diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4c33c49..9f55658 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ LE.privkeyPath = ':config/live/:hostname/privkey.pem';
 LE.fullchainPath = ':config/live/:hostname/fullchain.pem';
 LE.certPath = ':config/live/:hostname/cert.pem';
 LE.chainPath = ':config/live/:hostname/chain.pem';
+LE.renewalPath = ':config/renewal/:hostname.conf';
+LE.accountsDir = ':config/accounts/:server';
 
 // backwards compat
 LE.stagingServer = leCore.stagingServerUrl;
@@ -213,13 +215,22 @@ LE.create = function (defaults, handlers, backend) {
       }, cb);
     }
   , fetch: function (args, cb) {
+      if (defaults.debug || args.debug) {
+        console.log('[LE] fetch');
+      }
       le._fetchHelper(args, cb);
     }
   , renew: function (args, cb) {
+      if (defaults.debug || args.debug) {
+        console.log('[LE] renew');
+      }
       args.duplicate = false;
       le.register(args, cb);
     }
   , getConfig: function (args, cb) {
+      if (defaults.debug || args.debug) {
+        console.log('[LE] getConfig');
+      }
       backend.getConfigAsync(args).then(function (pyobj) {
         cb(null, le.pyToJson(pyobj));
       }, function (err) {
@@ -228,6 +239,9 @@ LE.create = function (defaults, handlers, backend) {
       });
     }
   , getConfigs: function (args, cb) {
+      if (defaults.debug || args.debug) {
+        console.log('[LE] getConfigs');
+      }
       backend.getConfigsAsync(args).then(function (configs) {
         cb(null, configs.map(le.pyToJson));
       }, function (err) {
@@ -240,11 +254,17 @@ LE.create = function (defaults, handlers, backend) {
       });
     }
   , setConfig: function (args, cb) {
+      if (defaults.debug || args.debug) {
+        console.log('[LE] setConfig');
+      }
       backend.configureAsync(args).then(function (pyobj) {
         cb(null, le.pyToJson(pyobj));
       });
     }
   , register: function (args, cb) {
+      if (defaults.debug || args.debug) {
+        console.log('[LE] register');
+      }
       if (!Array.isArray(args.domains)) {
         cb(new Error('args.domains should be an array of domains'));
         return;
diff --git a/lib/core.js b/lib/core.js
index 097e408..ea61351 100644
--- a/lib/core.js
+++ b/lib/core.js
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ function readRenewalConfig(args) {
 }
 
 function writeRenewalConfig(args) {
+  //console.log('args');
+  //console.log(args);
   var pyobj = args.pyobj;
   pyobj.checkpoints = parseInt(pyobj.checkpoints, 10) || 0;
 
@@ -433,12 +435,16 @@ module.exports.create = function (defaults, handlers) {
     }
   , configureAsync: function (hargs) {
       hargs.renewalPath = hargs.renewalPath || ':config/renewal/:hostname.conf';
-      hargs.domains = [];
-
       var copy = merge(hargs, defaults);
       tplCopy(copy);
 
-      return getOrCreateRenewal(copy);
+      //console.log('[LE] configureAsync copy');
+      //console.log(hargs);
+      //console.log(copy);
+      return getOrCreateAcmeAccount(copy, defaults, handlers).then(function (account) {
+        copy.account = account;
+        return getOrCreateRenewal(copy);
+      });
     }
   , getConfigAsync: function (hargs) {
       hargs.renewalPath = hargs.renewalPath || ':config/renewal/:hostname.conf';