diff --git a/Build/Release/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-0.2.8.tgz b/Build/Release/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-0.2.8.tgz
index 4b481d5..3e4ac94 100644
Binary files a/Build/Release/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-0.2.8.tgz and b/Build/Release/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-0.2.8.tgz differ
diff --git a/Build/Release/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-0.2.8.tgz.sha256 b/Build/Release/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-0.2.8.tgz.sha256
index 9ff5bc6..8eec587 100644
--- a/Build/Release/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-0.2.8.tgz.sha256
+++ b/Build/Release/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-0.2.8.tgz.sha256
@@ -1 +1 @@
-fbb7bc5eb954b47a29361127045102c4421760e1456bab17c43793ec0434f2b6  Build/Release/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-0.2.8.tgz
+c775381cbf3612f9b9941816ff8f0597c7de4dfac59d9ce3ec33fb675d3f2be4  Build/Release/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-0.2.8.tgz
diff --git a/bin/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-current.tgz b/bin/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-current.tgz
index 4b481d5..3e4ac94 100644
Binary files a/bin/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-current.tgz and b/bin/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-current.tgz differ
diff --git a/bin/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-current.tgz.sha256 b/bin/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-current.tgz.sha256
index 9ff5bc6..8eec587 100644
--- a/bin/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-current.tgz.sha256
+++ b/bin/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-current.tgz.sha256
@@ -1 +1 @@
-fbb7bc5eb954b47a29361127045102c4421760e1456bab17c43793ec0434f2b6  Build/Release/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-0.2.8.tgz
+c775381cbf3612f9b9941816ff8f0597c7de4dfac59d9ce3ec33fb675d3f2be4  Build/Release/BIG-IP-ILX-WebSSH2-0.2.8.tgz
diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index 3cd4c39..cb7a4d8 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,33 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 ## Syncs from BIG-IP and builds a release based on version in extensions/ephemeral_auth/package.json
-
+#
 source ./scripts/env.sh
-
 source ./scripts/util.sh
 
 ./scripts/pull.sh
 
+# get version of package from package.json
 package_version=$(jq -r ".version" workspace/extensions/webssh2/package.json)
-
+# creates new workspace name with version 
 webssh_workspace_name=$webssh_workspace_name-$package_version
 
-ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes $webssh_ilxhost /bin/tar czf - -C /var/ilx/workspaces/Common/$webssh_workspace_name . > Build/Release/$webssh_package_name-$package_version.tgz
+echoNotice "Creating workspace package" 
+runCommand "ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes $webssh_ilxhost /bin/tar --exclude='./extensions/webssh2/config.json' -czf - -C /var/ilx/workspaces/Common/$webssh_workspace_name . > Build/Release/$webssh_package_name-$package_version.tgz"
 
-shasum -a 256 Build/Release/$webssh_package_name-$package_version.tgz > Build/Release/$webssh_package_name-$package_version.tgz.sha256
+echoNotice "Creating SHA256 hash" 
+runCommand "shasum -a 256 Build/Release/$webssh_package_name-$package_version.tgz > Build/Release/$webssh_package_name-$package_version.tgz.sha256"
 
-cp Build/Release/$webssh_package_name-$package_version.tgz $webssh_pua_location/$webssh_package_name-current.tgz
-cp Build/Release/$webssh_package_name-$package_version.tgz.sha256 $webssh_pua_location/$webssh_package_name-current.tgz.sha256
+echoNotice "Copying to current"
+runCommand "cp Build/Release/$webssh_package_name-$package_version.tgz $webssh_pua_location/$webssh_package_name-current.tgz && \
+            cp Build/Release/$webssh_package_name-$package_version.tgz.sha256 $webssh_pua_location/$webssh_package_name-current.tgz.sha256"
 
