diff --git a/src/engine.c b/src/engine.c
index 1018552a1fa2f7a122be4994d634811a578b9cb3..7dd11d7bd20e96a18bd9d839056e1de2c435f586 100644
--- a/src/engine.c
+++ b/src/engine.c
@@ -1070,6 +1070,8 @@ void engine_maketasks(struct engine *e) {
   /*     engine_addtasks_grav(e, &cells[k], up, down); */
   /*   } */
 
+  message("nb tasks: %d", sched->nr_tasks);
+  
   /* Count the number of tasks associated with each cell and
      store the density tasks in each cell, and make each sort
      depend on the sorts of its progeny. */
diff --git a/src/runner.c b/src/runner.c
index 83a9508dd427d8f3dba161cbaca4fc2246bcdf15..4b8c8f4c5566df067a329ee4c00eb3057b6a957e 100644
--- a/src/runner.c
+++ b/src/runner.c
@@ -712,13 +712,11 @@ void runner_doghost(struct runner *r, struct cell *c) {
 
       /* Climb up the cell hierarchy. */
       for (finger = c; finger != NULL; finger = finger->parent) {
-
-	message("aa"); fflush(stdout);
 	
         /* Run through this cell's density interactions. */
         for (struct link *l = finger->density; l != NULL; l = l->next) {
 	  
-	  message("link: %p next: %p", l, l->next); fflush(stdout);
+	  //message("link: %p next: %p", l, l->next); fflush(stdout);
 	  
           /* Self-interaction? */
           if (l->t->type == task_type_self)
@@ -727,7 +725,7 @@ void runner_doghost(struct runner *r, struct cell *c) {
           /* Otherwise, pair interaction? */
           else if (l->t->type == task_type_pair) {
 
-	    message("pair");
+	    //message("pair");
 	    
             /* Left or right? */
             if (l->t->ci == finger)
@@ -742,7 +740,7 @@ void runner_doghost(struct runner *r, struct cell *c) {
           /* Otherwise, sub interaction? */
           else if (l->t->type == task_type_sub) {
 
-	    message("sub");
+	    //message("sub");
 	    
             /* Left or right? */
             if (l->t->ci == finger)