorKey(), err.Error())
+	}
+
+	logging.Info(logger).Log(logging.MessageKey(), "vegeta frequency")
+	logging.Info(logger).Log(logging.MessageKey(), config.VegetaConfig.Frequency)
 
 	// use constant secret for hash
 	secretGetter := secretGetter.NewConstantSecret(config.Webhook.Request.WebhookConfig.Secret)
@@ -194,7 +223,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// set up the registerer
 	basicConfig := webhookClient.BasicConfig{
-		Timeout:         5 * time.Second,
+		Timeout:         config.Webhook.Timeout,
 		RegistrationURL: config.Webhook.RegistrationURL,
 		Request: webhook.W{
 			Config: webhook.Config{
@@ -205,9 +234,18 @@ func main() {
 		},
 	}
 
-	acquirer, err := acquire.NewFixedAuthAcquirer(config.Webhook.Basic)
+	acquireConfig := acquire.RemoteBearerTokenAcquirerOptions{
+		AuthURL:        config.Webhook.JWT.AuthURL,
+		Timeout:        config.Webhook.JWT.Timeout,
+		Buffer:         config.Webhook.JWT.Buffer,
+		RequestHeaders: config.Webhook.JWT.RequestHeaders,
+	}
+
+	acquirer, err := acquire.NewRemoteBearerTokenAcquirer(acquireConfig)
+
+	// acquirer, err = acquire.NewFixedAuthAcquirer(config.Webhook.Basic)
 	if err != nil {
-		logging.Error(logger).Log(logging.MessageKey(), "failed to create basic auth plain text acquirer:", logging.ErrorKey(), err.Error())
+		logging.Error(logger).Log(logging.MessageKey(), "failed to create bearer auth plain text acquirer:", logging.ErrorKey(), err.Error())
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
@@ -216,7 +254,8 @@ func main() {
 		logging.Error(logger).Log(logging.MessageKey(), "failed to setup registerer", logging.ErrorKey(), err.Error())
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	periodicRegisterer := webhookClient.NewPeriodicRegisterer(registerer, 4*time.Minute, logger)
+
+	periodicRegisterer := webhookClient.NewPeriodicRegisterer(registerer, config.Webhook.RegistrationInterval, logger)
 
 	// start the registerer
 	periodicRegisterer.Start()
@@ -239,6 +278,7 @@ func main() {
 		queryURL:        config.PrometheusConfig.QueryURL,
 		queryExpression: config.PrometheusConfig.QueryExpression,
 		metricsURL:      config.PrometheusConfig.MetricsURL,
+		sleepTime:       config.VegetaConfig.SleepTime,
 	}
 
 	// start listening
@@ -253,24 +293,26 @@ func main() {
 	waitGroup, shutdown, err := concurrent.Execute(runnable)
 	if err != nil {
 		logging.Error(logger).Log(logging.MessageKey(), "failed to execute additional process", logging.ErrorKey(), err.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
 	// send events to Caduceus using vegeta
 	var metrics vegeta.Metrics
-	rate := vegeta.Rate{Freq: config.VegetaConfig.Frequency, Per: time.Second}
-	duration := config.VegetaConfig.Duration * time.Minute
-
-	for res := range attacker.Attack(Start(0, acquirer, logger, config.VegetaConfig.PostURL), rate, duration, "Big Bang!") {
-		metrics.Add(res)
-	}
+	go vegetaStarter(metrics, config, attacker, acquirer, logger)
+	// rate := vegeta.Rate{Freq: config.VegetaConfig.Frequency, Per: time.Second}
+	// duration := config.VegetaConfig.Duration * time.Minute
+	// for res := range attacker.Attack(Start(0, acquirer, logger, config.VegetaConfig.PostURL), rate, duration, "Big Bang!") {
+	// 	metrics.Add(res)
+	// }
 
-	metricsReporter := vegeta.NewTextReporter(&metrics)
+	// metricsReporter := vegeta.NewTextReporter(&metrics)
 
-	err = metricsReporter.Report(os.Stdout)
+	// err = metricsReporter.Report(os.Stdout)
 
-	if err != nil {
-		logging.Error(logger).Log(logging.MessageKey(), "vegeta failed", logging.ErrorKey(), err.Error())
-	}
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	logging.Error(logger).Log(logging.MessageKey(), "vegeta failed", logging.ErrorKey(), err.Error())
+	// 	os.Exit(1)
+	// }
 
 	signals := make(chan os.Signal, 10)
 	signal.Notify(signals)
@@ -290,6 +332,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	metrics.Close()
+	periodicRegisterer.Stop()
 	close(shutdown)
 	waitGroup.Wait()
 	logging.Info(logger).Log(logging.MessageKey(), "Caduceator has shut down")
diff --git a/primaryHandler.go b/primaryHandler.go
index 9789869..f24a485 100644
--- a/primaryHandler.go
+++ b/primaryHandler.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ type App struct {
 	queryURL        string
 	queryExpression string
 	metricsURL      string
+	sleepTime       time.Duration
 }
 
 const (
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ func (app *App) receiveEvents(writer http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
+	time.Sleep(app.sleepTime)
 	writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
 }
 
diff --git a/queueTimer.go b/queueTimer.go
index 7e11a64..e885c6e 100644
--- a/queueTimer.go
+++ b/queueTimer.go
@@ -54,11 +54,12 @@ func (app *App) calculateDuration(cutoffTime time.Time) {
 Loop:
 	for {
 
+		currentTime := time.Now()
+
 		encodedQuery := &url.URL{Path: app.queryExpression}
 
 		res, err := http.Get(app.queryURL + "?query=" + encodedQuery.String())
 
-		currentTime := time.Now()
 		if err != nil {
 			logging.Error(app.logger).Log(logging.MessageKey(), "failed to query prometheus", logging.ErrorKey(), err.Error())
 		} else {