diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/runsics.py b/site_ansto/instrument/runsics.py
index 5f74ae90..3c3f3692 100755
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/runsics.py
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/runsics.py
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ def start_cmd(server, args):
         SIMENV = sicsenv[args.test]
     start_str = 'sudo -u %s %s %s/SICServer -d %s' % (args.user, SIMENV,
                                                       args.dir, args.config)
-    # print "DEBUG: start_str:%s" % (start_str)
     # Suppress output if launching the script validator
     if (server == 'scriptval'):
         with open(os.devnull) as fp:
@@ -83,6 +82,7 @@ def start_cmd(server, args):
         subprocess.call(shlex.split(start_str), preexec_fn=sics_preexec,
                         cwd=args.dir)
     status_cmd(server, args)
+    # print "DEBUG: start_str:%s" % (start_str)
 
 def stop_cmd(server, args):
     INTMSG = 'SICSINT 6'