-find . -name '.DS_Store' -type f -delete
+echoNotice "Deleting any '.DS_Store' files"
+runCommand "find . -name '.DS_Store' -type f -delete"
+
+echo -e "\nWorkspace packages located at:\n"
+echo "  Build/Release/$webssh_package_name-$package_version.tgz"
+echo "  Build/Release/$webssh_package_name-$package_version.tgz.sha256"
+echo "  $webssh_pua_location/$webssh_package_name-current.tgz"
+echo "  $webssh_pua_location/$webssh_package_name-current.tgz.sha256"
+
+echo -e "\n👍 Build Complete 👍\n"
diff --git a/scripts/env.sh b/scripts/env.sh
index ea52c4e..1955d68 100755
--- a/scripts/env.sh
+++ b/scripts/env.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-
 #webssh_ilxhost=root@192.168.30.209
 webssh_ilxhost=root@192.168.30.203
 webssh_workspace_name=webssh2
diff --git a/scripts/pull.sh b/scripts/pull.sh
index dd51cf9..e88d0ef 100755
--- a/scripts/pull.sh
+++ b/scripts/pull.sh
@@ -6,37 +6,23 @@
 #
 # Pulls an ILX workspace from a BIG-IP and syncs to ./workspace, excludes 
 # ./workspace/extensions/ephemeral_auth/node_modules.
-
+#
 source ./scripts/env.sh
-
 source ./scripts/util.sh
 
+# get version of package from package.json
 PACKAGE_VERSION=$(jq -r ".version" workspace/extensions/webssh2/package.json 2>&1)
-
+# creates new workspace name with version 
 webssh_workspace_name=$webssh_workspace_name-$PACKAGE_VERSION
 
+echo "Pull ${fgLtCya}$webssh_workspace_name${fgLtWhi} from ${fgLtCya}$webssh_ilxhost${fgLtWhi}"
+
 # check to see if the workspace actually exists before attempting to copy over
 
-output=$(ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes $webssh_ilxhost tmsh list ilx workspace $webssh_workspace_name one-line 2>&1)
-result="$?" 2>&1
+echoNotice "Checking for existing workspace ${fgLtCya}$webssh_workspace_name${fgLtWhi}"
+runCommand "ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes $webssh_ilxhost tmsh list ilx workspace $webssh_workspace_name one-line 2>&1"
 
-if [ $result -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo -e "\n\n"
-  echo "Workspace: $webssh_workspace_name not found, are you sure that's the right one?"
-  echo -e "\n\n"
-  echo "Terminating."
-  echo -e "\n\n"
-  exit 255
-fi
+echoNotice "Pulling ${fgLtCya}$webssh_workspace_name${fgLtWhi} from ${fgLtCya}$webssh_ilxhost${fgLtWhi}"
+runCommand "rsync -e 'ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes -ax' -avq --include=\"extensions/ephemeral_auth/node_modules/f5-*\" --exclude=\".DS_Store\" --exclude=\"extensions/ephemeral_auth/node_modules/*\" $webssh_ilxhost:/var/ilx/workspaces/Common/$webssh_workspace_name/. workspace/. 2>&1"
 
-output=$(rsync -e 'ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes -ax' -avq --include="extensions/ephemeral_auth/node_modules/f5-*" --exclude=".DS_Store" --exclude="extensions/ephemeral_auth/node_modules/*" $webssh_ilxhost:/var/ilx/workspaces/Common/$webssh_workspace_name/. workspace/. 2>&1)
-result="$?" 2>&1
-
-if [ $result -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo -e "\n\n"
-  echo "Something went wrong with the rsync..."
-  echo -e "\n\n"
-  echo "Terminating."
-  echo -e "\n\n"
-  exit 255
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+echo -e "\n👍 Pull complete 👍\n"
diff --git a/scripts/push.sh b/scripts/push.sh
index 3bcd2da..57c9bc4 100755
--- a/scripts/push.sh
+++ b/scripts/push.sh
@@ -6,86 +6,54 @@
 #
 # Pushes ./workspace to a BIG-IP ILX workspace
 #
-
 source ./scripts/env.sh
-
 source ./scripts/util.sh
 
 # get version of package from package.json
 PACKAGE_VERSION=$(jq -r ".version" workspace/extensions/webssh2/package.json 2>&1)
-
 # creates new workspace name with version 
 webssh_workspace_name=$webssh_workspace_name-$PACKAGE_VERSION
 
