diff --git a/git-deploy-sample2.sh b/git-deploy-sample2.sh
index 8cfdf80..eb0c14d 100755
--- a/git-deploy-sample2.sh
+++ b/git-deploy-sample2.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ unset GID_DIR
         git submodule foreach 'rm -rf .git/'
     fi
     rm -rf .git
+    echo "Copying contents of '$TMP_DIR' to '$DEPLOY_DIR'..."
     cp -R $TMP_DIR/* $DEPLOY_DIR
     rm -rf $TMP_DIR
 } >> "$DIR/deploy.log"
diff --git a/ping.py b/ping.py
index f535d07..1f9b75e 100644
--- a/ping.py
+++ b/ping.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class ping:
             import bitly_api
             c = bitly_api.Connection(settings.BITLY_USERNAME,
                                      settings.BITLY_API_KEY)
-            return c.shorten(url)
+            return c.shorten(url)['url']
         else:
             return url