diff --git a/arch/x86/scc/RCCE_admin.c b/arch/x86/scc/RCCE_admin.c
index 8b4cbccc..34f0e677 100644
--- a/arch/x86/scc/RCCE_admin.c
+++ b/arch/x86/scc/RCCE_admin.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 //  #include <fcntl.h>
 
 // En-/ or disable debug prints...
-#define DEBUG 1
+#define DEBUG 0
 
 //......................................................................................
 // GLOBAL VARIABLES USED BY THE LIBRARY
diff --git a/arch/x86/scc/scc_init.c b/arch/x86/scc/scc_init.c
index 33645aaa..d9f2628a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/scc/scc_init.c
+++ b/arch/x86/scc/scc_init.c
@@ -99,14 +99,16 @@ int scc_init(void)
 		mb();
 		end = rdtsc();
 		ticks = end > start ? end - start : start - end;
-	} while(ticks*TIMER_FREQ < 1000ULL*freq*1000000ULL);
-	kprintf("ticks %llu\n", ticks);
+	} while(ticks*TIMER_FREQ < 300ULL*freq*1000000ULL);
 
 	if (RCCE_init(&bootinfo->argc, &bootinfo->argv) != RCCE_SUCCESS)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	if (iRCCE_init() != iRCCE_SUCCESS)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	// enable additional outputs	
+	RCCE_debug_set(RCCE_DEBUG_ALL);
+
 	my_rank   = RCCE_ue();
 	num_ranks = RCCE_num_ues();
 	kprintf("Got rank %d of %d ranks\n", my_rank, num_ranks);