diff --git a/commands/hook.js b/commands/hook.js
index fa9fbc9..f713ec0 100644
--- a/commands/hook.js
+++ b/commands/hook.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ function hooks(argv)
 
 hooks.add = function add(argv)
 {
-	// TODO match with service
 	report.success('hook add', 'hooking ' + chalk.yellow(argv.pkg) +
 		' to ' + chalk.yellow(argv.url) +
 		' with shared secret ' + chalk.red(argv.secret)
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ hooks.add = function add(argv)
 		if (!hook || res.statusCode < 200 || res.statusCode >= 400)
 			return report.failure('hook add', res.statusCode + ' ' + JSON.stringify(hook));
 
-		// TODO assumption here is that the body of the response is the updated hook
+
 		report.success('+', hook.name + ' ➜ ' + hook.endpoint);
 	});
 };
@@ -66,6 +65,8 @@ hooks.rm = function rm(argv)
 
 hooks.ls = function ls(argv)
 {
+
+
 	var reg = new Registry(argv);
 	var uri = '/v1/hooks/hook';
 	if (argv.pkg)
diff --git a/lib/registry.js b/lib/registry.js
index f37dbb8..294e02a 100644
--- a/lib/registry.js
+++ b/lib/registry.js
@@ -38,17 +38,26 @@ Registry.prototype._registry = null;
 Registry.prototype.authed = function authed(opts, callback)
 {
 	var token = this.getAuthToken(this.registry);
+
 	if (!token)
 		return callback(new Error('you are not logged into the registry you are trying to use "' + this.registry + '"'));
 	var hostname = opts.legacy ? this.registry : this.api;
 
+
+	// add a slash if it missing.
+	// not using url.resolve so we can support api through the registry url paths. url.resolve(hostname, opts.uri),
+	// https://registry.npmjs.org/-/api/v1/hooks/hook etc.
+	// we should remove the default api url probably?
+	//
+	if(opts.uri.indexOf('/') !== 0)
+		opts.uri = '/' + opts.uri;
+
 	var options = {
-		url:    url.resolve(hostname, opts.uri),
-		method: opts.method,
+		url:    hostname + opts.uri,
+		method: opts.method || 'GET',
 		json:  opts.json || opts.body || true,
-		auth:   { bearer: token }
+		auth:{bearer:token}
 	};
-
 	this.requestfunc(options, callback);
 };
 
@@ -64,6 +73,7 @@ Registry.prototype.anonymous =  function anonymous(opts, callback)
 	this.requestfunc(options, callback);
 };
 
+
 function getReg()
 {
 	return this._registry;