diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 25beaac..8b6ccd2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,16 +13,20 @@ Follow the directions here: https://cloud.google.com/run/docs/tutorials/system-p
 
 To test locally
 
+```
    docker build -t tsl/api .  #use --no-cache to ensure a fresh build
    docker run -d -p 8080:8080 tsl/api
+```
 
 then go to localhost:8080. note that this only works with port 8080
 
 to deploy
 
+```
    docker build -t tsl/api . 
    gcloud builds submit --tag gcr.io/tslapi-2/tsl --timeout=1h
    gcloud run deploy graphviz-web --image gcr.io/tslapi-2/tsl
+```
 
 you need to set a longer time out since it takes so long to build (30 min maybe?).
 
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 5dd4f64..d313450 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@
       function callSynth() {
       let tslSpec = document.getElementById("specBox").value;
       let targetLang = document.getElementById("targetLang").value;
-      $.post("https://graphviz-web-vvxsiayuzq-ue.a.run.app/tslsynth", {tsl: tslSpec, target: targetLang, id: userID}, function(data){
+      $.post("https://graphviz-web-vvxsiayuzq-ue.a.run.app/tslsynth", {tsl: tslSpec, target: targetLang}, function(data){
         document.getElementById("codeBox").value = data;
-        });
+        })
+      .fail(function(response) {
+        document.getElementById("codeBox").value = response.responseText;
+      });
+      
       }
 
     </script>