diff --git a/src/routes/admin.rs b/src/routes/admin.rs
index aa177dd..d79e96e 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin.rs
+++ b/src/routes/admin.rs
@@ -13,17 +13,24 @@ use crate::{
 	auth::session::Admin,
 	db::{admin, doll, schema::DollTagsDb, user},
 	ids::{id_public_to_db, PublicId},
-	pages::{write_toast, CommonTemplateState},
+	pages::{pop_toast, write_toast, CommonTemplateState},
 };
 
 use super::error_handlers::PageResult;
 
 #[get("/")]
-pub async fn index(meta: CommonTemplateState, mut db: DollTagsDb, user: Admin) -> PageResult {
+pub async fn index(
+	meta: CommonTemplateState,
+	mut db: DollTagsDb,
+	user: Admin,
+	jar: &'_ CookieJar<'_>,
+) -> PageResult {
 	let mut trx = db.begin().await?;
 	let service_status = admin::get_service_status(&mut trx).await?;
 	trx.commit().await?;
 
+	let toast = pop_toast(jar);
+
 	Ok(Template::render(
 		"admin/index",
 		context! {
@@ -33,6 +40,7 @@ pub async fn index(meta: CommonTemplateState, mut db: DollTagsDb, user: Admin) -
 				form: "",
 				tag_handover: Context::default(),
 			},
+			toast,
 		},
 	)
 	.into())
@@ -80,18 +88,11 @@ pub async fn handle_in_page_forms(
 	mut db: DollTagsDb,
 	user: Admin,
 	mut form: Form<Forms<'_>>,
+	client_ip: IpAddr,
 ) -> PageResult {
-	println!("{:?}", form);
-
 	match form.form {
 		SelectedForm::TagHandover => {
 			if let Some(values) = &form.tag_handover.value.clone() {
-				// work
-				println!(
-					"woof handover of {} to {}",
-					values.tag_id, values.dest_account
-				);
-
 				let target_user = user::get(&mut *db, values.dest_account).await?;
 				let user_valid = match target_user {
 					Some(user) => {
@@ -130,10 +131,18 @@ pub async fn handle_in_page_forms(
 				}
 
 				if user_valid && target_tag.is_some() {
-					let id = target_tag.unwrap().id;
+					let tag = target_tag.unwrap();
+					warn!(
+						"[audit|{}] [{}] beginning tag handover of tag {} to \"{}\" (previous user id: {})",
+						client_ip,
+						user.0.id.to_string(),
+						tag.id,
+						values.dest_account,
+						tag.bound_to_id,
+					);
 					return Ok(Redirect::to(uri!(
 						"/admin",
-						show_confirm_tag_handover(PublicId(id), values.dest_account)
+						show_confirm_tag_handover(PublicId(tag.id), values.dest_account)
 					))
 					.into());
 				}
@@ -186,25 +195,34 @@ pub async fn handle_tag_handover<'a>(
 	id: PublicId,
 	dest_username: &'a str,
 ) -> PageResult {
-	let dest_user = match user::get(&mut *db, dest_username).await? {
-		Some(u) => u,
-		None => {
+	// note: there is currently no trace of the previous user in this handover code's audit log.
+	let id = id.0;
+	match user::get(&mut *db, dest_username).await? {
+		Some(u) => {
+			admin::handover_tag(&mut *db, id, &u.id).await?;
 			warn!(
-				"[audit|{}] [{}] tried to hand over tag {} to nonexistent user {}",
+				"[audit|{}] [{}] handed over tag {} to \"{}\"",
 				client_ip,
 				user.0.id.to_string(),
-				id.0,
+				id,
+				dest_username
+			);
+			write_toast(
+				jar,
+				format!("tag successfully handed over to \"{}\"", dest_username),
+			);
+		}
+		None => {
+			warn!(
+				"[audit|{}] [{}] tried to hand over tag {} to nonexistent user \"{}\"",
+				client_ip,
+				user.0.id.to_string(),
+				id,
 				dest_username
 			);
 			write_toast(jar, String::from("this username doesn't exist"));
-			return Ok(Redirect::to("/admin").into());
 		}
 	};
 
-	admin::handover_tag(&mut *db, id.0, &dest_user.id).await?;
-	write_toast(
-		jar,
-		format!("tag successfully handed over to {}", dest_username),
-	);
-	todo!("meow")
+	Ok(Redirect::to("/admin").into())
 }
diff --git a/templates/admin/index.html.tera b/templates/admin/index.html.tera
index 38e9d81..010c3b0 100644
--- a/templates/admin/index.html.tera
+++ b/templates/admin/index.html.tera
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
 	</p>
 </aside>
 
+{% if toast %}
+<div class="raised">
+	<p>{{toast|capitalize}}</p>
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+
 <section>
 	<h2>Service status</h2>
 
@@ -53,4 +59,4 @@
 
 	</form>
 </section>
-{% endblock main %}
+{% endblock main %}
\ No newline at end of file