diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index ff100a1..6b8d19a 100755
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node 
 var connect = require('connect');
 
-var app = connect()
+var port = process.argv[2] || 8000;
+connect()
     .use(connect.logger('dev'))
     .use(connect.static(process.cwd()))
     .use(connect.directory(process.cwd()))
-    .listen(process.argv[2] || 8000);
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+    .listen();
+    
+console.log("listening on port " + port);
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