diff --git a/slic/utils/hastyepics.py b/slic/utils/hastyepics.py
index 0c6654295..2a59bbc19 100644
--- a/slic/utils/hastyepics.py
+++ b/slic/utils/hastyepics.py
@@ -20,12 +20,17 @@ class Motor(epics.Motor):
             raise MotorException("must supply motor name")
 
         if name.endswith('.VAL'):
+            print (name)
             name = name[:-4]
+            print (name)
         if name.endswith('.'):
+            print (name)
             name = name[:-1]
+            print (name)
         
 
         self._prefix = name
+        print(self._prefix)
         Device.__init__(self, name, delim='.',
                         attrs=self._init_list,
                         timeout=timeout)