diff --git a/controllers/node_grpc.go b/controllers/node_grpc.go
index e34b8097..e1e478d9 100644
--- a/controllers/node_grpc.go
+++ b/controllers/node_grpc.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ func (s *NodeServiceServer) CreateNode(ctx context.Context, req *nodepb.Object)
 	node.NetworkSettings.DefaultServerAddrs = serverAddrs
 	key, keyErr := logic.RetrieveTrafficKey()
 	if keyErr != nil {
+		logger.Log(0, "error retrieving key: ", keyErr.Error())
 		return nil, keyErr
 	}
 
diff --git a/database/database.go b/database/database.go
index cec1a9cd..698125d6 100644
--- a/database/database.go
+++ b/database/database.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/gob"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -221,12 +222,14 @@ func initializeUUID() error {
 	if err = gob.NewEncoder(&rsaKey).Encode(rsaPrivKey); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	fmt.Printf("adding key %v \n", rsaPrivKey)
 
 	telemetry := models.Telemetry{UUID: uuid.NewString(), TrafficKey: rsaKey}
 	telJSON, err := json.Marshal(&telemetry)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	fmt.Printf("added key %v \n", rsaKey)
 
 	return Insert(SERVER_UUID_RECORD_KEY, string(telJSON), SERVER_UUID_TABLE_NAME)
 }