diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f6a9382..5d515e8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ LABS=" lab1 lab2a lab2b lab2c lab2d lab3a lab3b lab4a lab4b "
 			if test "$$line" != "yes" ; then echo "Giving up submission"; exit; fi; \
 			if test `stat -c "%s" "$@-handin.tar.gz" 2>/dev/null || stat -f "%z" "$@-handin.tar.gz"` -ge 20971520 ; then echo "File exceeds 20MB."; exit; fi; \
 			cat api.key | tr -d '\n' > .api.key.trimmed ; \
-			curl -F file=@$@-handin.tar.gz -F "key=<.api.key.trimmed" \
+			curl --silent --fail --show-error -F file=@$@-handin.tar.gz -F "key=<.api.key.trimmed" \
 			https://6824.scripts.mit.edu/2021/handin.py/upload > /dev/null || { \
 				echo ; \
 				echo "Submit seems to have failed."; \
diff --git a/src/raft/config.go b/src/raft/config.go
index 73b34c5..f17f092 100644
--- a/src/raft/config.go
+++ b/src/raft/config.go
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@ func (cfg *config) start1(i int, applier func(int, chan ApplyMsg)) {
 	cfg.mu.Unlock()
 
 	applyCh := make(chan ApplyMsg)
-	go applier(i, applyCh)
 
 	rf := Make(ends, i, cfg.saved[i], applyCh)
 
@@ -277,6 +276,8 @@ func (cfg *config) start1(i int, applier func(int, chan ApplyMsg)) {
 	cfg.rafts[i] = rf
 	cfg.mu.Unlock()
 
+	go applier(i, applyCh)
+
 	svc := labrpc.MakeService(rf)
 	srv := labrpc.MakeServer()
 	srv.AddService(svc)