diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs b/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs
index 596b720b..8467a181 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ namespace AyaNova
             _newLog.LogInformation("Boot complete - server open");
 
             //flag in console that server is open
-            System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Log(1, "BOOT", "BOOT: COMPLETED - SERVER IS NOW OPEN");
+            Console.WriteLine("BOOT: COMPLETED - SERVER IS NOW OPEN");            
 
         }
 
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/util/AyaNovaVersion.cs b/server/AyaNova/util/AyaNovaVersion.cs
index d32fbb41..5fb19198 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.7";
+        public const string VersionString = "8.0.0-alpha.8";
         public const string FullNameAndVersion = "AyaNova server " + VersionString;
     }//eoc
 }//eons
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