diff --git a/rfm69device.go b/rfm69device.go
index c6f4b22..900d46a 100644
--- a/rfm69device.go
+++ b/rfm69device.go
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ func (r *Device) readReg(addr byte) (byte, error) {
 	tx := make([]uint8, 2)
 	tx[0] = addr & 0x7f
 	tx[1] = 0
-	log.Printf("read %x", addr)
 	rx, err := r.SpiDevice.Xfer(tx)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
 	}
+	log.Printf("read %x: %x", addr, rx[1])
 	return rx[1], err
 }
 
@@ -322,8 +322,7 @@ func (r *Device) readRSSI(forceTrigger bool) (rssi int, err error) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	var data byte
-	data, err = r.readReg(REG_RSSIVALUE)
+	data, err := r.readReg(REG_RSSIVALUE)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/spi_linux.go b/spi_linux.go
index f8668a1..419a092 100644
--- a/spi_linux.go
+++ b/spi_linux.go
@@ -84,10 +84,8 @@ int spi_xfer(int fd, char* tx, char* rx, int length) {
 }
 */
 import "C"
-import (
-	"log"
-	"unsafe"
-)
+import "unsafe"
+
 import "errors"
 
 // SPIDevice device
@@ -110,9 +108,9 @@ func NewSPIDevice() (*SPIDevice, error) {
 func (d *SPIDevice) Xfer(tx []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	length := len(tx)
 	rx := make([]byte, length)
-	log.Print("sending", tx)
+	//log.Print("sending", tx)
 	ret := C.spi_xfer(d.fd, (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(&tx[0])), (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(&rx[0])), C.int(length))
-	log.Print("got", rx)
+	//log.Print("got", rx)
 	if ret < 0 {
 		return nil, errors.New("could not xfer")
 	}