diff --git a/adapter/anonAp.go b/adapter/anonAp.go
index eea2e23..c6a76ec 100644
--- a/adapter/anonAp.go
+++ b/adapter/anonAp.go
@@ -135,9 +135,10 @@ func (self *anonAPAdapter) Init(data *chan models.SocketData, server, protocol,
 
 func getBodyJson(res *http.Response) []byte {
 	l := res.ContentLength
-	// 4k is a reasonable max size if we get unknown length right?
+	// if the length is unknown, we'll allocate 4k
+	// really we should be using Decoders all around
 	if l < 0 {
-		l = 9999999
+		l = 4096
 	}
 	jsonData := make([]byte, l)
 	res.Body.Read(jsonData)
diff --git a/adapter/honk.go b/adapter/honk.go
index d2d731a..d07af4f 100644
--- a/adapter/honk.go
+++ b/adapter/honk.go
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ func (self *HonkAdapter) gethonks(filter string, target *string) {
 				return
 			}
 		default:
-			fmt.Println("bout to get honks")
 			honkForm := url.Values{
 				"action": []string{"gethonks"},
 				"token":  []string{self.token},
@@ -140,7 +139,6 @@ func (self *HonkAdapter) gethonks(filter string, target *string) {
 				self.stop <- true
 				return
 			}
-			fmt.Println("we got some honks")
 			hr := honkResponse{}
 			err = json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&hr)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -153,7 +151,6 @@ func (self *HonkAdapter) gethonks(filter string, target *string) {
 					self.maxId = h.ID
 				}
 				msg := self.toMsg(h, target)
-				fmt.Println("gonna send a honk on the channel dawg")
 				self.send(msg)
 			}
 			time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)