diff --git a/controllers/serveController.js b/controllers/serveController.js
index de39afb9..3aaa735c 100644
--- a/controllers/serveController.js
+++ b/controllers/serveController.js
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@ const getAllFreePublicClaims = require('../helpers/functions/getAllFreePublicCla
 const isFreePublicClaim = require('../helpers/functions/isFreePublicClaim.js');
 const serveHelpers = require('../helpers/serveHelpers.js');
 
-// function checkForLocalAssetByShortUrl (shortUrl, name) {
-// }
-
-// function checkForLocalAssetByChannel (channelName, name) {
-// }
-
 function checkForLocalAssetByClaimId (claimId, name) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     db.File
@@ -115,50 +109,23 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   getAssetByName (name) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      // temporarily throw error
-      reject(new Error('get by name is not currently supported'));
-      // get the claim id
-      // get teh asset by claim Id
-    });
-  },
-  serveClaimByName (claimName) {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      // 1. get the top free, public claims
-      getAllFreePublicClaims(claimName)
-        .then(freePublicClaimList => {
-          // check to make sure some claims were found
-          if (!freePublicClaimList) {
-            resolve(null);
-            return;
-          }
-          const name = freePublicClaimList[0].name;
-          const claimId = freePublicClaimList[0].claim_id;
-          const uri = `${name}#${claimId}`;
-          const height = freePublicClaimList[0].height;
-          const address = freePublicClaimList[0].address;
-          // 2. check to see if the file is available locally
-          db.File
-            .findOne({ where: { name, claimId } })
-            .then(claim => {
-              // 3. if a matching record is found locally, serve it
-              if (claim) {
-                // serve the file
-                resolve(claim.dataValues);
-                // trigger update if needed
-                serveHelpers.updateFileIfNeeded(uri, claim.dataValues.outpoint, claim.dataValues.height);
-              // 3. otherwise use daemon to retrieve it
-              } else {
-                // get the claim and serve it
-                serveHelpers.getClaimAndHandleResponse(uri, address, height, resolve, reject);
-              }
-            })
-            .catch(error => {
-              reject(error);
-            });
-        })
-        .catch(error => {
-          reject(error);
-        });
+      // 1. get a list of the free public claims
+      getAllFreePublicClaims(name)
+      // 2. check locally for the top claim
+      .then(freePublicClaimList => {
+        // if no claims were found, return null
+        if (!freePublicClaimList) {
+          resolve(null);
+          return;
+        }
+        // parse the result
+        const claimId = freePublicClaimList[0].claim_id;
+        // get the asset
+        resolve(getAssetByClaimId(claimId, name));
+      })
+      .catch(error => {
+        reject(error);
+      });
     });
   },
 };
diff --git a/helpers/lbryApi.js b/helpers/lbryApi.js
index e4d529a5..4f2f655f 100644
--- a/helpers/lbryApi.js
+++ b/helpers/lbryApi.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const logger = require('winston');
 
 module.exports = {
   getWalletList () {
-    logger.debug('getting wallet list');
+    logger.debug('lbryApi >> getting wallet list');
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       axios
         .post('http://localhost:5279/lbryapi', {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module.exports = {
     });
   },
   publishClaim (publishParams) {
-    logger.debug(`Publishing claim to "${publishParams.name}"`);
+    logger.debug(`lbryApi >> Publishing claim to "${publishParams.name}"`);
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       axios
         .post('http://localhost:5279/lbryapi', {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module.exports = {
     });
   },
   getClaim (uri) {
-    logger.debug(`Getting Claim for "${uri}"`);
+    logger.debug(`lbryApi >> Getting Claim for "${uri}"`);
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       axios
         .post('http://localhost:5279/lbryapi', {
@@ -57,13 +57,12 @@ module.exports = {
           resolve(data.result);
         })
         .catch(error => {
-          logger.debug("axios.post 'get' error");
           reject(error);
         });
     });
   },
   getClaimsList (claimName) {
-    logger.debug(`Getting Claim List for "${claimName}"`);
+    logger.debug(`lbryApi >> Getting Claim List for "${claimName}"`);
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       axios
         .post('http://localhost:5279/lbryapi', {
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ module.exports = {
     });
   },
   resolveUri (uri) {
-    logger.debug(`Resolving URI for "${uri}"`);
+    logger.debug(`lbryApi >> Resolving URI for "${uri}"`);
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       axios
         .post('http://localhost:5279/lbryapi', {
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ module.exports = {
     });
   },
   getDownloadDirectory () {
-    logger.debug('Retrieving the download directory path from lbry daemon...');
+    logger.debug('lbryApi >> Retrieving the download directory path from lbry daemon...');
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       axios
         .post('http://localhost:5279/lbryapi', {
diff --git a/helpers/serveHelpers.js b/helpers/serveHelpers.js
index 8b7bdc7c..98b28bff 100644
--- a/helpers/serveHelpers.js
+++ b/helpers/serveHelpers.js
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ const db = require('../models');
 const lbryApi = require('./lbryApi');
 
 function determineShortUrl (claimId, claimList) {
-  console.log('claimid =', claimId);
-  console.log('claimlist = ', claimList);
   logger.debug('determining short url based on claim id and claim list');
   const thisClaim = claimList.filter(claim => {  // find this claim in the list & store it
     return claim.claim_id === claimId;
diff --git a/routes/serve-routes.js b/routes/serve-routes.js
index 2fba9073..a9c581e4 100644
--- a/routes/serve-routes.js
+++ b/routes/serve-routes.js
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
       // if asset was retrieved from lbrynet, create db record
     })
     .catch(error => {
-      console.log('...error was caught');
       handleRequestError('serve', originalUrl, ip, error, res);
     });
   });
@@ -166,7 +165,6 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
       // if asset was retrieved from lbrynet, create db record
     })
     .catch(error => {
-      console.log('...error was caught');
       handleRequestError('serve', originalUrl, ip, error, res);
     });
   });