diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index fe57712..710de10 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 #
 
 APP_NAME=littr
-APP_VERSION=0.39.28
+APP_VERSION=0.40.0
 GOLANG_VERSION=1.23
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f67ba82..caca67d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -171,10 +171,13 @@ Successfully copied 3.07kB to /home/user/littr/run_data/
 + write integration and e2e tests
 + [...]
 
+### roadmap to v0.41
++ user activation via mail
+
 ### roadmap to v0.40
 + ~~convert GIFs to WebPs~~
 + ~~e-mail duplicity check for registration~~
-+ user activation via mail
++ ~~introduce the hideReplies feature~~
 
 ### roadmap to v0.39
 + ~~fix avatar image uploading, resizing and cropping~~
diff --git a/api/swagger.json b/api/swagger.json
index 11e197f..8897ff6 100644
--- a/api/swagger.json
+++ b/api/swagger.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
             "name": "MIT",
             "url": "https://github.com/krustowski/littr/blob/master/LICENSE"
         },
-        "version": "0.39.28"
+        "version": "0.40.0"
     },
     "host": "www.littr.eu",
     "basePath": "/api/v1",
diff --git a/cmd/littr/http_server.go b/cmd/littr/http_server.go
index b766e30..44cfef1 100644
--- a/cmd/littr/http_server.go
+++ b/cmd/littr/http_server.go
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ func initServer() {
 
 	// load up data from local dumps (/opt/data/)
 	// TODO: catch an error there!
-	db.LoadAll()
+	loadReport := db.LoadAll()
+	l.Println(loadReport, http.StatusOK)
 
 	l.Println("dumped data loaded", http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -156,12 +157,14 @@ func initServer() {
 		},
 		AutoUpdateInterval: time.Minute * 1,
 		Icon: app.Icon{
+			//Maskable:   "/web/android-chrome-192x192.png",
 			Default:    "/web/android-chrome-192x192.png",
 			SVG:        "/web/android-chrome-512x512.svg",
 			Large:      "/web/android-chrome-512x512.png",
 			AppleTouch: "/web/apple-touch-icon.png",
 		},
 		Image: "/web/android-chrome-512x512.svg",
+		//Domain: "www.littr.eu",
 		Body: func() app.HTMLBody {
 			return app.Body().Class("dark")
 		},
diff --git a/configs/backend.go b/configs/backend.go
index 3187c6d..99ddeba 100644
--- a/configs/backend.go
+++ b/configs/backend.go
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ var UserDeletionList []string = []string{
 	"passphrase",
 	"user",
 	"nickname",
+	"test",
+	"tester",
 }
 
 // This array is used in a procedure's loop to manually unshade listed users.
diff --git a/pkg/backend/router.go b/pkg/backend/router.go
index 1fe5453..7bd4700 100644
--- a/pkg/backend/router.go
+++ b/pkg/backend/router.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // @title		littr
-// @version	 	0.39.28
+// @version	 	0.40.0
 // @description		a simple nanoblogging platform as PWA built on go-app framework
 // @termsOfService	https://littr.eu/tos