diff --git a/src/debug.py b/src/debug.py
index fa6e4758..4d39ca23 100755
--- a/src/debug.py
+++ b/src/debug.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ try:
     import helper_startup
     import state
 except ModuleNotFoundError:
-    from pybitmessage import helper_startup, state
+    from pybitmessage import helper_startup
     from pybitmessage import state
 
 helper_startup.loadConfig()
diff --git a/src/helper_startup.py b/src/helper_startup.py
index 68f41707..79aedbde 100755
--- a/src/helper_startup.py
+++ b/src/helper_startup.py
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ StoreConfigFilesInSameDirectoryAsProgramByDefault = False
 
 def loadConfig():
     """Load the config"""
+    print('1111111111111111111111111111111111111111')
     config = BMConfigParser()
 
     if state.appdata:
+        print('if loadConfig state.appdata111 -{}'.format(state.appdata))
         config.read(state.appdata + 'keys.dat')
         # state.appdata must have been specified as a startup option.
         needToCreateKeysFile = config.safeGet(
@@ -46,19 +48,31 @@ def loadConfig():
                 'Loading config files from directory specified'
                 ' on startup: %s', state.appdata)
     else:
+        print('else loadConfig state.appdata2222 -{}'.format(
+            state.appdata))
         config.read(paths.lookupExeFolder() + 'keys.dat')
         try:
             config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'settingsversion')
+            print('try bitmessagesettings', 'settingsversion -{}'.format(
+                config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'settingsversion')))
             logger.info('Loading config files from same directory as program.')
             needToCreateKeysFile = False
             state.appdata = paths.lookupExeFolder()
         except:
+            print('load the config except except')
             # Could not load the keys.dat file in the program directory.
             # Perhaps it is in the appdata directory.
             state.appdata = paths.lookupAppdataFolder()
             config.read(state.appdata + 'keys.dat')
             needToCreateKeysFile = config.safeGet(
                 'bitmessagesettings', 'settingsversion') is None
+            print('needToCreateKeysFile -{}'.format(
+                needToCreateKeysFile))
+            if not needToCreateKeysFile:
+                print(
+                    'needToCreateKeysFile is false means settingversion is not empty')
+                print(config.get(
+                    'bitmessagesettings','settingsversion'))
             if not needToCreateKeysFile:
                 logger.info(
                     'Loading existing config files from %s', state.appdata)
@@ -125,6 +139,10 @@ def loadConfig():
         if not sys.platform.startswith('win'):
             os.umask(0o077)
         config.save()
+        print('7777777777777777777777777777777')
+        print('printing the bitmessage settings -{}'.format(config.get(
+            'bitmessagesettings','settingsversion')))
+        print('7777777777777777777777777777777')
     else:
         updateConfig()
 
@@ -132,6 +150,7 @@ def loadConfig():
 def updateConfig():
     """Save the config"""
     config = BMConfigParser()
+    print('222222222222222222222222222222222222222')
     # Used python2.7
     # settingsversion = int(BMConfigParser().get('bitmessagesettings', 'settingsversion') \
     settingsversion = BMConfigParser().safeGetInt('bitmessagesettings', 'settingsvesion')
@@ -277,8 +296,15 @@ def updateConfig():
     # whatever the user selects.
     if not config.has_option('bitmessagesettings', 'ttl'):
         config.set('bitmessagesettings', 'ttl', '367200')
-
+    print(
+        'updateConfig111 congfig.get(bitmessagesettings, settingsversion) -{}'.format(
+         config.get('bitmessagesettings','settingsversion')   
+        ))
     config.set('bitmessagesettings', 'settingsversion', str(settingsversion))
+    print(
+    'updateConfig222 congfig.get(bitmessagesettings, settingsversion) -{}'.format(
+        config.get('bitmessagesettings','settingsversion')   
+    ))
     config.save()
 
 
diff --git a/src/tests/test_process.py b/src/tests/test_process.py
index 1faff471..2db0fffd 100755
--- a/src/tests/test_process.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_process.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import tempfile
 import time
 import unittest
 
-from  pybitmessage.debug import logger
-
 try:
     import psutil
 except ModuleNotFoundError:
@@ -37,6 +35,7 @@ class TestProcessProto(unittest.TestCase):
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         """Setup environment and start pybitmessage"""
+        
         cls.home = os.environ['BITMESSAGE_HOME'] = tempfile.gettempdir()
         put_signal_file(cls.home, 'unittest.lock')
         subprocess.call(cls._process_cmd)  # nosec