diff --git a/bin/komrade-app b/bin/komrade-app
index 7aaed8d..3f75b7f 100755
--- a/bin/komrade-app
+++ b/bin/komrade-app
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export KOMRADE_SHOW_LOG=0
 SCRIPTPATH="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 
 path=`realpath "$SCRIPTPATH/../komrade/app/main.py"`
-pathvenv=`realpath "$SCRIPTPATH/../../venv/bin/activate"`
+pathvenv=`realpath "$SCRIPTPATH/../venv/bin/activate"`
 source $pathvenv
 
 python "$path" $*
diff --git a/bin/komrade-cli b/bin/komrade-cli
index 8ace11e..07ef705 100755
--- a/bin/komrade-cli
+++ b/bin/komrade-cli
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ export KOMRADE_SHOW_LOG=0
 SCRIPTPATH="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 
 path=`realpath "$SCRIPTPATH/../komrade/cli/cli.py"`
-pathvenv=`realpath "$SCRIPTPATH/../../venv/bin/activate"`
+pathvenv=`realpath "$SCRIPTPATH/../venv/bin/activate"`
+echo $path
+echo $pathvenv
 source $pathvenv
 
 python "$path" $*
diff --git a/bin/komrade-op b/bin/komrade-op
index 9dacd04..3b1e13f 100755
--- a/bin/komrade-op
+++ b/bin/komrade-op
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export KOMRADE_SHOW_LOG=1
 # get virtualenv going
 SCRIPTPATH="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 path=`realpath "$SCRIPTPATH/../komrade/backend/switchboard.py"`
-pathvenv=`realpath "$SCRIPTPATH/../../venv/bin/activate"`
+pathvenv=`realpath "$SCRIPTPATH/../venv/bin/activate"`
 source $pathvenv
 
 # run op forever
diff --git a/komrade/backend/the_telephone.py b/komrade/backend/the_telephone.py
index 7590eb6..66f2401 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/the_telephone.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/the_telephone.py
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ class TheTelephone(Operator):
         self.log(f'Starting up with callbacks: {self._callbacks}')
 
 
+    @property
+    def api_url(self):
+        #if 'KOMRADE_OPERATOR_API_URL' in os.environ and os.environ['KOMRADE_OPERATOR_API_URL']:
+        #    return os.environ
+        #os.environ['KOMRADE_OPERATOR_API_URL'] = OPERATOR_API_URL_TOR
+        if 'KOMRADE_USE_TOR' in os.environ and os.environ['KOMRADE_USE_TOR']=='1':
+            return OPERATOR_API_URL_TOR
+        elif 'KOMRADE_USE_CLEARNET' in os.environ and os.environ['KOMRADE_USE_CLEARNET']=='1':
+            return OPERATOR_API_URL_CLEARNET
+        else:
+            return OPERATOR_API_URL
+
+
     def send_and_receive(self,msg_d,**y):
         # self.log('send and receive got incoming msg:',msg_d)
         
@@ -48,7 +61,10 @@ class TheTelephone(Operator):
         msg_b64_str_esc = msg_b64_str.replace('/','_')
 
         # dial the operator
-        URL = OPERATOR_API_URL + msg_b64_str_esc + '/'
+        
+
+
+        URL = self.api_url + msg_b64_str_esc + '/'
         self.log("DIALING THE OPERATOR:",URL)
         phonecall=self.komrade_request(URL)
         if phonecall.status_code!=200:
diff --git a/komrade/cli/cli.py b/komrade/cli/cli.py
index e9de7be..4dc8bc5 100644
--- a/komrade/cli/cli.py
+++ b/komrade/cli/cli.py
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ class CLI(Logger):
         'verbose':'show/hide log output',
         'post':'post to world',
         'feed':'fetch posts',
-        'exit':'exit komrade'
+        'exit':'exit komrade',
+        'clearnet':'switch to clearnet',
+        'tor':'switch to tor',
     }
 
     def __init__(self,name='',cmd='',persona=None):
@@ -167,6 +169,13 @@ class CLI(Logger):
             tot=self.komrade.num_msgs
         )
 
+    def clearnet(self):
+        os.environ['KOMRADE_USE_CLEARNET'] = '1'
+        os.environ['KOMRADE_USE_TOR'] = '0'
+    def tor(self):
+        os.environ['KOMRADE_USE_CLEARNET'] = '0'
+        os.environ['KOMRADE_USE_TOR'] = '1'
+    
 
     def help(self,*x,**y):
         clear_screen()
diff --git a/komrade/constants.py b/komrade/constants.py
index e7ea03f..9df1760 100644
--- a/komrade/constants.py
+++ b/komrade/constants.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ KOMRADE_URL = '68.66.241.111'  #KOMRADE_ONION
 OPERATOR_API_URL_TOR = f'http://{KOMRADE_ONION}/op/'
 OPERATOR_API_URL_CLEARNET = f'http://{KOMRADE_URL}/op/'
 
-OPERATOR_API_URL = OPERATOR_API_URL_CLEARNET
+OPERATOR_API_URL = OPERATOR_API_URL_TOR
 
 # paths
 import os