diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.cc b/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.cc
index fb88adbe5..3cf5453d8 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.cc
@@ -1220,7 +1220,9 @@ bool p3ChatService::checkForMessageSecurity(RsChatMsgItem *ci)
 	
 	uint32_t fl = ci->chatFlags & (RS_CHAT_FLAG_PRIVATE | RS_CHAT_FLAG_PUBLIC | RS_CHAT_FLAG_LOBBY) ;
 
+#ifdef CHAT_DEBUG
 	std::cerr << "Checking msg flags: " << std::hex << fl << std::endl;
+#endif
 
 	if(dynamic_cast<RsChatLobbyMsgItem*>(ci) != NULL)
 	{
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.cpp
index db2b5f224..4160b1045 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.cpp
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void ChatLobbyDialog::addIncomingChatMsg(const ChatInfo& info)
 	QString name = QString::fromUtf8(info.peer_nickname.c_str());
 	QString rsid = QString::fromUtf8(info.rsid.c_str());
 
-	std::cerr << "message from rsid " << info.rsid.c_str() << std::endl;
+	//std::cerr << "message from rsid " << info.rsid.c_str() << std::endl;
 	
 	if(!isParticipantMuted(name)) {
 	  ui.chatWidget->addChatMsg(true, name, sendTime, recvTime, message, ChatWidget::TYPE_NORMAL);