diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index cb95de2..1690679 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -5,3 +5,13 @@
 ## tailfile
 
 Replace the hpcloud/tail with <https://github.com/tenebris-tech/tail>
+
+## BUG configuration
+
+bool flags with default value set to "false" becomes "true" if false is set.
+
+## Logging
+
+Remove these error logs:
+
+`level=WARN msg="Thu Jan  9 12:14:24 2025, node: btdev1, error: readFolder: failed to open readFile from readFolder: open readfolder/msg2.yaml: no such file or directory\n"`
diff --git a/errorkernel.go b/errorkernel.go
index 51fc435..93b2b77 100644
--- a/errorkernel.go
+++ b/errorkernel.go
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ func (e *errorKernel) infoSend(proc process, msg Message, err error) {
 
 func (e *errorKernel) logError(err error) {
 	if e.configuration.LogLevel == string(logError) {
+		fmt.Printf(" ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, LOGGING ERROR: %v\n", err)
 		slog.Error("error", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/node_auth.go b/node_auth.go
index 48817ce..ef18ce8 100644
--- a/node_auth.go
+++ b/node_auth.go
@@ -405,8 +405,9 @@ func (n *nodeAuth) verifySignature(m Message) bool {
 		FileAppend:     {},
 	}
 
-	// If the method is not found in the map, we return that the signature
-	// was verified to true to allow the method to be executed.
+	// We only want to signature checking on the methods found
+	// in the map, we return that the signature was verified
+	// to true to allow the method to be executed.
 	if _, ok := signatureCheckMap[m.Method]; !ok {
 		er := fmt.Errorf("verifySignature: will not do signature check for method: %v", m.Method)
 		n.errorKernel.logInfo(er)
@@ -418,15 +419,22 @@ func (n *nodeAuth) verifySignature(m Message) bool {
 	var ok bool
 
 	err := func() error {
+		fmt.Printf(" ********************* DEBUG1 BEFORE LOCK: %v\n", m.Method)
 		n.publicKeys.mu.Lock()
+		defer n.publicKeys.mu.Unlock()
+		fmt.Printf(" ********************* DEBUG2 LOCK: %v\n", m.Method)
+
 		pubKey := n.publicKeys.keysAndHash.Keys[m.FromNode]
 		if len(pubKey) != 32 {
 			err := fmt.Errorf("length of publicKey not equal to 32: %v", len(pubKey))
+			fmt.Printf(" ********************* DEBUG3 LOCK: %v, ERROR: %v\n", m.Method, err)
 			return err
 		}
 
+		fmt.Printf(" ********************* DEBUG4 LOCK: %v\n", m.Method)
+
 		ok = ed25519.Verify(pubKey, []byte(argsStringified), m.ArgSignature)
-		n.publicKeys.mu.Unlock()
+		fmt.Printf(" ********************* DEBUG AFTER LOCK: %v\n", m.Method)
 
 		return nil
 	}()
diff --git a/process.go b/process.go
index ee4b23e..ba41803 100644
--- a/process.go
+++ b/process.go
@@ -490,20 +490,29 @@ func (p process) callHandler(message Message, thisNode string) {
 	// Call the handler if ACL/signature checking returns true.
 	go func() {
 		conf := p.nodeAuth.configuration
-		doHandler := false
 		var er error
 
+		fmt.Printf("*** --- DEBUG: from: %v, method: %v, EnableSignatureCheck=%v, EnableAclCheck=%v\n", message.FromNode, message.Method, conf.EnableSignatureCheck, conf.EnableAclCheck)
+
 		switch {
 		// If no checking enabled we should just allow the message.
 		case !conf.EnableSignatureCheck && !conf.EnableAclCheck:
-			doHandler = true
+			fmt.Printf(" *** DEBUG: NO CHECK OF SIG OR ACL FLAG ENABLED, EXECUTING HANDLER:  %v\n", message.Method)
+			executeHandler(p, message, thisNode)
+			return
 
 		// If only sig check enabled, and sig OK, we should allow the message.
 		case conf.EnableSignatureCheck && !conf.EnableAclCheck:
+			fmt.Printf("--------------------DEBUG1-----------------------: %v\n", message.Method)
 			sigOK := p.nodeAuth.verifySignature(message)
+			fmt.Printf("--------------------DEBUG2-----------------------: %v\n", message.Method)
+			fmt.Printf(" *** DEBUG: CHECK SIG TRUE: %v\n", message.Method)
 			if sigOK {
-				doHandler = true
+				fmt.Printf(" *** DEBUG: CHECK SIG TRUE EVALUATED TO TRUE, EXECUTING HANDLER: %v\n", message.Method)
+				executeHandler(p, message, thisNode)
+				return
 			}
+			fmt.Printf(" *** DEBUG: CHECK SIG TRUE EVALUATED TO FALSE: %v\n", message.Method)
 
 			er = fmt.Errorf("callHandler: Only signature checking enabled, sigOK=%v, method %v", sigOK, message.Method)
 
@@ -511,27 +520,27 @@ func (p process) callHandler(message Message, thisNode string) {
 		case conf.EnableSignatureCheck && conf.EnableAclCheck:
 			sigOK := p.nodeAuth.verifySignature(message)
 			aclOK := p.nodeAuth.verifyAcl(message)
+			fmt.Printf(" *** DEBUG: CHECK SIG AND ACK TRUE: %v\n", message.Method)
 			if sigOK && aclOK {
-				doHandler = true
+				fmt.Printf(" *** DEBUG: CHECK SIG AND ACK TRUE EVALUATED TO FALSE, EXECUTING HANDLER: %v\n", message.Method)
+				executeHandler(p, message, thisNode)
+				return
 			}
+			fmt.Printf(" *** DEBUG: CHECK SIG AND ACK TRUE EVALUATED TO FALSE: %v\n", message.Method)
 
 			er = fmt.Errorf("callHandler:both signature and acl checking enabled, sigOK=%v, aclOK=%v, method=%v", sigOK, aclOK, message.Method)
 
 		default:
 			er = fmt.Errorf("callHandler: None of the verify flags matched, not doing handler for message, method=%v", message.Method)
+			fmt.Printf(" *** DEBUG: WRONG CHECKING FLAGS FOR ACL OR SIG: %v\n", message.Method)
 		}
 
 		p.errorKernel.logDebug(er)
 
-		switch doHandler {
-		case true:
-			executeHandler(p, message, thisNode)
-		case false:
-			// ACL/Signature checking failed.
-			er := fmt.Errorf("error: subscriberHandler: ACL or Signature were verified not-OK, doing nothing")
-			p.errorKernel.errSend(p, message, er, logWarning)
-			fmt.Printf("\n *** DEBUG: %v\n\n", er)
-		}
+		er = fmt.Errorf("error: subscriberHandler: ACL or Signature were verified not-OK, doing nothing")
+		p.errorKernel.errSend(p, message, er, logWarning)
+		fmt.Printf("*** DEBUG: %v\n", er)
+
 	}()
 
 }