diff --git a/deliverables/src/MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember/homework2/Severson/SeversonAssignment2_Client.java b/deliverables/src/MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember/homework2/Severson/SeversonAssignment2_Client.java
index 213a4ad02d7611297f57890018d5b313ea74aff1..2b9aedd378f77bcca3e7c09f1b098ed8486ef6dd 100644
--- a/deliverables/src/MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember/homework2/Severson/SeversonAssignment2_Client.java
+++ b/deliverables/src/MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember/homework2/Severson/SeversonAssignment2_Client.java
@@ -30,66 +30,32 @@ public class SeversonAssignment2_Client {
 
         try {
 
-            System.out.println("Awaiting Client Confirmation To Create Socket...");
+            String message = "Waiting for Client Confirmation";
+            int confirm = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, message);
 
-            while (true) {
+            if (confirm == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION) {
 
-                //Show confirmation dialogue box to ensure client wants to establish connection
-                String message = "Are You Sure You Want To Create a Socket";
-                int confirmResult = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, message);
-                //If client confirms (selects Yes), the connection is established
-                if (confirmResult == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION) {
+                while (true) {
 
-                    Socket socket = new Socket(LOCALHOST, 2317); // locohost?
-
-                    //Establish streams to send server a message
-                    OutputStream os = socket.getOutputStream();
-                    OutputStreamWriter osw = new OutputStreamWriter(os);
-                    BufferedWriter bw = new BufferedWriter(osw);
+                    System.out.println("TcpClient creating socket...");
 
-                    //Send message to server
-                    String sendMessage = "Client Accepted Connection";
-                    bw.write(sendMessage);
-                    bw.flush();
+                    Socket socket = new Socket(LOCALHOST, 2317); // locohost?
 
-                    //print mesage that was sent to server
-                    System.out.println("==================================================");
-                    System.out.println("Message sent to the server : " + sendMessage);
-                    
-                    //Set up streams to read mesages from server
                     InputStream is = socket.getInputStream();
                     InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(is);
                     BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(isr);
 
-                    //Read server message and print
                     String serverMessage = br.readLine();
                     System.out.println("==================================================");
                     System.out.println("Now we're talking!");
                     System.out.println("The message the server sent was " + serverMessage);
 
-                    //If the client does not confirm (selects anything other than Yes), 
-                    //establish connection, send server message that clkient refused,
-                    //and immediately close the socket
-                } else {
-
-                    Socket socket = new Socket(LOCALHOST, 2317);
+                }
 
-                    //Set up stream to send message to server
-                    OutputStream os = socket.getOutputStream();
-                    OutputStreamWriter osw = new OutputStreamWriter(os);
-                    BufferedWriter bw = new BufferedWriter(osw);
+            } else {
 
-                    //Send message to server
-                    String sendMessage = "Client Refused Connection";
-                    bw.write(sendMessage);
-                    bw.flush();
+                System.out.println("Client Refused Connection");
 
-                    //Close socket, inform client that message was send and return
-                    socket.close();
-                    System.out.println("==================================================");
-                    System.out.println("Message sent to the server : " + sendMessage);
-                    return;
-                }
             }
 
         } catch (IOException e) {
@@ -98,7 +64,7 @@ public class SeversonAssignment2_Client {
             System.out.println(e);
 
         }
-
+        
         System.out.println("client exit");
     }
 
diff --git a/deliverables/src/MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember/homework2/Severson/SeversonAssingment2_Server.java b/deliverables/src/MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember/homework2/Severson/SeversonAssingment2_Server.java
index 35c1bfea13f580f2ba7f6425aaf6d584dbab774e..e2ff60c5996397a5b3a717d788bc5e8bf9b0de9b 100644
--- a/deliverables/src/MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember/homework2/Severson/SeversonAssingment2_Server.java
+++ b/deliverables/src/MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember/homework2/Severson/SeversonAssingment2_Server.java
@@ -27,52 +27,38 @@ public class SeversonAssingment2_Server {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
 
         try {
-            
-            //Instantiate socket and wait for connection
-            System.out.println("TcpServer has started..."); // it helps debugging to put this on console first
+
             ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket(2317);
 
-            //Loop until client connection is made
             while (true) {
-                
-                //Socket accepting connection with client
-                Socket clientConnection = serverSocket.accept(); // block until connected to a client
-                
-                InputStream is = clientConnection.getInputStream();
-                InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(is);
-                BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(isr);
-
-                String serverMessage = br.readLine();
-                System.out.println("The message the client sent was " + serverMessage);
-
-                //write output text to the client and server
+
+                Socket clientConnection = serverSocket.accept();
+                System.out.println("TcpServer has started...");
+
                 OutputStream os = clientConnection.getOutputStream();
                 PrintStream ps = new PrintStream(os);
 
-                //Send to client
                 ps.println("This was written by the server");
 
-                //Establish port and IP addresses of the server connection and print
                 InetAddress localAddress = clientConnection.getLocalAddress();
                 InetAddress remoteAddress = clientConnection.getInetAddress();
 
                 int localPort = clientConnection.getLocalPort();
                 int remotePort = clientConnection.getPort();
 
-                System.out.println("Socket pair: (( " + localAddress.toString() + ", " + localPort + " ), ( "+ remoteAddress.toString() + ", " + remotePort + " ))");
+                System.out.println("Socket pair: (( " + localAddress.toString() + ", " + localPort + " ), ( "
+                        + remoteAddress.toString() + ", " + remotePort + " ))");
 
-                //close the connection and inform the client of the close
-                ps.println("The client connection is closed ---- BYE!");
                 ps.flush();
-                clientConnection.close(); 
-                
+                clientConnection.close();
+
             }
+
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            
+
             System.out.println("problem with networking");
-            
+
         }
-    }
 
+    }
 }
-