diff --git a/make_db b/make_db
index 295361b880e76176252a15046e4998a1457eecc8..6540e7408217eb57bb24c14a31da9c44a61e1cf5 100755
--- a/make_db
+++ b/make_db
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 # ** end header
 
 # To fail fast, but beware https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/105
-echo "this is make_db"
 set -e
 
 function fail() {
@@ -83,7 +82,9 @@ function _install_unit_test_database () {
     cp .config .test_config
     echo "DATABASE_NAME=\"$UNITTEST_DATABASE\"" >> .test_config
     pushd patches
+    echo "HERE0"
     ./applyPatches.sh --env=../.test_config
+    echo "HERE1"
     popd
     rm .test_config
 }
@@ -207,21 +208,13 @@ function _db_exists() {
         && return 0 || return 1
 }
 
-echo "HIER1a"
-
+# TODO
 cat .config || echo "failed1"
 
-echo "HIER1b"
-
 . .config || echo "failed2"
 
-echo "HIER1c"
-
 source .config || echo "failed3"
 
-echo "HIER2"
-
-
 INSTALL_SQL_FILE="db_2_0.sql"
 if [ -z $LOGIN_PATH ] ; then
     MYSQL_CONNECTION="--host=${MYSQL_HOST} --port=${MYSQL_PORT}
@@ -230,11 +223,9 @@ if [ -z $LOGIN_PATH ] ; then
 else
     MYSQL_CONNECTION="--login-path=$LOGIN_PATH"
 fi
-echo "HIER3"
 
 SQL="$MYSQL_CMD $MYSQL_CONNECTION"
 
-echo "HIER4"
 case $1 in
   "drop") drop $2 ;;
   "grant") grant $2 ;;