diff --git a/examples/github.rs b/examples/github.rs
index d0c1119..68d0b96 100644
--- a/examples/github.rs
+++ b/examples/github.rs
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ struct Opt {
     pub config: String,
 }
 
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 struct Config {
     secret: String,
     outdir: PathBuf,
+    disable_hmac_verify: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ struct Payload {
 fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
     let args = Opt::from_args();
     let config: Config = serde_json::from_str(&args.config)?;
+    println!("{:?}", config);
 
     let mut payload = String::new();
     io::stdin().read_to_string(&mut payload)?;
@@ -51,24 +53,26 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
     let payload: Payload = serde_json::from_str(&payload)?;
     println!("processed payload: {}", payload.body);
 
-    let secret = GenericArray::from_iter(config.secret.bytes());
-    let mut mac = Hmac::<Sha1>::new(&secret);
-    mac.input(payload.body.as_bytes());
-    let signature = mac.result()
-        .code()
-        .into_iter()
-        .map(|b| format!("{:02x}", b))
-        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-        .join("");
+    if !config.disable_hmac_verify {
+        let secret = GenericArray::from_iter(config.secret.bytes());
+        let mut mac = Hmac::<Sha1>::new(&secret);
+        mac.input(payload.body.as_bytes());
+        let signature = mac.result()
+            .code()
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|b| format!("{:02x}", b))
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            .join("");
 
-    let auth = payload
-        .headers
-        .get("x-hub-signature")
-        .ok_or(err_msg("Missing auth header"))?;
+        let auth = payload
+            .headers
+            .get("x-hub-signature")
+            .ok_or(err_msg("Missing auth header"))?;
 
-    let left = SecStr::from(format!("sha1={}", signature));
-    let right = SecStr::from(auth.bytes().collect::<Vec<_>>());
-    assert!(left == right, "HMAC signature didn't match");
+        let left = SecStr::from(format!("sha1={}", signature));
+        let right = SecStr::from(auth.bytes().collect::<Vec<_>>());
+        assert!(left == right, "HMAC signature didn't match");
+    }
 
     println!("gonna clone it to {:?}", config.outdir);
     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 23fb59c..3f312dc 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ where
             }
         }
     }
+    println!("Done loading config.");
 }
 
 fn watch<P>(root: P) -> notify::Result<()>