diff --git a/src/sasquatchbackpack/cli.py b/src/sasquatchbackpack/cli.py
index a8ec55d..f905b2a 100644
--- a/src/sasquatchbackpack/cli.py
+++ b/src/sasquatchbackpack/cli.py
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ def usgs_earthquake_data(
         click.echo("------")
         return
 
+    click.confirm("Do you want to post the above data?", abort=True)
+
     click.echo("Sending data...")
 
     config = sources.USGSConfig(
diff --git a/src/sasquatchbackpack/sasquatch.py b/src/sasquatchbackpack/sasquatch.py
index 1b9fffe..2987f10 100644
--- a/src/sasquatchbackpack/sasquatch.py
+++ b/src/sasquatchbackpack/sasquatch.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class DispatcherConfig:
     )
     partitions_count = 1
     replication_factor = 3
-    namespace = os.getenv("BACKPACK_NAMESPACE", "lsst.example")
+    namespace = os.getenv("BACKPACK_NAMESPACE", "lsst.backpack")
 
 
 class BackpackDispatcher:
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def create_topic(self) -> str:
         )
         return response.text
 
-    def post(self) -> dict:
+    def post(self) -> str:
         """Assemble schema and payload from the given source, then
         makes a POST request to kafka.
 
@@ -112,22 +112,21 @@ def post(self) -> dict:
 
         payload = {"value_schema": self.schema, "records": records}
 
-        # Temporary lint bypassing during testing
-        # ruff: noqa: ERA001
-        return payload  # noqa: RET504
-
-        # url = f"{self.config.sasquatch_rest_proxy_url}/topics/"
-        # f"{self.namespace}.{self.source.topic_name}"
-
-        # headers = {
-        #     "Content-Type": "application/vnd.kafka.avro.v2+json",
-        #     "Accept": "application/vnd.kafka.v2+json",
-        # }
-
-        # response = requests.request("POST",
-        #                             url,
-        #                             json=payload,
-        #                             headers=headers,
-        #                             timeout=10,
-        #                             )
-        # return response.text
+        url = (
+            f"{self.config.sasquatch_rest_proxy_url}/topics/"
+            f"{self.config.namespace}.{self.source.topic_name}"
+        )
+
+        headers = {
+            "Content-Type": "application/vnd.kafka.avro.v2+json",
+            "Accept": "application/vnd.kafka.v2+json",
+        }
+
+        response = requests.request(
+            "POST",
+            url,
+            json=payload,
+            headers=headers,
+            timeout=10,
+        )
+        return response.text
diff --git a/src/sasquatchbackpack/schemas/usgs.avsc b/src/sasquatchbackpack/schemas/usgs.avsc
index 4c14773..a2c158c 100644
--- a/src/sasquatchbackpack/schemas/usgs.avsc
+++ b/src/sasquatchbackpack/schemas/usgs.avsc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"namespace": "$namespace", "type": "record", "name": "$topic_name", "description": "Collection of earthquakes near the summit", "fields": [{"name": "timestamp", "type": "long"}, {"name": "id", "type": "str", "description": "unique earthquake id"}, {"name": "latitude",  "type": "float", "units": "Degrees"}, {"name": "longitude", "type": "float", "units": "Degrees"}, {"name": "depth", "type": "float", "units": "Km"}, {"name": "magnitude", "type": "float", "units": "Richter Magnitudes"}]}
+{"namespace": "$namespace", "name": "$topic_name", "type": "record", "description": "Collection of earthquakes near the summit", "fields": [{"name": "timestamp", "type": "long"}, {"name": "id", "type": "string", "description": "unique earthquake id"}, {"name": "latitude",  "type": "float", "units": "Degrees"}, {"name": "longitude", "type": "float", "units": "Degrees"}, {"name": "depth", "type": "float", "units": "Km"}, {"name": "magnitude", "type": "float", "units": "Richter Magnitudes"}]}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/sasquatchbackpack/sources.py b/src/sasquatchbackpack/sources.py
index 7a07583..e719326 100644
--- a/src/sasquatchbackpack/sources.py
+++ b/src/sasquatchbackpack/sources.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class USGSSource(DataSource):
     def __init__(
         self,
         config: USGSConfig,
-        topic_name: str = "usgs-earthquake-data",
+        topic_name: str = "usgs_earthquake_data",
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(topic_name)
         self.duration = config.duration
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def get_records(self) -> list:
         return [
             {
                 "value": {
-                    "timestamp": result.time.strftime("%s"),
+                    "timestamp": int(result.time.strftime("%s")),
                     "id": result.id,
                     "latitude": result.latitude,
                     "longitude": result.longitude,
diff --git a/tests/cli_test.py b/tests/cli_test.py
index d16e082..0a43796 100644
--- a/tests/cli_test.py
+++ b/tests/cli_test.py
@@ -138,10 +138,8 @@ def test_usgs_earthquake_data(
             str(magnitude_bounds[0]),
             str(magnitude_bounds[1]),
         ],
+        input="N",
     )
 
-    if "SUCCESS" in expected:
-        assert result.exit_code == 0
-
     for value in expected:
         assert value in result.output