diff --git a/datastore/threads/sharedptr.nim b/datastore/threads/sharedptr.nim
index 0a5167f..7ebc08d 100644
--- a/datastore/threads/sharedptr.nim
+++ b/datastore/threads/sharedptr.nim
@@ -17,32 +17,33 @@ template checkNotNil(p: typed) =
       if p.isNil:
         raiseNilAccess()
 
-import std/terminal
-import std/locks
-var elock: Lock
-elock.initLock()
 
-proc echoed*(vals: varargs[string, `$`]) =
-  proc printThread(): ForegroundColor = 
-    let tclr = [fgRed, fgGreen, fgBlue, fgMagenta, fgCyan]
-    let tid = getThreadId()
-    let color = tclr[(tid mod (tclr.len() - 1))]
-    stdout.styledWrite(styleBright, fgWhite, "(thr: ", color, $tid, fgWhite, ")  ")
-    color
-  try:
-    let color = printThread()
-    var i = 0
-    if vals.len() mod 2 != 0:
-      stdout.styledWrite(color, vals[i])
-      i.inc()
-    while i + 1 < vals.len():
-      stdout.styledWrite(color, vals[i], fgDefault, vals[i+1])
-      i.inc(2)
-    stdout.styledWrite("\n")
-  except:
-    discard
-  finally:
+when not defined(datastoreEchoString):
+  proc echoed*(vals: varargs[string, `$`]) =
     discard
+else:
+  import std/terminal
+  proc echoed*(vals: varargs[string, `$`]) =
+    proc printThread(): ForegroundColor = 
+      let tclr = [fgRed, fgGreen, fgBlue, fgMagenta, fgCyan]
+      let tid = getThreadId()
+      let color = tclr[(tid mod (tclr.len() - 1))]
+      stdout.styledWrite(styleBright, fgWhite, "(thr: ", color, $tid, fgWhite, ")  ")
+      color
+    try:
+      let color = printThread()
+      var i = 0
+      if vals.len() mod 2 != 0:
+        stdout.styledWrite(color, vals[i])
+        i.inc()
+      while i + 1 < vals.len():
+        stdout.styledWrite(color, vals[i], fgDefault, vals[i+1])
+        i.inc(2)
+      stdout.styledWrite("\n")
+    except:
+      discard
+    finally:
+      discard
 
 type
   SharedPtr*[T] = object
diff --git a/datastore/threads/threadbackend.nim b/datastore/threads/threadbackend.nim
index f362ff4..be15c49 100644
--- a/datastore/threads/threadbackend.nim
+++ b/datastore/threads/threadbackend.nim
@@ -110,7 +110,10 @@ proc getTask*(
   tds: ThreadDatastorePtr,
   kb: KeyBuffer,
 ) =
+  echo "\n"
+  echoed "getTask: ", $getThreadId()
   let key = kb.toKey()
+  echoed "getTask: key: ", $key
   try:
     let res = waitFor tds[].ds.get(key)
     if res.isErr:
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ proc putTask*(
   db: DataBuffer,
 ) =
 
-  # os.sleep(400)
+  # os.sleep(1_000)
   # var ret = ret
   echo "\n"
   echoed "putTask: ", $getThreadId()
diff --git a/tests/datastore/testsharedptr.nim b/tests/datastore/testsharedptr.nim
index 06a78ed..bb767a1 100644
--- a/tests/datastore/testsharedptr.nim
+++ b/tests/datastore/testsharedptr.nim
@@ -18,32 +18,32 @@ type
     val: ref T
 
 proc `=destroy`(obj: var TestObj) =
-  echo "test obj destroy"
+  # echo "test obj destroy"
   obj.val[] = 0
 
 proc `=destroy`[T: int](obj: var TestObjGen[T]) =
-  echo "test obj destroy"
+  # echo "test obj destroy"
   obj.val[] = 0
 
 proc destroyTest(intref: ref int) =
   let a: SharedPtr[TestObj] = newSharedPtr(unsafeIsolate TestObj(val: intref))
-  echo "a[]: ", a[]
+  # echo "a[]: ", a[]
   check a[].val[] == 10
 
 proc runDestroyTest() =
-  echo "\nintref setup:\n"
+  # echo "\nintref setup:\n"
   let intref: ref int = new(ref int)
   intref[] = 10
   destroyTest(intref)
   check intref[] == 0
 
 proc runDestroyOnReleaseTest() =
-  echo "\nintref setup:\n"
+  # echo "\nintref setup:\n"
   let intref: ref int = new(ref int)
   intref[] = 20
   var a: SharedPtr[TestObj] = newSharedPtr(unsafeIsolate TestObj(val: intref))
   try:
-    echo "a[]: ", a[]
+    # echo "a[]: ", a[]
     check a[].val[] == 20
   finally:
     a.release()
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ suite "Share buffer test":
     runDestroyOnReleaseTest()
 
   test "test destroy release no proc":
-    echo "\nintref setup:\n"
+    # echo "\nintref setup:\n"
     let intref: ref int = new(ref int)
     intref[] = 30
     var a: SharedPtr[TestObj] = newSharedPtr(unsafeIsolate TestObj(val: intref))
     try:
-      echo "a[]: ", a[]
+      # echo "a[]: ", a[]
       check a[].val[] == 30
     finally:
       a.release()
@@ -98,24 +98,24 @@ suite "Share buffer test":
     a.decr()
 
   test "test destroy release generic no proc":
-    echo "\nintref setup:\n"
+    # echo "\nintref setup:\n"
     let intref: ref int = new(ref int)
     intref[] = 30
     var b: SharedPtr[TestObjGen[int]] = newSharedPtr(unsafeIsolate TestObjGen[int](val: intref))
     try:
-      echo "a[]: ", b[]
+      # echo "a[]: ", b[]
       check b[].val[] == 30
     finally:
       b.release()
       check intref[] == 0
     
   test "test manual release / decr":
-    echo "\nintref setup:\n"
+    # echo "\nintref setup:\n"
     let intref: ref int = new(ref int)
     intref[] = 40
     var b = newSharedPtr(unsafeIsolate TestObjGen[int](val: intref), manualCount = 2)
     try:
-      echo "a[]: ", b[]
+      # echo "a[]: ", b[]
       check b[].val[] == 40
     finally:
       b.decr()
diff --git a/tests/datastore/testthreadproxyds.nim b/tests/datastore/testthreadproxyds.nim
index 3536bf5..5d4e869 100644
--- a/tests/datastore/testthreadproxyds.nim
+++ b/tests/datastore/testthreadproxyds.nim
@@ -41,10 +41,12 @@ suite "Test Basic ThreadProxyDatastore":
     check res1.isOk
 
   test "check get":
-    # echo "\n\n=== get ==="
+    echo "\n\n=== get ==="
+    print "get send key: ", key1
     let res2 = await sds.get(key1)
-    check res2.get() == data
+    print "get key post: ", key1
     print "get res2: ", res2
+    check res2.get() == data
     var val = ""
     for c in res2.get():
       val &= char(c)