diff --git a/.github/workflows/customJson.yml b/.github/workflows/customJson.yml
index 34efee1..6b0e4b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/customJson.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/customJson.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Publish to slack
       id: slack
-      uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.7.0
+      uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.8.0
       with:
         payload: "{\"key\":\"value\",\"foo\":\"bar\"}"
       env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index e12b1e3..29aeba4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Publish to slack
       id: slack
-      uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.7.0
+      uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.8.0
       with:
         channel-id: 'CTAAHRA79'
         slack-message: 'posting from a github action!'
       env:
         SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
-        SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+        # SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
 
     # Use the output from the `hello` step
     - name: Get the output time
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 720a34c..e1677cd 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ try {
         try {
             // confirm it is valid json
             payload = JSON.parse(payload);
+            console.log('vaid json')
         } catch (e) {
             // passed in payload wasn't valid json
             console.error("passed in payload was invalid")
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ try {
     } 
     
     if (webhookUrl.length > 0) {
+        console.log('flattening');
         // send flat payload to webhookUrl
         const flatPayload = flatten(payload);
 
@@ -66,8 +68,10 @@ try {
             flatPayload[key] = '' + flatPayload[key];
         })
 
+        console.log('flattened Payload');
         console.log(flatPayload);
 
+        console.log('sending webhook')
         axios.post(webhookUrl, flatPayload)
     }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index adaca6b..ec26d34 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "slack-github-action",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.8.0",
   "description": "The official slack github action. Use this to send data into your Slack workspace",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {