diff --git a/lib/sync_decim_impl.cc b/lib/sync_decim_impl.cc
index 3f320bf..82e3ffc 100644
--- a/lib/sync_decim_impl.cc
+++ b/lib/sync_decim_impl.cc
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ namespace gr {
           mode=COPY;
 	  dosync_counter=0;
           weakout_counter=0;
+          outbit_counter=0;
         }
         /*
         * Our virtual destructor.
@@ -82,12 +83,8 @@ namespace gr {
               message_port_pub(pmt::mp("ctrl"), pdu);
               lout<< "switched to copy"<<std::endl;
               }
-            //lout<<"mode: "<<mode<<std::endl;
             mode=COPY;
-            //lout<<"mode: "<<mode<<std::endl;
-            //lout<<"weakout_counter:"<<weakout_counter<<std::endl;
-            //weakout_counter=0;
-            //outbit_counter=0;
+
           }
         }
         
@@ -100,11 +97,11 @@ namespace gr {
           //if (noutput_items>8){
           const float *in = (const float *) input_items[0];
           float *out = (float *) output_items[0];
-          if(outbit_counter>4000){
+          if(outbit_counter>2000){//2000 ^= ~every 2 seconds
+            lout<<"mode: "<<mode<<"\t";
+            lout<<"weakout_counter:"<<weakout_counter<<std::endl;
             outbit_counter=0;
             weakout_counter=0;
-            lout<<"mode: "<<mode<<std::endl;
-            lout<<"weakout_counter:"<<weakout_counter<<std::endl;
           }
           for (int i = 0; i < noutput_items; i++) {
             if(mode==COPY){
@@ -129,7 +126,7 @@ namespace gr {
           
           /*synchronize:*/
           if(mode==COPY and dosync_counter>=SYNC_COUNTER_MAX){
-            lout<<noutput_items<<std::endl;
+            //lout<<noutput_items<<std::endl;
 	    dosync_counter=0;
             float out_noskip;
             float out_skip;