diff --git a/cmd/help/main.go b/cmd/help/main.go
index 0320586..72789df 100644
--- a/cmd/help/main.go
+++ b/cmd/help/main.go
@@ -290,9 +290,6 @@ func redeemCode(l *log.Logger, db *sql.DB, cs colorScheme, p *Prompter) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// TODO
-	// this works: sudo --user help sudo --user wren /town/bin/appendkeyfile < /tmp/foo.pub
-	// but it's failing with nothing on STDOUT and an exit code of 1 when invoked this way
 	cmd := exec.Command("sudo", "--user", username, "/town/bin/appendkeyfile")
 	cmd.Stdin = bytes.NewBufferString(key + "\n")
 	stdoutBuff := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
@@ -310,6 +307,9 @@ func redeemCode(l *log.Logger, db *sql.DB, cs colorScheme, p *Prompter) error {
 		return errors.New("database was sad")
 	}
 
+	fmt.Println()
+	fmt.Println("new key added! you should be able to use it to log in.")
+
 	return nil
 }