diff --git a/src/caduceus/caduceus.go b/src/caduceus/caduceus.go
index 47ec929c..585b7044 100644
--- a/src/caduceus/caduceus.go
+++ b/src/caduceus/caduceus.go
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ func getValidator(v *viper.Viper) (validator secure.Validator, err error) {
 // caduceus is the driver function for Caduceus.  It performs everything main() would do,
 // except for obtaining the command-line arguments (which are passed to it).
 func caduceus(arguments []string) int {
+	totalTime := time.Now()
+
 	var (
 		f = pflag.NewFlagSet(applicationName, pflag.ContinueOnError)
 		v = viper.New()
@@ -212,26 +214,33 @@ func caduceus(arguments []string) int {
 	}
 
 	// make sure dns is ready before preceeding
+	logger.Debug("Reaching out to see if DNS is ready.")
+	now := time.Now()
 	dnsReadyChan := make(chan bool, 1)
 	go caduceusHealth.dnsReady(selfURL.String(), dnsReadyChan)
 	<-dnsReadyChan
-	logger.Debug("DNS ready")
+	logger.Debug("DNS is ready. elapsed time: %v", time.Since(now))
 
+	// todo: add message
 	webhookFactory.PrepareAndStart()
 
-	logger.Info("Caduceus is up and running!")
-
 	// Attempt to obtain the current listener list from current system without having to wait for listener reregistration.
+	logger.Debug("Attempting to obtain current listener list from %v", v.GetString("start.apiPath"))
+	now = time.Now()
 	startChan := make(chan webhook.Result, 1)
 	webhookFactory.Start.GetCurrentSystemsHooks(startChan)
 	var webhookStartResults webhook.Result = <-startChan
 	if webhookStartResults.Error != nil {
 		logger.Error(webhookStartResults.Error)
 	} else {
+		// todo: add message
 		webhookFactory.SetList(webhook.NewList(webhookStartResults.Hooks))
 		caduceusSenderWrapper.Update(webhookStartResults.Hooks)
 	}
+	logger.Debug("current listener retrieval, elapsed time: %v", time.Since(now))
 
+	logger.Info("Caduceus is up and running! elapsed time: %v", time.Since(totalTime))
+	
 	var (
 		signals = make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	)
diff --git a/src/caduceus/caduceus_type.go b/src/caduceus/caduceus_type.go
index 536183cf..9177f3e3 100644
--- a/src/caduceus/caduceus_type.go
+++ b/src/caduceus/caduceus_type.go
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ func (ch *CaduceusHealth) dnsReady(address string, ready chan bool) {
 			ready <- true
 			break
 		}
+		time.Sleep(time.Second * 1)  // wait a moment between queries
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/glide.lock b/src/glide.lock
index 2f0da7e7..02f3cffb 100644
--- a/src/glide.lock
+++ b/src/glide.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-hash: f198dc9abed833875765f1ed2a91d3d1cf3deeb152b4e365869d09984cdf6498
-updated: 2017-08-02T14:46:20.617647534-07:00
+hash: f6be7ee20e67038ed7c187666ad75fdb77bd8c218b4fda3537fd99fbdba42eeb
+updated: 2017-08-10T10:02:08.548578557-07:00
 imports:
 - name: github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go
   version: 7be45195c3af1b54a609812f90c05a7e492e2491
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ imports:
   subpackages:
   - linux
 - name: github.com/Comcast/webpa-common
-  version: 2a34f4bb4e58ab1b0df77cf052a1a098aec1a282
+  version: 2943129fb5ff4723c43aeee7e6b36b5e00e46c47
   subpackages:
   - concurrent
   - handler
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ imports:
   subpackages:
   - codec
 - name: golang.org/x/sys
-  version: e312636bdaa2fac4f0acde9d17ab9fbad2b4ad10
+  version: e42485b6e20ae7d2304ec72e535b103ed350cc02
   subpackages:
   - unix
 - name: golang.org/x/text
-  version: 3bd178b88a8180be2df394a1fbb81313916f0e7b
+  version: b19bf474d317b857955b12035d2c5acb57ce8b01
   subpackages:
   - transform
   - unicode/norm
diff --git a/src/glide.yaml b/src/glide.yaml
index 12ca3192..e75c6702 100644
--- a/src/glide.yaml
+++ b/src/glide.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package: .
 import:
 - package: github.com/Comcast/webpa-common
-  version: 2a34f4bb4e58ab1b0df77cf052a1a098aec1a282
+  version: 2943129fb5ff4723c43aeee7e6b36b5e00e46c47
   subpackages:
   - concurrent
   - handler