diff --git a/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp b/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
index 90875838..c1ae2475 100644
--- a/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
+++ b/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ void DeviceHandlerBase::replyToReply(DeviceReplyMap::iterator iter,
 
 void DeviceHandlerBase::doSendWrite() {
 	if (cookieInfo.state == COOKIE_WRITE_READY) {
-
+		sif::debug<<" DeviceHandlerBase::doSendWrite: Calling sendMessage"<<std::endl;
 		ReturnValue_t result = communicationInterface->sendMessage(cookie,
 				rawPacket, rawPacketLen);
 
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ void DeviceHandlerBase::doGetWrite() {
 		return;
 	}
 	cookieInfo.state = COOKIE_UNUSED;
+	sif::debug<<" DeviceHandlerBase::doGetWrite: Calling getSendSuccess"<<std::endl;
 	ReturnValue_t result = communicationInterface->getSendSuccess(cookie);
 	if (result == RETURN_OK) {
 		if (wiretappingMode == RAW) {
@@ -470,7 +471,7 @@ void DeviceHandlerBase::doGetWrite() {
 
 void DeviceHandlerBase::doSendRead() {
 	ReturnValue_t result;
-
+//	sif::debug<<" DeviceHandlerBase::doSendRead: Calling requestReceiveMessage"<<std::endl;
 	result = communicationInterface->requestReceiveMessage(cookie);
 	if (result == RETURN_OK) {
 		cookieInfo.state = COOKIE_READ_SENT;
@@ -497,7 +498,7 @@ void DeviceHandlerBase::doGetRead() {
 	}
 
 	cookieInfo.state = COOKIE_UNUSED;
-
+//	sif::debug<<" DeviceHandlerBase::doGetRead: Calling readReceivedMessage"<<std::endl;
 	result = communicationInterface->readReceivedMessage(cookie, &receivedData,
 			&receivedDataLen);
 
@@ -522,10 +523,12 @@ void DeviceHandlerBase::doGetRead() {
 		//This approach avoids infinite loops due to buggy scanForReply routines (seen in bug 1077).
 		uint32_t remainingLength = receivedDataLen;
 		for (uint32_t count = 0; count < receivedDataLen; count++) {
+			sif::debug<<" DeviceHandlerBase::doGetRead: Calling scanForReply"<<std::endl;
 			result = scanForReply(receivedData, remainingLength, &foundId,
 					&foundLen);
 			switch (result) {
 			case RETURN_OK:
+				sif::debug<<" DeviceHandlerBase::doGetRead: Calling handle reply"<<std::endl;
 				handleReply(receivedData, foundId, foundLen);
 				break;
 			case APERIODIC_REPLY: {
diff --git a/tcdistribution/CCSDSDistributor.cpp b/tcdistribution/CCSDSDistributor.cpp
index 878b8f7d..b9ec26f9 100644
--- a/tcdistribution/CCSDSDistributor.cpp
+++ b/tcdistribution/CCSDSDistributor.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ CCSDSDistributor::~CCSDSDistributor() {
 }
 
 iterator_t CCSDSDistributor::selectDestination() {
-//	debug << "CCSDSDistributor::selectDestination received: " << this->currentMessage.getStorageId().pool_index << ", " << this->currentMessage.getStorageId().packet_index << std::endl;
+	sif::debug << "CCSDSDistributor::selectDestination received: " << this->currentMessage.getStorageId().pool_index << ", " << this->currentMessage.getStorageId().packet_index << std::endl;
 	const uint8_t* p_packet = NULL;
 	size_t size = 0;
 	//TODO check returncode?
diff --git a/tcdistribution/PUSDistributor.cpp b/tcdistribution/PUSDistributor.cpp
index c214f674..bf965aae 100644
--- a/tcdistribution/PUSDistributor.cpp
+++ b/tcdistribution/PUSDistributor.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ PUSDistributor::~PUSDistributor() {
 }
 
 iterator_t PUSDistributor::selectDestination() {
-//	debug << "PUSDistributor::handlePacket received: " << this->current_packet_id.store_index << ", " << this->current_packet_id.packet_index << std::endl;
+	sif::debug << "PUSDistributor::handlePacket received "<<std::endl;// << this->currentPacket.store_index << ", " << this->current_packet_id.packet_index << std::endl;
 	iterator_t queueMapIt = this->queueMap.end();
 	this->currentPacket.setStoreAddress(this->currentMessage.getStorageId());
 	if (currentPacket.getWholeData() != NULL) {
diff --git a/tcdistribution/TcDistributor.cpp b/tcdistribution/TcDistributor.cpp
index 57921459..65aa3b26 100644
--- a/tcdistribution/TcDistributor.cpp
+++ b/tcdistribution/TcDistributor.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ TcDistributor::~TcDistributor() {
 
 ReturnValue_t TcDistributor::performOperation(uint8_t opCode) {
 	ReturnValue_t status = RETURN_OK;
-//	debug << "TcDistributor: performing Operation." << std::endl;
+	//sif::debug << "TcDistributor: performing Operation." << std::endl;
 	for (status = tcQueue->receiveMessage(&currentMessage); status == RETURN_OK;
 			status = tcQueue->receiveMessage(&currentMessage)) {
 		status = handlePacket();
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ ReturnValue_t TcDistributor::handlePacket() {
 
 	iterator_t queueMapIt = this->selectDestination();
 	ReturnValue_t returnValue = RETURN_FAILED;
+	sif::debug << "TcDistributor::handlePacket" << std::endl;
 	if (queueMapIt != this->queueMap.end()) {
 		returnValue = this->tcQueue->sendMessage(queueMapIt->second,
 				&this->currentMessage);