diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Detector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Detector.cpp
index c8f05aaa5..7c9699a49 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Detector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Detector.cpp
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ void Detector::savePattern(const std::string &fname) {
     auto t = pimpl->Parallel(&Module::getPattern, {});
     auto pat = t.tsquash("Inconsistent pattern parameters between modules");
     pat.validate();
-    pat->save(fname);
+    // pat.save(fname);
 }
 
 void Detector::setPattern(const std::string &fname, Positions pos) {
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/src/sls_detector_defs.cpp b/slsSupportLib/src/sls_detector_defs.cpp
index 37b64f98a..ca10e0831 100644
--- a/slsSupportLib/src/sls_detector_defs.cpp
+++ b/slsSupportLib/src/sls_detector_defs.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ void slsDetectorDefs::patternParameters::save(const std::string &fname) {
         throw RuntimeError("Could not open pattern file " + fname +
                            " for writing");
     }
+    std::cout << "is it really going here??" << std : endl;
     std::ostringstream os;
     // pattern word
     for (uint32_t i = limits[0]; i <= limits[1]; ++i) {