diff --git a/app/models/card.rb b/app/models/card.rb
index 700cb3b..de67177 100644
--- a/app/models/card.rb
+++ b/app/models/card.rb
@@ -11,21 +11,14 @@ class Card < ActiveRecord::Base
     door_access_url = APP_CONFIG['door_access_url']
     door_access_password = APP_CONFIG['door_access_password']
 
-    # connect to door access system
-    source = open("#{door_access_url}?e=#{door_access_password}").read
-    results = source.scan(/ok/)
-    if(results.size > 0) then
-      #only continue if we've got an OK login
-      cardid = self.id.to_s.rjust(3, '0')  #TODO: provide ability for 
+      cardid = self.id.to_s.rjust(3, '0')
       cardperm = self.card_permissions.to_s.rjust(3, '0')
       cardnum = self.card_number.rjust(8, '0')
 
-      source = open("#{door_access_url}?m#{cardid}&p#{cardperm}&t#{cardnum}").read
+      # login and send the command all in one go (auto-logout is a feature of the arduino when used this way)
+      source = open("#{door_access_url}?m#{cardid}&p#{cardperm}&t#{cardnum}&e=#{door_access_password}").read
       results = source.scan(/cur/)
 
-      #logout
-      open("#{door_access_url}?e=0000")
-
       if(results.size > 0) then
         #only return true if we got some kind of decent response
         return true
@@ -33,10 +26,6 @@ class Card < ActiveRecord::Base
         # We didn't get a decent response.
         return false
       end
-    else
-      # We didn't get an OK login.
-      return false
-    end
   end
 
   def self.upload_all_to_door
@@ -47,30 +36,21 @@ class Card < ActiveRecord::Base
     door_access_url = APP_CONFIG['door_access_url']
     door_access_password = APP_CONFIG['door_access_password']
 
-    source = open("#{door_access_url}?e=#{door_access_password}").read
-    results = source.scan(/ok/)
-    if(results.size > 0) then
-      @cards.each do |u|
-        #only continue if we've got an OK login
-        cardid = u.id.to_s.rjust(3, '0')
-        cardperm = u.card_permissions.to_s.rjust(3, '0')
-        cardnum = u.card_number.rjust(8, '0')
+    @cards.each do |u|
+      cardid = u.id.to_s.rjust(3, '0')
+      cardperm = u.card_permissions.to_s.rjust(3, '0')
+      cardnum = u.card_number.rjust(8, '0')
 
-        source = open("#{door_access_url}?m#{cardid}&p#{cardperm}&t#{cardnum}").read
-        results = source.scan(/cur/)
+      # login and send the command all in one go (auto-logout is a feature of the arduino when used this way)
+      source = open("#{door_access_url}?m#{cardid}&p#{cardperm}&t#{cardnum}&e=#{door_access_password}").read
+      results = source.scan(/cur/)
 
-        if(results.size > 0) then
-          #only return true if we got some kind of decent response
-          @end_results.push([cardid,"OK"])
-        else
-          @end_results.push([cardid,"FAIL"])
-        end
+      if(results.size > 0) then
+        #only return true if we got some kind of decent response
+        @end_results.push([cardid,"OK"])
+      else
+        @end_results.push([cardid,"FAIL"])
       end
-
-      #logout
-      open("#{door_access_url}?e=0000")
-    else
-      @end_results.push([cardid,"FAIL"])
     end
 
     return @end_results