diff --git a/make_db b/make_db
index 8593cc8efc4ec7eefe83ae7168a27b03981b986b..b6d70332aca2a4e1d0a5d798ac635f58d64702ac 100755
--- a/make_db
+++ b/make_db
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ function fail() {
   exit 1
 }
 
-UNITTEST_DATABASE=${UNITTEST_DATABASE-_caosdb_schema_unit_tests};
+UNITTEST_DATABASE=${UNITTEST_DATABASE-_caosdb_schema_unit_tests}
 
 # options: [--fresh]
 function runtests() {
-    DATABASE_NAME=$UNITTEST_DATABASE;
+    DATABASE_NAME=$UNITTEST_DATABASE
     _setup_mytap
 
     _install_unit_test_database $@
@@ -207,8 +207,12 @@ function _db_exists() {
         && return 0 || return 1
 }
 
+echo "HIER1"
+
 . .config
 
+echo "HIER2"
+
 INSTALL_SQL_FILE="db_2_0.sql"
 if [ -z $LOGIN_PATH ] ; then
     MYSQL_CONNECTION="--host=${MYSQL_HOST} --port=${MYSQL_PORT}
@@ -217,9 +221,11 @@ 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 ;;