-echo -e "\n"
-echo "Checking $webssh_ilxhost for workspace $webssh_workspace_name"
+echo "Push ${fgLtCya}$webssh_workspace_name${fgLtWhi} to ${fgLtCya}$webssh_ilxhost${fgLtWhi}"
+
+echoNotice "Checking $webssh_ilxhost for workspace $webssh_workspace_name"
 output=$(ssh  -o ClearAllForwardings=yes $webssh_ilxhost tmsh list ilx workspace $webssh_workspace_name one-line 2>&1)
 result="$?" 2>&1
-
 if [ $result -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo -e "\n"
-  echo "Workspace: $webssh_workspace_name not found, attempting to create"
-  echo -e "\n\n"
-  output=$(ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes $webssh_ilxhost "tmsh create ilx workspace $webssh_workspace_name node-version 6.9.1" 2>&1)
-  result="$?" 2>&1
-  if [ $result -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo -e "\n\n"
-    echo "Error creating workspace: $webssh_workspace_name... I give up, not sure what's going on..."
-    echo -e "\n\n"
-    exit 255
-  fi
+  echo "❌"
+  echoNotice "Attempting to create workspace"
+  runCommand "ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes $webssh_ilxhost \"tmsh create ilx workspace $webssh_workspace_name node-version 6.9.1\" 2>&1"
+else
+  echo "✅"
 fi
 
-echo -e "\n"
-echo "Pushing ./workspace to $webssh_ilxhost at $webssh_workspace_name"
-rsync -e 'ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes -ax' -avq --delete --exclude='.DS_Store' --exclude extensions/webssh2/node_modules workspace/. $webssh_ilxhost:/var/ilx/workspaces/Common/$webssh_workspace_name/.
+echoNotice "Pushing ./workspace to $webssh_ilxhost at $webssh_workspace_name"
+runCommand "rsync -e 'ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes -ax' -avq --delete --exclude='.DS_Store' --exclude extensions/webssh2/node_modules workspace/. $webssh_ilxhost:/var/ilx/workspaces/Common/$webssh_workspace_name/."
 
-echo -e "\n"
-echo "Installing node modules at $webssh_workspace_name on $webssh_ilxhost"
-output=$(ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes $webssh_ilxhost "cd /var/ilx/workspaces/Common/$webssh_workspace_name/extensions/webssh2; npm i --production" 2>&1)
-result="$?" 2>&1
+echoNotice "Installing node modules at $webssh_workspace_name on $webssh_ilxhost"
+runCommand "ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes $webssh_ilxhost \"cd /var/ilx/workspaces/Common/$webssh_workspace_name/extensions/webssh2; npm i --production\" 2>&1"
 
-if [ $result -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo -e "\n"
-  echo "Error installing modules \"npm i --production\", process incomplete."
-  echo -e "\n"
-  echo "See output below:"
-  echo -e "\n"
-  echo $output
-
-  exit 255
-fi
-
-echo -e "\n"
-echo "Setting permissions at $webssh_workspace_name on $webssh_ilxhost"
-output=$(ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes $webssh_ilxhost "chown -R root.sdm /var/ilx/workspaces/Common/$webssh_workspace_name/; \
+echoNotice "Setting permissions at $webssh_workspace_name on $webssh_ilxhost"
+runCommand "ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes $webssh_ilxhost \"chown -R root.sdm /var/ilx/workspaces/Common/$webssh_workspace_name/; \
   chmod -R ug+rwX,o-w /var/ilx/workspaces/Common/$webssh_workspace_name/; \
   chmod u+rw,go-w /var/ilx/workspaces/Common/$webssh_workspace_name/version; \
-  chmod u+rw,go-w /var/ilx/workspaces/Common/$webssh_workspace_name/node_version" 2>&1)
-result="$?" 2>&1
-if [ $result -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo -e "\n\n"
-  echo "Error setting permissions... I give up, not sure what's going on..."
-  echo -e "\n\n"
-  exit 255
-fi
+  chmod u+rw,go-w /var/ilx/workspaces/Common/$webssh_workspace_name/node_version\" 2>&1"
 
-echo -e "\n"
-echo "Deleting $webssh_workspace_name/node_modules/.bin on $webssh_ilxhost"
-output=$(ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes $webssh_ilxhost "cd /var/ilx/workspaces/Common/$webssh_workspace_name/extensions/webssh2; rm -rf node_modules/.bin" 2>&1)
-result="$?" 2>&1
+echoNotice "Deleting $webssh_workspace_name/node_modules/.bin on $webssh_ilxhost"
+runCommand "ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes $webssh_ilxhost \"cd /var/ilx/workspaces/Common/$webssh_workspace_name/extensions/webssh2; rm -rf node_modules/.bin\" 2>&1"
 
