diff --git a/healthcareio/__main__.py b/healthcareio/__main__.py
index abe5d9a..0cac63b 100644
--- a/healthcareio/__main__.py
+++ b/healthcareio/__main__.py
@@ -33,12 +33,16 @@ import time
 from healthcareio import x12
 from healthcareio.x12.parser import X12Parser
 import requests
+import pandas as pd
+import numpy as np
+
 
 # import healthcareio
 # import healthcareio.x12.util
 # from healthcareio.x12.parser import X12Parser
 app = typer.Typer()
 CONFIG_FOLDER = os.sep.join([os.environ['HOME'],'.healthcareio'])
+HOST = "https://healthcareio.the-phi.com" if 'PARSER_HOST_URL' not in os.environ else os.environ['PARSER_HOST_URL']
 @app.command(name='init')
 def config(email:str,provider:str='sqlite') :
     """\b
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ def config(email:str,provider:str='sqlite') :
     :provider   data store provider (visit https://hiplab.mc.vanderbilt.edu/git/hiplab/data-transport.git)
     """
     _db = "healthcareio"
+    global CONFIG_FOLDER
     # _PATH = os.sep.join([os.environ['HOME'],'.healthcareio'])
     
     if not os.path.exists(CONFIG_FOLDER) :
@@ -75,8 +80,9 @@ def config(email:str,provider:str='sqlite') :
     # This would also allow us to allow the users to be informed of new versions
     #
     try:
-        host = "https://healthcareio.the-phi.com" if 'PARSER_HOST_URL' not in os.environ else os.environ['PARSER_HOST']
-        url = f"{host}/api/users/signup"
+        global HOST
+        # HOST = "https://healthcareio.the-phi.com" if 'PARSER_HOST_URL' not in os.environ else os.environ['PARSER_HOST']
+        url = f"{HOST}/api/users/signup"
         _body = {"email":email,"version":meta.__version__}
         _headers = {"content-type":"application/json"}
         resp  = requests.post(url,headers=_headers,data=json.dumps(_body))
@@ -94,7 +100,7 @@ def config(email:str,provider:str='sqlite') :
         The generatted configuration file found at {CONFIG_FOLDER}
         The database provider is {provider}
 
-        visit {host} to learn more about the features,
+        visit {HOST} to learn more about the features,
     
     """
 
@@ -140,6 +146,29 @@ def parse (claim_folder:str,plugin_folder:str = None,config_path:str = None):
     print ("...................... FINISHED .........................")
     #
     #
+@app.command()
+def check():
+    """
+    This function checks for the version running against the current version    
+    """
+    _info = [meta.__version__,None]
+    url = f'{HOST}/api/store/version'
+    try:
+        resp= requests.post(url)
+        _info[1] = resp.text if resp.status_code == 200 else "NA"
+    except Exception as e:
+        _info[1] = "NA"
+        pass
+    if _info[1] == "NA" :
+        _msg = "Unavailable server (unreachable)"
+    else:
+        _msg = ""
+
+    print ()
+    _info =pd.DataFrame(_info,columns=["versions"],index=["Yours","Current"])
+    print (_info)
+
+    print (_msg)
 
 @app.command(name="export")    
 def publish (file_type:str,path:str):