diff --git a/events/EventManager.cpp b/events/EventManager.cpp
index e58f251ac..e71951e36 100644
--- a/events/EventManager.cpp
+++ b/events/EventManager.cpp
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@
 const uint16_t EventManager::POOL_SIZES[N_POOLS] = {
 		sizeof(EventMatchTree::Node), sizeof(EventIdRangeMatcher),
 		sizeof(ReporterRangeMatcher) };
-//If one checks registerListener calls, there are around 40 (to max 50) objects registering for certain events.
-//Each listener requires 1 or 2 EventIdMatcher and 1 or 2 ReportRangeMatcher. So a good guess is 75 to a max of 100 pools required for each, which fits well.
+// If one checks registerListener calls, there are around 40 (to max 50)
+// objects registering for certain events.
+// Each listener requires 1 or 2 EventIdMatcher and 1 or 2 ReportRangeMatcher.
+// So a good guess is 75 to a max of 100 pools required for each, which fits well.
+// SHOULDDO: Shouldn't this be in the config folder and passed via ctor?
 const uint16_t EventManager::N_ELEMENTS[N_POOLS] = { 240, 120, 120 };
 
 EventManager::EventManager(object_id_t setObjectId) :
-		SystemObject(setObjectId), eventReportQueue(NULL), mutex(NULL), factoryBackend(
-				0, POOL_SIZES, N_ELEMENTS, false, true) {
+		SystemObject(setObjectId),
+		factoryBackend(0, POOL_SIZES, N_ELEMENTS, false, true) {
 	mutex = MutexFactory::instance()->createMutex();
 	eventReportQueue = QueueFactory::instance()->createMessageQueue(
 			MAX_EVENTS_PER_CYCLE, EventMessage::EVENT_MESSAGE_SIZE);
@@ -108,41 +111,45 @@ ReturnValue_t EventManager::unsubscribeFromEventRange(MessageQueueId_t listener,
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 
-//forward declaration, should be implemented by mission
-const char* translateObject(object_id_t object);
-const char * translateEvents(Event event);
-
 void EventManager::printEvent(EventMessage* message) {
 	const char *string = 0;
 	switch (message->getSeverity()) {
 	case SEVERITY::INFO:
-//		string = translateObject(message->getReporter());
-//		sif::info << "EVENT: ";
-//		if (string != 0) {
-//			sif::info << string;
-//		} else {
-//			sif::info << "0x" << std::hex << message->getReporter() << std::dec;
-//		}
-//		sif::info << " reported " << translateEvents(message->getEvent()) << " ("
-//				<< std::dec << message->getEventId() << std::hex << ") P1: 0x"
-//				<< message->getParameter1() << " P2: 0x"
-//				<< message->getParameter2() << std::dec << std::endl;
-		break;
-	default:
+#ifdef DEBUG_INFO_EVENT
 		string = translateObject(message->getReporter());
-		sif::error << "EVENT: ";
+		sif::info << "EVENT: ";
 		if (string != 0) {
-			sif::error << string;
+			sif::info << string;
 		} else {
-			sif::error << "0x" << std::hex << message->getReporter() << std::dec;
+			sif::info << "0x" << std::hex << message->getReporter() << std::dec;
 		}
-		sif::error << " reported " << translateEvents(message->getEvent()) << " ("
+		sif::info << " reported " << translateEvents(message->getEvent()) << " ("
 				<< std::dec << message->getEventId() << std::hex << ") P1: 0x"
 				<< message->getParameter1() << " P2: 0x"
 				<< message->getParameter2() << std::dec << std::endl;
+#endif
+		break;
+	default:
+		string = translateObject(message->getReporter());
+		sif::debug << "EventManager: ";
+		if (string != 0) {
+			sif::debug << string;
+		}
+		else {
+			sif::debug << "0x" << std::hex << message->getReporter() << std::dec;
+		}
+		sif::debug << " reported " << translateEvents(message->getEvent())
+				<< " (" << std::dec << message->getEventId() << ") "
+				<< std::endl;
+
+		sif::debug << std::hex << "P1 Hex: 0x" << message->getParameter1()
+				<< ", P1 Dec: " << std::dec << message->getParameter1()
+				<< std::endl;
+		sif::debug << std::hex << "P2 Hex: 0x" << message->getParameter2()
+				<< ", P2 Dec: " <<  std::dec << message->getParameter2()
+				<< std::endl;
 		break;
 	}
-
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/events/EventManager.h b/events/EventManager.h
index 7badc3bf6..2602aeb23 100644
--- a/events/EventManager.h
+++ b/events/EventManager.h
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 #include "../ipc/MutexIF.h"
 #include <map>
 
+#ifdef DEBUG
+// forward declaration, should be implemented by mission
+extern const char* translateObject(object_id_t object);
+extern const char* translateEvents(Event event);
+#endif
+
 class EventManager: public EventManagerIF,
 		public ExecutableObjectIF,
 		public SystemObject {
@@ -36,11 +42,11 @@ public:
 	ReturnValue_t performOperation(uint8_t opCode);
 protected:
 
-	MessageQueueIF* eventReportQueue;
+	MessageQueueIF* eventReportQueue = nullptr;
 
 	std::map<MessageQueueId_t, EventMatchTree> listenerList;
 
-	MutexIF* mutex;
+	MutexIF* mutex = nullptr;
 
 	static const uint8_t N_POOLS = 3;
 	LocalPool<N_POOLS> factoryBackend;