diff --git a/qhp-download-list.py b/qhp-download-list.py
index 8ff2e5d..50360e3 100644
--- a/qhp-download-list.py
+++ b/qhp-download-list.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def main():
     s = rawdata.decode('utf-8')
     tickers = s.split(',')
     for ticker in tickers:
-        print(ticker)
+        print(ticker.strip())
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/qhp-hap-transfer.py b/qhp-hap-transfer.py
index 2f405d8..5d0cf60 100644
--- a/qhp-hap-transfer.py
+++ b/qhp-hap-transfer.py
@@ -124,8 +124,10 @@ def upload_data(hap, data, ticker, period):
 
     raw_data = serialized_bars.getvalue()
 
+    print('Request: ', rq)
     hap.send_multipart([bytes(json.dumps(rq), "utf-8"), raw_data])
     parts = hap.recv_multipart()
+    print('Response: ', parts[0])
     if parts[0] != b'OK':
         return False
     return True
@@ -140,9 +142,9 @@ def convert_ticker(s, data):
         current_mon = last_ts.date().month
         mon = get_month_by_code(s[-2])
         if year >= current_year_in_dec:
-            return s[:-2] + ".{}-{}".format(mon, current_dec + year)
+            return s[:-2] + "-{}.{}".format(mon, current_dec + year)
         else:
-            return s[:-2] + ".{}-{}".format(mon, current_dec + 10 + year)
+            return s[:-2] + "-{}.{}".format(mon, current_dec + 10 + year)
             
     else:
         return s
@@ -205,6 +207,8 @@ def main():
         
     max_retries = 3
     for ticker in tickers:
+        if ticker == "":
+            continue
         for trynum in range(0, max_retries):
             if allow_ticker(blacklist, ticker):
                 print("Requesting ticker from QHP: {}".format(ticker))