diff --git a/pnut-bridge.py b/pnut-bridge.py
index 59e49ea..0506060 100644
--- a/pnut-bridge.py
+++ b/pnut-bridge.py
@@ -90,10 +90,13 @@ class ChannelMonitor(threading.Thread):
 
     def send_message(self, roomid, msg):
         url = self.matrix_api_url + '/rooms/' + roomid +'/send/m.room.message' + '/' + str(self.txId)
+        #logging.debug('debug: ' + msg['ts'])
+        #logging.debug('debug: ')
+        #logging.debug(msg['ts'])
+        #    'ts': msg['ts']
         params = {
             'access_token': self.matrix_api_token,
-            'user_id': msg['user']['user_id'],
-            'ts': msg['ts']
+            'user_id': msg['user']['user_id']
         }
         data = {
             'msgtype': 'm.text',
@@ -106,6 +109,9 @@ class ChannelMonitor(threading.Thread):
             el = MatrixMsgEvents(eventid, roomid, msg['msgid'], msg['puser'], msg['chan'])
             db.session.add(el)
             db.session.commit()
+        else:
+            logging.debug('error: ' + str(r.status_code))
+            logging.debug(r.text)
 
     def poll_channel(self, room):
 
@@ -134,7 +140,7 @@ class ChannelMonitor(threading.Thread):
                 text = msg.content.text + "\n"
                 # dt = datetime.datetime.strptime(msg.created_at, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
                 dt = msg.created_at
-                ts = time.mktime(dt.timetuple())
+                ts = int(time.mktime(dt.timetuple()))
 
                 for lnk in msg.content.entities.links:
                     text += "\n"
@@ -193,7 +199,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     with open("config.yaml", "rb") as config_file:
         config = yaml.load(config_file)
 
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 
     app.config.update(config)