diff --git a/rhizome_database.c b/rhizome_database.c
index 1dc3af00..2bab92b0 100644
--- a/rhizome_database.c
+++ b/rhizome_database.c
@@ -975,16 +975,11 @@ int64_t rhizome_database_create_blob_for(const char *hashhex,int64_t fileLength,
 	   sqlite3_errmsg(rhizome_db));
     goto insert_row_fail;
   }
-  DEBUGF("INSERT OR REPLACE INTO FILES(id,length,highestpriority,datavalid,inserttime) VALUES('%s',%lld,%d,0,%lld);",
-	  hashhex, (long long)fileLength, priority, (long long)gettime_ms()
-	);
-
+  
   sqlite3_stmt *statement = sqlite_prepare(&retry,"INSERT OR REPLACE INTO FILEBLOBS(id,data) VALUES('%s',?)",hashhex);
-  DEBUGF("INSERT OR REPLACE INTO FILEBLOBS(id,data) VALUES('%s',?)",hashhex);
   if (!statement)
     goto insert_row_fail;
   
-
   /* Bind appropriate sized zero-filled blob to data field */
   if (sqlite3_bind_zeroblob(statement, 1, fileLength) != SQLITE_OK) {
     WHYF("sqlite3_bind_zeroblob() failed: %s: %s", sqlite3_errmsg(rhizome_db), sqlite3_sql(statement));
diff --git a/rhizome_fetch.c b/rhizome_fetch.c
index 7114680a..5494bbb2 100644
--- a/rhizome_fetch.c
+++ b/rhizome_fetch.c
@@ -748,8 +748,6 @@ rhizome_fetch(struct rhizome_fetch_slot *slot, rhizome_manifest *m, const struct
   bcopy(peersid,slot->peer_sid,SID_SIZE);
   bcopy(m->cryptoSignPublic,slot->bid,RHIZOME_MANIFEST_ID_BYTES);
   slot->bidVersion=m->version;
-  DEBUGF("request bid=%s, version=0x%llx",
-	 alloca_tohex_bid(slot->bid),slot->bidVersion);
   slot->bidP=1;
 
   /* Don't provide a filename, because we will stream the file straight into
@@ -761,7 +759,8 @@ rhizome_fetch(struct rhizome_fetch_slot *slot, rhizome_manifest *m, const struct
     return -1;
   }
   if (config.debug.rhizome_rx) 
-    DEBUGF("   started fetch into %s, slot=%d filehash=%s", slot->manifest->dataFileName, slotno(slot), m->fileHexHash);
+    DEBUGF("   started fetch bid %s version 0x%llx into %s, slot=%d filehash=%s", 
+	   alloca_tohex_bid(slot->bid), slot->bidVersion, slot->manifest->dataFileName, slotno(slot), m->fileHexHash);
   return STARTED;
 }
 
@@ -1003,8 +1002,8 @@ int rhizome_suggest_queue_manifest_import(rhizome_manifest *m, const struct sock
 
 static int rhizome_fetch_close(struct rhizome_fetch_slot *slot)
 {
-  //  if (config.debug.rhizome_rx)
-  DEBUGF("close Rhizome fetch slot=%d", slotno(slot));
+  if (config.debug.rhizome_rx)
+    DEBUGF("close Rhizome fetch slot=%d", slotno(slot));
   assert(slot->state != RHIZOME_FETCH_FREE);
 
   /* close socket and stop watching it */