diff --git a/internal_filesystem/lib/queue.py b/internal_filesystem/lib/queue.py
index 9b548f2a..88ba52dc 100644
--- a/internal_filesystem/lib/queue.py
+++ b/internal_filesystem/lib/queue.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ class Queue:
     def __init__(self, maxsize=0):
         self._queue = []
         self.maxsize = maxsize  # 0 means unlimited
-        #self.maxsize = 4  # limit to avoid stack overflow
         self._lock = _thread.allocate_lock() if _thread else None
 
     def put(self, item):
@@ -26,12 +25,10 @@ class Queue:
             with self._lock:
                 if not self._queue:
                     raise RuntimeError("Queue is empty")
-                print("queue not empty, returning one object!!!")
                 return self._queue.pop(0)
         else:
             if not self._queue:
                 raise RuntimeError("Queue is empty")
-            print("queue not empty, returning one object!!!")
             return self._queue.pop(0)
 
     def qsize(self):
diff --git a/internal_filesystem/lib/secp256k1_compat.py b/internal_filesystem/lib/secp256k1_compat.py
index bca77bcb..82443e39 100644
--- a/internal_filesystem/lib/secp256k1_compat.py
+++ b/internal_filesystem/lib/secp256k1_compat.py
@@ -267,15 +267,12 @@ class Lib:
             return 0
 
     def secp256k1_schnorrsig_verify(self, ctx, schnorr_sig, msg, msg_len, xonly_pubkey):
-        print("compat.py secp256k1_schnorrsig_verify 1")
         try:
-            print("compat.py secp256k1_schnorrsig_verify 2")
             if isinstance(xonly_pubkey, FFI.CData):
                 xonly_pubkey = xonly_pubkey._data
-            print("compat.py secp256k1_schnorrsig_verify 3")
             return usecp256k1.schnorrsig_verify(schnorr_sig, msg, xonly_pubkey)
         except (ValueError, AttributeError):
-            print("compat.py secp256k1_schnorrsig_verify error")
+            print("WARNING: secp256k1_compat.py secp256k1_schnorrsig_verify error, returning 0")
             return 0
 
     def secp256k1_tagged_sha256(self, ctx, hash32, tag, tag_len, msg, msg_len):
diff --git a/internal_filesystem/lib/websocket_nostr_receive.py b/internal_filesystem/lib/websocket_nostr_receive.py
index 409294ce..8f931d82 100644
--- a/internal_filesystem/lib/websocket_nostr_receive.py
+++ b/internal_filesystem/lib/websocket_nostr_receive.py
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ from nostr.message_type import ClientMessageType
 #timestamp = round(time.time()-50)
 #timestamp = round(time.time()) # going for zero events to check memory use
 
+timetogoback = 100
+
 import sys
 if sys.platform == "esp32":
     # on esp32, it needs this correction:
-    timestamp = time.time() + 946684800 - 1000
+    timestamp = time.time() + 946684800 - timetogoback
 else:
-    timestamp = round(time.time()-1000)
+    timestamp = round(time.time()-timetogoback)
     #timestamp = round(time.time()-1000)
     #timestamp = round(time.time()-5000)