diff --git a/js/kiri-work.js b/js/kiri-work.js
index c5a6adf2..ee6fb534 100644
--- a/js/kiri-work.js
+++ b/js/kiri-work.js
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ let loc = self.location,
     host = loc.hostname,
     port = loc.port,
     proto = loc.protocol,
-    pre = host.indexOf(".space") > 0 || host === "localhost" ?
-        proto + "//" + host + ":" + port : "",
+    pre = '',
+    // pre = host.indexOf(".space") > 0 || host === "localhost" ?
+    //     proto + "//" + host + ":" + port : "",
     time = function() { return new Date().getTime() },
     KIRI = self.kiri,
     BASE = self.base,
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ let loc = self.location,
 //     console.log({body:body});
 //     let blob = new Blob([body], {type : 'application/json'});
 //     worker = new Worker(URL.createObjectURL(blob));
-// }).request(pre + "/code/worker.js/");
+//     console.log({worker})
+// }).request(pre + "/code/worker.js/123");
 
 function send(fn, data, onreply, async, zerocopy) {
     let seq = seqid++;
diff --git a/js/kiri-worker.js b/js/kiri-worker.js
index 29464751..091c632e 100644
--- a/js/kiri-worker.js
+++ b/js/kiri-worker.js
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ let loc = self.location,
     ver = exports.VERSION,
     time = function() { return new Date().getTime() };
     host = loc.hostname,
-    debug = (host !== 'grid.space' && host !== 'debug');
+    debug = host === 'debug';
 
-console.log("kiri | init work | " + ver);
+console.log(`kiri | init work | ${ver}${debug ? ' | debug' : ''}`);
 
 // when running the server in 'web' mode, the obfuscated code is served as a
 // unified ball via /code/work.js -- otherwise, map "localhost" to "debug"
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ if (debug) {
             "kiri-print",
             "kiri-codec"
         ].forEach(function(scr) {
-            importScripts(["/js/",scr,".js","/v"+ver].join(''));
+            importScripts(`/js/${scr}.js/${ver}`);
         })
     } catch (e) {
-        console.log("unable to load worker scripts. kiri is likely in debug mode.");
+        console.log("unable to load worker scripts. server is in production mode.");
     }
 } else {
     importScripts("/code/work.js/"+ver);
diff --git a/js/license.js b/js/license.js
index 99f77928..3826f816 100644
--- a/js/license.js
+++ b/js/license.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 var exports = {
     COPYRIGHT:"Copyright (C) 2014-2019 Stewart Allen <sa@grid.space> - All Rights Reserved",
     LICENSE:"See the license.md file included with the source distribution",
-    VERSION:"1.6.5"
+    VERSION:"1.6.6"
 };
 if (!module) var module = {};
 module.exports = exports;
diff --git a/js/web-server.js b/js/web-server.js
index b5147b5a..eb27d6db 100644
--- a/js/web-server.js
+++ b/js/web-server.js
@@ -738,7 +738,6 @@ let ver = require('../js/license.js'),
     moment = require('moment'),
     uglify = require('uglify-es'),
     connect = require('connect'),
-    request = require('request'),
     serveStatic = require('serve-static'),
     compression = require('compression')(),
     querystring = require('querystring'),
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0468c987..02bed032 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
         "moment": "^2.24.0",
         "n3d-threejs": "^72.0.0",
         "pixi.js": "^4.8.7",
-        "request": "^2.88.0",
         "serve-static": "^1.13.2",
         "three": "^0.96.0",
         "tween.js": "^0.14.0",