diff --git a/server/AyaNova/util/AyaNovaVersion.cs b/server/AyaNova/util/AyaNovaVersion.cs
index 25ed9bb4..71683d7a 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/util/AyaNovaVersion.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/util/AyaNovaVersion.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
     /// </summary>
     internal static class AyaNovaVersion
     {
-        public const string VersionString = "8.0.0-alpha.138";
+        public const string VersionString = "8.0.0-alpha.139";
         public const string FullNameAndVersion = "AyaNova server " + VersionString;
     }//eoc
 }//eons
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/util/License.cs b/server/AyaNova/util/License.cs
index 4e6d937d..e413d237 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/util/License.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/util/License.cs
@@ -507,15 +507,12 @@ namespace AyaNova.Core
                 log.LogInformation($"Fetching license for DBID {LicenseDbId}");
 
             var FetchRequest = new dtoFetchRequest() { DbId = LicenseDbId };
-             string AppendToLicenseUrl=string.Empty;
+            string LicenseUrlParameter = "rvf";
 #if (DEBUG)
-            AppendToLicenseUrl = "rvf";
             if (devTestTrial)
             {
-                AppendToLicenseUrl += "?dtt=true";//signal to rockfish to provide a key immediately for dev testing
+                LicenseUrlParameter += "?dtt=true";//signal to rockfish to provide a key immediately for dev testing
             }
-#else
-         string sUrl = $"rvf";
 #endif
 
             try
@@ -524,7 +521,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Core
                 var client = ServiceProviderProvider.HttpClientFactory.CreateClient();
                 HttpResponseMessage res = null;
 
-                res = await DoFetchAsync(AppendToLicenseUrl, content, client);
+                res = await DoFetchAsync(LicenseUrlParameter, content, client);
                 if (res.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                 {
                     var responseText = await res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
@@ -592,7 +589,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Core
             }
         }
 
-        private static async Task<HttpResponseMessage> DoFetchAsync(string AppendToLicenseUrl, StringContent content, HttpClient client)
+        private static async Task<HttpResponseMessage> DoFetchAsync(string LicenseUrlParameters, StringContent content, HttpClient client)
         {
             var LicenseServer = string.Empty;
             for (int x = 0; x < 4; x++)
@@ -611,19 +608,20 @@ namespace AyaNova.Core
                             LicenseServer = LICENSE_SERVER_URL_EUROPA;
                             break;
                         case 3:
-                            LicenseServer = LICENSE_SERVER_URL_CALLISTO ;
+                            LicenseServer = LICENSE_SERVER_URL_CALLISTO;
                             break;
                     }
 
-                    return await client.PostAsync($"{LicenseServer}{AppendToLicenseUrl}", content);
+                    return await client.PostAsync($"{LicenseServer}{LicenseUrlParameters}", content);
 
                 }
-                catch(System.Net.Http.HttpRequestException){
-                    if(x==3)
+                catch (System.Net.Http.HttpRequestException)
+                {
+                    if (x == 3)
                         throw;
                 }
             }
-            return null;            
+            return null;
         }