diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pgp/rscertificate.cc b/libretroshare/src/pgp/rscertificate.cc
index 092660784..cdd004fc0 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pgp/rscertificate.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pgp/rscertificate.cc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "rscertificate.h"
 #include "util/rsstring.h"
 
-#define DEBUG_RSCERTIFICATE 
+//#define DEBUG_RSCERTIFICATE
 
 static const std::string PGP_CERTIFICATE_START     ( "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----" );
 static const std::string PGP_CERTIFICATE_END       ( "-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----" );
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsids.h b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsids.h
index a284de11c..22f35f8f9 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsids.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsids.h
@@ -163,8 +163,9 @@ template<uint32_t ID_SIZE_IN_BYTES,bool UPPER_CASE,uint32_t UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER> t
 	int n=0;
 	if(s.length() != ID_SIZE_IN_BYTES*2)
 	{
-		if(!s.empty()) 
-			std::cerr << "t_RsGenericIdType<>::t_RsGenericIdType(std::string&): supplied string in constructor has wrong size." << std::endl;
+        if(!s.empty())
+            std::cerr << "t_RsGenericIdType<>::t_RsGenericIdType(std::string&): supplied string in constructor has wrong size. Expected ID size=" << ID_SIZE_IN_BYTES << " String=\"" << s << "\"" << std::endl;
+
 		clear();
 		return;
 	}
@@ -184,8 +185,8 @@ template<uint32_t ID_SIZE_IN_BYTES,bool UPPER_CASE,uint32_t UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER> t
 			else if(b >= '0' && b <= '9')
 				bytes[i] += (b-'0') << 4*(1-k) ;
 			else {
-				std::cerr << "t_RsGenericIdType<>::t_RsGenericIdType(std::string&): supplied string is not purely hexadecimal" << std::endl;
-				clear();
+                std::cerr << "t_RsGenericIdType<>::t_RsGenericIdType(std::string&): supplied string is not purely hexadecimal: s=\"" << s << "\"" << std::endl;
+                clear();
 				return;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RetroShareLink.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RetroShareLink.cpp
index 4da365b33..af9f64f15 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RetroShareLink.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RetroShareLink.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,9 @@ void RetroShareLink::fromUrl(const QUrl& url)
 		_type = TYPE_CERTIFICATE;
 		_radix = urlQuery.queryItemValue(CERTIFICATE_RADIX);
 
-		std::cerr << "Got a certificate link!!" << std::endl;
+#ifdef DEBUG_RSLINK
+        std::cerr << "Got a certificate link!!" << std::endl;
+#endif
 		check() ;
 		return;
 	}