diff --git a/cmd/perm.js b/cmd/perm.js
index f646b6b..56ea235 100644
--- a/cmd/perm.js
+++ b/cmd/perm.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Purge extends Command {
 				guild.leave();
 				purged++;
 			} else {
-				this.log.info(`keeping guild ${guild.name} (${guild.id})`);
+				this.log.debug(`keeping guild ${guild.name} (${guild.id})`);
 			}
 		});
 		msg.channel.createMessage(`purged ${purged} guilds.`);
diff --git a/lights/request.js b/lights/request.js
index ca412c9..19fcc98 100644
--- a/lights/request.js
+++ b/lights/request.js
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ function getBinarySize(string) {
 	return Buffer.byteLength(string, 'utf8');
 }
 
-function padLeft(size = 4, str = '') {
-	let remaining = size - str.length;
-	return '0'.repeat(remaining) + str;
-}
-
 export default function req(data, callback, errorCallback) {
 	let string_data = JSON.stringify(data);
 	let size = getBinarySize(string_data);
@@ -22,11 +17,7 @@ export default function req(data, callback, errorCallback) {
 
 	let client = new net.Socket();
 	client.connect(port, hostname, () => {
-		let res = client.write(padLeft(4, `${size}`));
-
-		if (res) {
-			client.write(string_data);
-		}
+		client.write(string_data);
 		client.destroy();
 		callback('success.');
 	});