diff --git a/margfools b/margfools
index 759968e..0d4ca07 100755
--- a/margfools
+++ b/margfools
@@ -95,19 +95,20 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         request = json.loads(r.text)
         request['AuthenticationToken'] = token
         request['CertificatePublicKey'] = args.cert
+
         # keep signing whatever they send us
         while True:
             for name in ('AttachmentHashes', 'XmlHashes'):
                 if request.get(name) is not None:
                     request[f'Signed{name}'] = [sign(e, args.key, pin, engine=args.engine) for e in request[name]]
-            d = json.dumps(request)
-            d = d.encode()
+
             r = session.put(f'{url}signatures/{request["SignatureRequestId"]}',
                 headers=headers | {'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'},
                 data=json.dumps(request).encode())
             if not r.text:
                 break
             request |= json.loads(r.text)
+
     except Exception as ex:
         print(ex, file=sys.stderr)
         input('press enter to exit') # don’t close terminal immediately on fail