diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPBaseImplementation.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPBaseImplementation.cpp
index de09ae694..1c6b1a976 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPBaseImplementation.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPBaseImplementation.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,9 @@ inline char* UDPBaseImplementation::setFilePath(const char c[]){ FILE_LOG(logDEB
 		}
 	}
 	FILE_LOG(logDEBUG) << __AT__ << getFilePath();
+#ifdef VERBOSE
 	cout << getFilePath() << " " << filePath << endl;
+#endif
 	return getFilePath();
 }
 
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp
index 0ac51c321..16b9de1f4 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp
@@ -1298,8 +1298,9 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::createNewFile(){
 	else
 		sprintf(savefilename, "%s/%s_f%012d_%d.raw", filePath,fileName,(packetsCaught/packetsPerFrame),fileIndex);
 
-
+#ifdef VERBOSE
 	cout << filePath << " + " << fileName << endl;
+#endif
 
 	//if filewrite and we are allowed to write
 	if(enableFileWrite && cbAction > DO_NOTHING){
@@ -1632,9 +1633,9 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::startListening(){
 				expected = maxBufferSize - carryonBufferSize;
 			}
 
-//#ifdef VERYDEBUG
+#ifdef VERYDEBUG
 			cout << ithread << " *** rc:" << dec << rc << ". expected:" << dec << expected << endl;
-//#endif
+#endif
 
 
 			//start indices for each start of scan/acquisition - eiger does it before