diff --git a/slic/utils/hastyepics.py b/slic/utils/hastyepics.py
index fbfa707d2..1945bc81a 100644
--- a/slic/utils/hastyepics.py
+++ b/slic/utils/hastyepics.py
@@ -20,15 +20,23 @@ class Motor(epics.Motor):
             raise MotorException("must supply motor name")
 
         if name.endswith('.VAL'):
+            print("Before :", name, "\n")
             name = name[:-4]
+            print("After :", name, "\n")
         if name.endswith('.'):
+            print("Before :", name, "\n")
             name = name[:-1]
+            print("After :", name, "\n")
+        
 
         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!
 #        rectype = self.get('RTYP')
@@ -38,8 +46,10 @@ class Motor(epics.Motor):
         for key, val in self._extras.items():
             pvname = "%s%s" % (name, val)
             self.add_pv(pvname, attr=key)
-
+        print("After add_pv:", name, "\n")
         self._callbacks = {}
+        print("LATER:", getattr(self, '_prefix'), "\n")
+        print("End :", name, "\n")
 
 
     # speed up: used by Motor.get_pv() with connect=True, i.e., waiting for connection