diff --git a/sm/gpgsm.c b/sm/gpgsm.c
index c36fd17ea..6a5368ae2 100644
--- a/sm/gpgsm.c
+++ b/sm/gpgsm.c
@@ -950,6 +950,12 @@ main ( int argc, char **argv)
   switch (cmd)
     {
     case aServer:
+#if 0
+      log_debug ("waiting for debugger my pid is %u .....\n",
+                 (unsigned int)getpid());
+      sleep (5);
+      log_debug ("... okay\n");
+#endif
       gpgsm_server ();
       break;
 
diff --git a/sm/server.c b/sm/server.c
index 0f969be7b..4e63fd969 100644
--- a/sm/server.c
+++ b/sm/server.c
@@ -422,13 +422,11 @@ gpgsm_server (void)
   ctrl.server_local->assuan_ctx = ctx;
   ctrl.server_local->message_fd = -1;
 
-  log_info ("Assuan started\n");
   for (;;)
     {
       rc = assuan_accept (ctx);
       if (rc == -1)
         {
-          log_info ("Assuan terminated\n");
           break;
         }
       else if (rc)