diff --git a/slic/utils/hastyepics.py b/slic/utils/hastyepics.py
index 2a59bbc19..a656841f6 100644
--- a/slic/utils/hastyepics.py
+++ b/slic/utils/hastyepics.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Motor(epics.Motor):
         Device.__init__(self, name, delim='.',
                         attrs=self._init_list,
                         timeout=timeout)
-
+        print(self._prefix)
 # speed up: do not get any data from PVs during construction
 #        # make sure this is really a motor!
 #        rectype = self.get('RTYP')
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ class Motor(epics.Motor):
         for key, val in self._extras.items():
             pvname = "%s%s" % (name, val)
             self.add_pv(pvname, attr=key)
-
+        print(self._prefix)
         self._callbacks = {}
+        print(self._prefix)
 
 
     # speed up: used by Motor.get_pv() with connect=True, i.e., waiting for connection