diff --git a/general_utils b/general_utils
index 8179f5d..50f2764 100755
--- a/general_utils
+++ b/general_utils
@@ -85,21 +85,24 @@ if [ "${general_utils_sourced:-1}" = "1" ]; then    # include only once
         # if [ -z ${!1} ]; then
         #    log_fatal "$1 not set"
         # fi
-        log_debug "$1=${!1}"
+        # log_debug "$1=${!1}"
+        :
     }
     
     assert_d () {
         # if [ ! -d ${!1} ]; then
         #    log_fatal "$1 does not exist"
         # fi
-        log_debug "$1=${!1}"
+        # log_debug "$1=${!1}"
+        :
     }
     
     assert_f () {
         # if [ ! -f ${!1} ]; then
         #    log_fatal "$1 does not exist"
         # fi
-        log_debug "$1=${!1}"
+        #log_debug "$1=${!1}"
+        :
     }
 
     assert_a () {
@@ -109,6 +112,7 @@ if [ "${general_utils_sourced:-1}" = "1" ]; then    # include only once
         # if [ $__len -eq 0 ]; then
         #    log_fatal "$1 not set"
         # fi
-        log_debug "$1=$__n"
+        # log_debug "$1=$__n"
+        :
     }
 fi