diff --git a/slic/utils/hastyepics.py b/slic/utils/hastyepics.py
index 8dc5542e4..1945bc81a 100644
--- a/slic/utils/hastyepics.py
+++ b/slic/utils/hastyepics.py
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ class Motor(epics.Motor):
         
 
         self._prefix = name
+        print("LATER:", getattr(self, '_prefix'), "\n")
         print("Prefix :", name, "\n")
         Device.__init__(self, name, delim='.',
                         attrs=self._init_list,
                         timeout=timeout)
+        print("LATER:", getattr(self, '_prefix'), "\n")
         print("After device :", name, "\n")
 # speed up: do not get any data from PVs during construction
 #        # make sure this is really a motor!
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ class Motor(epics.Motor):
             self.add_pv(pvname, attr=key)
         print("After add_pv:", name, "\n")
         self._callbacks = {}
-        print("LATER:", getattr(self, '_prefix'))
+        print("LATER:", getattr(self, '_prefix'), "\n")
         print("End :", name, "\n")