diff --git a/main/espd.c b/main/espd.c
index 8a02be2..1d42b51 100644
--- a/main/espd.c
+++ b/main/espd.c
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ void pdmain_print( const char *s)
     char y[80];
     strncpy(y, s, 79);
     y[79]=0;
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "%s", y);
-    pd_bt_writeback((unsigned char *)y, strlen(y));
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "post %d: %s", strlen(y), y);
+    if (strlen(y) > 0)
+        pd_bt_writeback((unsigned char *)y, strlen(y));
 }
 
 void trymem(int foo);
diff --git a/main/pdmain.c b/main/pdmain.c
index 8f670c1..279d40f 100644
--- a/main/pdmain.c
+++ b/main/pdmain.c
@@ -61,10 +61,7 @@ void pd_sendmsg(char *buf, int bufsize)
 {
     static t_binbuf *b;
     if (!b)
-    {
         b = binbuf_new();
-        post("new binbuf %x", b);
-    }
     binbuf_text(b, buf, bufsize);
     binbuf_eval(b, 0, 0, 0);
 }
@@ -74,9 +71,7 @@ void  canvas_start_dsp( void);
 void pdmain_init( void)
 {
     sys_printhook = pdmain_print;
-    trymem(1);
     pd_init();
-    trymem(2);
     STUFF->st_dacsr = sys_getsr();
     STUFF->st_soundout = soundout;
     STUFF->st_soundin = soundin;