diff --git a/controllers/server.go b/controllers/server.go
index 687cd9ee..ef6387d5 100644
--- a/controllers/server.go
+++ b/controllers/server.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/netclient/config"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/servercfg"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/tls"
+	"github.com/kr/pretty"
 )
 
 func serverHandlers(r *mux.Router) {
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ func register(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	for _, network := range networks {
 		for _, key := range network.AccessKeys {
-			if key.AccessString == token {
+			if key.Value == token {
 				found = true
 				break
 			}
@@ -158,27 +159,29 @@ func register(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	ca, err := tls.ReadCert("/etc/netmaker/root.pem")
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.Log(2, "root ca not found")
+		logger.Log(2, "root ca not found ", err.Error())
 		errorResponse := models.ErrorResponse{
 			Code: http.StatusNotFound, Message: "root ca not found",
 		}
 		returnErrorResponse(w, r, errorResponse)
 		return
 	}
-	key, err := tls.ReadKey("etc/netmaker/root.key")
+	key, err := tls.ReadKey("/etc/netmaker/root.key")
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.Log(2, "root ca not found")
+		logger.Log(2, "root key not found ", err.Error())
 		errorResponse := models.ErrorResponse{
-			Code: http.StatusNotFound, Message: "root ca not found",
+			Code: http.StatusNotFound, Message: "root key not found",
 		}
 		returnErrorResponse(w, r, errorResponse)
 		return
 	}
+	pretty.Println(&request.CSR.PublicKey)
+	pretty.Println(request.CSR.RawSubjectPublicKeyInfo)
 	cert, err := tls.NewEndEntityCert(*key, &request.CSR, ca, tls.CERTIFICATE_VALIDITY)
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.Log(2, "unable to generate client certificate")
+		logger.Log(2, "unable to generate client certificate", err.Error())
 		errorResponse := models.ErrorResponse{
-			Code: http.StatusNotFound, Message: err.Error(),
+			Code: http.StatusInternalServerError, Message: err.Error(),
 		}
 		returnErrorResponse(w, r, errorResponse)
 		return
diff --git a/netclient/functions/register.go b/netclient/functions/register.go
index 384ea74d..e274ba54 100644
--- a/netclient/functions/register.go
+++ b/netclient/functions/register.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/netclient/config"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/netclient/ncutils"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/tls"
+	"github.com/kr/pretty"
 )
 
 func Register(cfg *config.ClientConfig) error {
@@ -36,7 +37,11 @@ func Register(cfg *config.ClientConfig) error {
 	data := config.RegisterRequest{
 		CSR: *csr,
 	}
+	pretty.Println(data.CSR.PublicKey)
 	payload, err := json.Marshal(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	url := cfg.Server.API + "/api/server/register"
 	log.Println("registering at ", url)