diff --git a/libretroshare/src/util/rsdir.cc b/libretroshare/src/util/rsdir.cc
index 47251f704..85fd5bc4e 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/util/rsdir.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/util/rsdir.cc
@@ -957,12 +957,16 @@ RsStackFileLock::RsStackFileLock(const std::string& file_path)
 		sleep(1) ;
 #endif
 	}
+#ifdef RSDIR_DEBUG 
 	std::cerr << "Acquired file handle " << _file_handle << ", lock file:" << file_path << std::endl;
+#endif
 }
 RsStackFileLock::~RsStackFileLock()
 {
 	RsDirUtil::releaseLockFile(_file_handle) ;
+#ifdef RSDIR_DEBUG 
 	std::cerr << "Released file lock with handle " << _file_handle << std::endl;
+#endif
 }
 
 #if 0 // NOT ENABLED YET!
diff --git a/openpgpsdk/src/openpgpsdk/openssl_crypto.c b/openpgpsdk/src/openpgpsdk/openssl_crypto.c
index 5cc8d33af..0edf6ac1e 100644
--- a/openpgpsdk/src/openpgpsdk/openssl_crypto.c
+++ b/openpgpsdk/src/openpgpsdk/openssl_crypto.c
@@ -381,6 +381,8 @@ void ops_hash_sha224(ops_hash_t *hash)
     *hash=sha224;
     }
 
+ops_boolean_t already_said = ops_false ;
+
 ops_boolean_t ops_dsa_verify(const unsigned char *hash,size_t hash_length,
 			     const ops_dsa_signature_t *sig,
 			     const ops_dsa_public_key_t *dsa)
@@ -395,7 +397,11 @@ ops_boolean_t ops_dsa_verify(const unsigned char *hash,size_t hash_length,
 
 	 if(BN_num_bits(dsa->q) != 160)
 	 {
-		 fprintf(stderr,"(WW) ops_dsa_verify: openssl does only supports 'q' of 160 bits. Current is %d bits.\n",BN_num_bits(dsa->q)) ;
+		 if(!already_said)
+		 {
+			 fprintf(stderr,"(WW) ops_dsa_verify: openssl does only supports 'q' of 160 bits. Current is %d bits.\n",BN_num_bits(dsa->q)) ;
+			 already_said=ops_true ;
+		 }
 		 osig->r=osig->s=NULL;
 		 DSA_SIG_free(osig);
 		 return ops_false ;
diff --git a/openpgpsdk/src/openpgpsdk/validate.c b/openpgpsdk/src/openpgpsdk/validate.c
index ad01e8100..9c3990636 100644
--- a/openpgpsdk/src/openpgpsdk/validate.c
+++ b/openpgpsdk/src/openpgpsdk/validate.c
@@ -806,7 +806,8 @@ ops_boolean_t ops_validate_detached_signature(const void *literal_data, unsigned
 
    ops_parse(pinfo);
 
-   printf("valid=%d, invalid=%d, unknown=%d\n", result->valid_count, result->invalid_count, result->unknown_signer_count);
+	if(debug)
+		printf("valid=%d, invalid=%d, unknown=%d\n", result->valid_count, result->invalid_count, result->unknown_signer_count);
 
    // Tidy up
    //if (armoured)