diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c67127a..0b389fd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ warrend: cmd/warrend/warrend
 cmd/warren/warren: cmd/warren/*.go
 	cd cmd/warren && go build && ./warren build
 
-cmd/warrend/warrend: cmd/warren/warren cmd/warrend/*.go
+cmd/warrend/warrend: cmd/warren/warren cmd/warrend/*.go cmd/warrend/conf/*.go
 	cd cmd/warrend && ./../warren/warren build
 
 clean:
diff --git a/cmd/warren/cmd_warrend.go b/cmd/warren/cmd_warrend.go
index 1627049..83f4b7e 100644
--- a/cmd/warren/cmd_warrend.go
+++ b/cmd/warren/cmd_warrend.go
@@ -11,16 +11,22 @@ import (
 	//	"time"
 )
 
-var regUsage = `
-warren reg - Register a deployment directory for running
-`
 var regCmd = &warren.Command{
 	Name:    "reg",
-	Usage:   regUsage,
 	Summary: "Register a deployment directory for running",
 	Run:     warrendRun,
 }
 
+var unregUsage = `
+warren unreg DEPLOYMENT_DIR
+warren unreg NICKNAME
+`
+var unregCmd = &warren.Command{
+	Name:    "unreg",
+	Summary: "Unregister a deployment directory and stop it running",
+	Run:     warrendRun,
+}
+
 var statusUsage = `
 warren status - Get the status from the warrend server 
 `
@@ -42,7 +48,7 @@ func warrendRun(cmd *warren.Command, args ...string) {
 	}
 	dir, _ := os.Getwd()
 	// pwd|arg1 arg2 arg3 ....
-	warren.WriteStringz(s, dir+"|"+cmd.Name+"|"+strings.Join(args, "|"))
+	warren.WriteStringz(s, dir+"/|"+cmd.Name+"|"+strings.Join(args, "|"))
 
 	resp, err := warren.ReadStringz(s)
 
diff --git a/cmd/warren/main.go b/cmd/warren/main.go
index e9123d9..afb5a20 100644
--- a/cmd/warren/main.go
+++ b/cmd/warren/main.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func main() {
 	warren.RegisterCommand(deployCmd)
 	warren.RegisterCommand(statusCmd)
 	warren.RegisterCommand(regCmd)
+	warren.RegisterCommand(unregCmd)
 	warren.RegisterCommand(versionCmd)
 	args := os.Args[1:]
 	if len(args) == 0 || args[0] == "-h" {
diff --git a/cmd/warrend/cmd_reg.go b/cmd/warrend/cmd_reg.go
index e98d1fe..2b9d398 100644
--- a/cmd/warrend/cmd_reg.go
+++ b/cmd/warrend/cmd_reg.go
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 var regUsage = `
-status - 
+warren reg DEPLOYMENT_DIR [NICKNAME]
 `
-
 var regCmd = &SockCommand{
 	Command: warren.Command{
 		Name:    "reg",
@@ -20,6 +19,19 @@ var regCmd = &SockCommand{
 	Run: regRun,
 }
 
+var unregUsage = `
+warren unreg DEPLOYMENT_DIR
+warren unreg NICKNAME
+`
+var unregCmd = &SockCommand{
+	Command: warren.Command{
+		Name:    "unreg",
+		Usage:   unregUsage,
+		Summary: "Unregister a deployment directory and stop it running",
+	},
+	Run: unregRun,
+}
+
 // reg path [nickname]
 func regRun(cmd *SockCommand, c net.Conn, path string, args ...string) {
 	if (len(args) > 0 && args[0] == "help") || len(args) < 1 {
@@ -30,6 +42,16 @@ func regRun(cmd *SockCommand, c net.Conn, path string, args ...string) {
 	// get either supplied nick or parse from dir
 	d := new(conf.DeploymentMsg)
 	d.Path = args[0]
+
+	// ./local_path
+	if d.Path[0] == '.' {
+		d.Path = path + d.Path[2:]
+	} else
+	// local_path
+	if d.Path[0] != '/' {
+		d.Path = path + d.Path
+	}
+
 	if len(args) >= 2 && strings.TrimSpace(args[1]) != "" {
 		d.Name = args[1]
 	} else {
@@ -48,3 +70,9 @@ func regRun(cmd *SockCommand, c net.Conn, path string, args ...string) {
 
 	warren.WriteStringz(c, "Registered deployment "+d.Name+" at "+d.Path)
 }
+
+// unreg path
+// unreg nick
+func unregRun(cmd *SockCommand, c net.Conn, path string, args ...string) {
+
+}
diff --git a/cmd/warrend/cmd_status.go b/cmd/warrend/cmd_status.go
index e045a55..8fa1eb4 100644
--- a/cmd/warrend/cmd_status.go
+++ b/cmd/warrend/cmd_status.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func statusRun(cmd *SockCommand, c net.Conn, path string, args ...string) {
 	warren.WriteStringz(c, "Status\n")
 
 	for n, p := range conf.GetConf().Deployments {
-		warren.WriteStringz(c, n+": "+p)
+		warren.WriteStringz(c, n+": "+p+"\n")
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/cmd/warrend/conf/conf.go b/cmd/warrend/conf/conf.go
index bd99788..4175be7 100644
--- a/cmd/warrend/conf/conf.go
+++ b/cmd/warrend/conf/conf.go
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ func loadConf() {
 	if conf.Deployments == nil {
 		conf.Deployments = make(map[string]string)
 	}
+	// populate reverse map
+	for nick, dir := range conf.Deployments {
+		dirToNick[dir] = nick
+	}
 }
 
 func saveConf() error {
diff --git a/cmd/warrend/conf/deployments.go b/cmd/warrend/conf/deployments.go
index 7c8f138..223f4d0 100644
--- a/cmd/warrend/conf/deployments.go
+++ b/cmd/warrend/conf/deployments.go
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ type DeploymentMsg struct {
 	Reply chan error
 }
 
+// reverse look up map
+var dirToNick map[string]string = make(map[string]string)
+
 // Validate a deployment is ok to insert
 // internal thread unsafe
 func validateDeployment(d *DeploymentMsg) error {
@@ -19,6 +22,10 @@ func validateDeployment(d *DeploymentMsg) error {
 		return errors.New("Deployment with that name already exists")
 	}
 
+	if r, ok := dirToNick[d.Path]; ok {
+		return errors.New("Directory with that name already registered under nick '" + r + "'")
+	}
+
 	// check if dir exists
 	if _, err := os.Stat(d.Path); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -34,6 +41,7 @@ func addDeployment(d *DeploymentMsg) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	conf.Deployments[d.Name] = d.Path
+	dirToNick[d.Path] = d.Name
 	saveConf()
 	d.Reply <- nil
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/warrend/main.go b/cmd/warrend/main.go
index 5149245..80d02d8 100644
--- a/cmd/warrend/main.go
+++ b/cmd/warrend/main.go
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ func main() {
 		Shutdown()
 	}()
 
+	fmt.Println("warrend starting and listening...")
+
 	// Listen
 	for {
 		fd, err := cmdSock.Accept()