diff --git a/cmd/add.go b/cmd/add.go
index 8f6a6ce28bc162d06d4e1c52a3a060a14ffb8c66..6e1ef31eb40516ec69776a177503809c5f389ebd 100644
--- a/cmd/add.go
+++ b/cmd/add.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
@@ -27,40 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
-//type LeafData struct {
-//	File string `json:"file"`
-//	Hash string `json:"hash"`
-//}
-
-//type LeafData struct {
-//	Signatures []struct {
-//		Keyid string `json:"keyid"`
-//		Sig   string `json:"sig"`
-//	} `json:"signatures"`
-//	Signed struct {
-//		Type       string `json:"_type"`
-//		Byproducts struct {
-//			ReturnValue int    `json:"return-value"`
-//			Stderr      string `json:"stderr"`
-//			Stdout      string `json:"stdout"`
-//		} `json:"byproducts"`
-//		Command     []string `json:"command"`
-//		Environment struct {
-//		} `json:"environment"`
-//		Materials struct {
-//			FooPy struct {
-//				Sha256 string `json:"sha256"`
-//			} `json:"foo.py"`
-//		} `json:"materials"`
-//		Name     string `json:"name"`
-//		Products struct {
-//			FooTarGz struct {
-//				Sha256 string `json:"sha256"`
-//			} `json:"foo.tar.gz"`
-//		} `json:"products"`
-//	} `json:"signed"`
-//}
-
 // addCmd represents the add command
 var addCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "add",
@@ -98,7 +64,15 @@ then hash the file into the transparency log`,
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		fmt.Println(string(content))
+
+		resp := getLeafResponse{}
+
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(content, &resp); err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		log.Info("Status: ", resp.Status)
+
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/get.go b/cmd/get.go
index 23a4de047fa8bef8b7e16f042f132eead07b3718..40ab3b7134ac7cd666a48d197a27d1e814a30001 100644
--- a/cmd/get.go
+++ b/cmd/get.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
@@ -39,8 +38,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 type getProofResponse struct {
-	Proof *trillian.GetInclusionProofByHashResponse
-	Key   []byte
+	Status string
+	Proof  *trillian.GetInclusionProofByHashResponse
+	Key    []byte
 }
 
 // getCmd represents the get command
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ exists within the transparency log`,
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		fmt.Println(string(content))
-
 		resp := getProofResponse{}
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(content, &resp); err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
@@ -99,19 +97,23 @@ exists within the transparency log`,
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		leafHash := rfc6962.DefaultHasher.HashLeaf(f)
-		verifier := tclient.NewLogVerifier(rfc6962.DefaultHasher, pub, crypto.SHA256)
-		root, err := tcrypto.VerifySignedLogRoot(verifier.PubKey, verifier.SigHash, resp.Proof.SignedLogRoot)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
-		}
-
-		v := merkle.NewLogVerifier(rfc6962.DefaultHasher)
-		proof := resp.Proof.Proof[0]
-		if err := v.VerifyInclusionProof(proof.LeafIndex, int64(root.TreeSize), proof.Hashes, root.RootHash, leafHash); err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
+		if resp.Proof != nil {
+			leafHash := rfc6962.DefaultHasher.HashLeaf(f)
+			verifier := tclient.NewLogVerifier(rfc6962.DefaultHasher, pub, crypto.SHA256)
+			root, err := tcrypto.VerifySignedLogRoot(verifier.PubKey, verifier.SigHash, resp.Proof.SignedLogRoot)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			v := merkle.NewLogVerifier(rfc6962.DefaultHasher)
+			proof := resp.Proof.Proof[0]
+			if err := v.VerifyInclusionProof(proof.LeafIndex, int64(root.TreeSize), proof.Hashes, root.RootHash, leafHash); err != nil {
+				log.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			log.Info("Proof correct!")
+		} else {
+			log.Info(resp.Status)
 		}
-		log.Info("proof correct!")
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/getleaf.go b/cmd/getleaf.go
index 71ce6b6b8b7eeb3e2ff4db0bd42b5cb50daa67a8..d850a44936c53b333e71a2c861c65f97b2e1f354 100644
--- a/cmd/getleaf.go
+++ b/cmd/getleaf.go
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
+type getLeafResponse struct {
+	Status RespStatusCode
+	Leaf   *trillian.GetLeavesByIndexResponse
+	Key    []byte
+}
+
 func GenerateRand(length int) string {
 	b := make([]byte, length)
 	if _, err := rand.Read(b); err != nil {
@@ -44,11 +50,6 @@ func GenerateRand(length int) string {
 	return hex.EncodeToString(b)
 }
 
-type getLeafResponse struct {
-	Leaf *trillian.GetLeavesByIndexResponse
-	Key  []byte
-}
-
 var getleafCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "getleaf",
 	Short: "Rekor Get Leaf Command",
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ var getleafCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
+		log.Info("Status: ", resp.Status)
+
 		pub, err := x509.ParsePKIXPublicKey(resp.Key)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/cmd/update.go b/cmd/update.go
index d39931693323beccbfbe16b08158b2ca6cb11bd6..f1a74791c8632cc6ac9dd796bbc44fdb9d72733b 100644
--- a/cmd/update.go
+++ b/cmd/update.go
@@ -43,9 +43,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+type RespStatusCode struct {
+	Code string `json:"file_recieved"`
+}
+
 type latestResponse struct {
-	Proof *trillian.GetLatestSignedLogRootResponse
-	Key   []byte
+	Status RespStatusCode
+	Proof  *trillian.GetLatestSignedLogRootResponse
+	Key    []byte
 }
 
 type state struct {
@@ -150,13 +155,13 @@ var updateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		fmt.Println(string(content))
-
 		resp := latestResponse{}
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(content, &resp); err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
+		log.Info("Status: ", resp.Status)
+
 		pub, err := x509.ParsePKIXPublicKey(resp.Key)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)