diff --git a/libretroshare/src/serialiser/rstlvbase.cc b/libretroshare/src/serialiser/rstlvbase.cc
index 21b99e96a..5bd704fe4 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/serialiser/rstlvbase.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/serialiser/rstlvbase.cc
@@ -602,6 +602,11 @@ bool GetTlvString(void *data, uint32_t size, uint32_t *offset,
         in = std::string(strdata, strsize);
     }
 
+#ifdef TLV_BASE_DEBUG
+    if(type == TLV_TYPE_STR_MSG)
+	    std::cerr << "Checking string \"" << in << "\"" << std::endl;
+#endif
+    
     // Check for string content. We want to avoid possible lol bombs as soon as possible.
 
     static const int number_of_suspiscious_strings = 4 ;
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3idservice.cc b/libretroshare/src/services/p3idservice.cc
index 6e8105770..8eaa08928 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3idservice.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3idservice.cc
@@ -718,7 +718,9 @@ bool p3IdService::validateData(const uint8_t *data,uint32_t data_size,const RsTl
 
     if(signature_key.keyData.bin_data == NULL)
     {
+#ifdef DEBUG_IDS
         std::cerr << "(EE) Cannot validate signature for unknown key " << signature.keyId << std::endl;
+#endif
         signing_error = RS_GIXS_ERROR_KEY_NOT_AVAILABLE ;
         return false;
     }