-echo "Switching plugin to new workspace..."
 # switch plugin to new workspace
-output=$(ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes $webssh_ilxhost tmsh modify ilx plugin WebSSH_plugin from-workspace $webssh_workspace_name 2>&1)
+echoNotice "Checking to see if plugin exists"
+output=$(ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes $webssh_ilxhost tmsh list ilx plugin WebSSH_plugin one-line 2>&1)
 result="$?" 2>&1
 if [ $result -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo -e "\n\n"
-  echo "I give up, not sure what's going on..."
-  echo -e "\n\n"
-  exit 255
+  echo "❌"
+  echoNotice "Attempting to create plugin"
+  runCommand "ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes $webssh_ilxhost tmsh create ilx plugin WebSSH_plugin from-workspace $webssh_workspace_name extensions { webssh2 { concurrency-mode single ilx-logging enabled } } 2>&1"
+else
+  echo "✅"
+  echoNotice "Switching plugin to $webssh_workspace_name"
+  runCommand "ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes $webssh_ilxhost tmsh modify ilx plugin WebSSH_plugin from-workspace $webssh_workspace_name extensions { webssh2 { concurrency-mode single ilx-logging enabled } } 2>&1"
 fi
 
-echo -e "\n"
-echo "Push complete, associated $auth_workspace_name with a WebSSH_plugin plugin. Test and validate."
-echo -e "\n"
+echo -e "\n👍 Push complete 👍\n"
diff --git a/scripts/util.sh b/scripts/util.sh
index 7fdb206..3029a27 100755
--- a/scripts/util.sh
+++ b/scripts/util.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Utility functions / scripts
 
+echoNotice () { echo -e -n "\n$@... "; }
+
+fgLtRed=$(tput bold;tput setaf 1)
+fgLtGrn=$(tput bold;tput setaf 2)
+fgLtYel=$(tput bold;tput setaf 3)
+fgLtBlu=$(tput bold;tput setaf 4)
+fgLtMag=$(tput bold;tput setaf 5)
+fgLtCya=$(tput bold;tput setaf 6)
+fgLtWhi=$(tput bold;tput setaf 7)
+fgLtGry=$(tput bold;tput setaf 8)
+
+echo ${fgLtWhi}
+
 # check for jq and try to install...
 output=$(which jq 2>&1)
 if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
@@ -27,4 +40,35 @@ if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
       exit 255
     fi
   fi
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi
+
+# checks the output of a command to get the status and report/handle failure
+checkOutput() {
+  if [ $result -eq 0 ]; then
+    # success
+    #echo "${fgLtGrn}[OK]${fgLtWhi}"
+    echo "✅"
+    return
+  else
+    # failure
+    tput bel;tput bel;tput bel;tput bel
+    #echo "${fgLtRed}[FAILED]${fgLtWhi}"
+    echo "❌"
+    echo -e "\nPrevious command failed in ${script_path}/${scriptname} with error level: ${result}"
+    echo -e "\nCommand:\n"
+    echo "  ${command}"
+    echo -e "\nSTDOUT/STDERR:\n"
+    echo ${output}
+    exit 255
+  fi
+}
+
+# run a comand and check call checkOutput
+runCommand() {
+  # $1 command
+  command=$@
+  output=$((eval $command) 2>&1)
+  result="$?" 2>&1
+  prevline=$(($LINENO-2))
+  checkOutput
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testing/BIG-IP-13.1.0.2-ILX-webssh2-0.2.3.tgz b/testing/BIG-IP-13.1.0.2-ILX-webssh2-0.2.3.tgz
deleted file mode 100644
index b463679..0000000
Binary files a/testing/BIG-IP-13.1.0.2-ILX-webssh2-0.2.3.tgz and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/workspace/extensions/webssh2/config.json.sample b/workspace/extensions/webssh2/config.json.sample
index 90e1214..a90f18b 100644
--- a/workspace/extensions/webssh2/config.json.sample
+++ b/workspace/extensions/webssh2/config.json.sample
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "listen": {
-    "ip": "0.0.0.0",
+    "ip": "127.0.0.1",
     "port": 2222
   },
   "user": {
diff --git a/workspace/extensions/webssh2/server/app.js b/workspace/extensions/webssh2/server/app.js
index 939618b..f7b5676 100644
--- a/workspace/extensions/webssh2/server/app.js
+++ b/workspace/extensions/webssh2/server/app.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var logger = require('morgan')
 // sane defaults if config.json or parts are missing
 let config = {
   'listen': {
-    'ip': '0.0.0.0',
+    'ip': '127.0.0.1',
     'port': 2222
   },
   'user': {