diff --git a/buildozer.spec b/buildozer.spec
index 6b4cc2c..ff23c26 100644
--- a/buildozer.spec
+++ b/buildozer.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ source.include_exts = py,png,jpg,kv,atlas
 #source.exclude_patterns = license,images/*/*.jpg
 
 # (str) Application versioning (method 1)
-version = 0.1
+version = 0.2
 
 # (str) Application versioning (method 2)
 # version.regex = __version__ = ['"](.*)['"]
diff --git a/flockompass.kv b/flockompass.kv
index b5c3613..7619c47 100644
--- a/flockompass.kv
+++ b/flockompass.kv
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
         TextInput:
             id: flock_server
             font_size: '15sp'
-            text: 'http://132.247.90.102'
+            text: 'http://flocker.mooo.com'
             multiline: False
         BackgroundLabel:
             text: "Dark theme"
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 80534f7..e9c3ca6 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -79,16 +79,19 @@ class FlockompassApp(App):
         if path.isfile(pickle_path):
             with open(pickle_path, 'rb') as f:
                 settings = pickle.load(f)
+                Logger.info('Loaded settings')
         else:
             settings = {'settings_smoothing': 0.88,
                         'settings_compass_update': 0.88,
                         'settings_theme': "dark",
-                        'settings_flock_server': 'http://132.247.90.102'
+                        'settings_flock_server': 'http://flocker.mooo.com'                        
             }
 
             with open(pickle_path, 'wb') as f:
                 pickle.dump(settings, f)
 
+                Logger.info('Wrote default settings')
+
         self.session_data.update(settings)
 
         if self.session_data['settings_theme'] == "dark":
@@ -134,8 +137,7 @@ class FlockompassApp(App):
         self.compass_enable()
         self.session_data['dest_lat'] = self.ms.ids.centermark.lat
         self.session_data['dest_lon'] = self.ms.ids.centermark.lon
-        self.ms.ids.mapview.center_on(self.session_data['dest_lat'],
-                                      self.session_data['dest_lon'])
+        Clock.schedule_once(self.center_map_on_session, 0)        
         self.flock_server_register()
         Clock.schedule_interval(self.flock,
                                 self.session_data.get('settings_update_freq', 10.0))
@@ -187,8 +189,10 @@ class FlockompassApp(App):
             self.session_data['dest_lat'] = self.gps_data['lat']
             self.session_data['dest_lon'] = self.gps_data['lon']
 
-            self.ms.ids.mapview.center_on(self.session_data['dest_lat'],
-                                          self.session_data['dest_lon'])
+            Clock.schedule_once(self.center_map_on_session, 0)
+             
+            # self.ms.ids.mapview.center_on(self.session_data['dest_lat'],
+            #                               self.session_data['dest_lon'])
         else:
             dest_distance = geodesic(
                 (self.gps_data['lat'], self.gps_data['lon']),
@@ -231,6 +235,11 @@ class FlockompassApp(App):
                                       self.gps_data['lon'])
 
 
+    def center_map_on_session(self, *args):
+        self.ms.ids.mapview.center_on(self.session_data['dest_lat'],
+                                      self.session_data['dest_lon'])
+        
+
     def get_field(self, dt):
         """
         get magnetic field for compass
@@ -335,11 +344,13 @@ class FlockompassApp(App):
                                      'dest_lat': self.session_data['dest_lat'],
                                      'client_id': client_id},
                              timeout=0.5)
-            # TODO: check for response code, only proceed if 200
             self.session_data['bike_id'] = r.json()['bike_id']
             self.session_data['client_id'] = client_id
             Logger.info('registered! got bike_id: %s' % self.session_data['bike_id'])
-            self.flock_server_update()
+            self.flock_server_update()            
+        except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
+            status_code = e.response.status_code
+            Logger.info('http error', status_code)
         except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
             Logger.info('comm timeout while registering with flock server')
         except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError: