diff --git a/src/state_block/prior.cpp b/src/state_block/prior.cpp
index 40fcb72e3094627316aa77f57b5afa7c8b11bb0e..781d5ebe3813caa10092b91ec59e701765c915a5 100644
--- a/src/state_block/prior.cpp
+++ b/src/state_block/prior.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace wolf
 
 Priors::Priors(const YAML::Node& priors_node)
 {
-    WOLF_INFO("Priors: \n", priors_node);
+    WOLF_INFO("Priors...");
     if (not priors_node.IsMap())
     {
         throw std::runtime_error("Priors: constructor with a non-map yaml node");
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Priors::Priors(const YAML::Node& priors_node)
     {
         this->emplace(prior_pair.first.as<char>(), Prior(prior_pair.second));
     }
+    WOLF_INFO("Exiting priors constructor");
 }
 
 Prior::Prior(const std::string&     _type,
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ Prior::Prior(const std::string&     _type,
 
 Prior::Prior(const YAML::Node& prior_node)
 {
+    WOLF_INFO("Prior...\n", prior_node);
     type_  = prior_node["type"].as<std::string>();
     state_ = prior_node["state"].as<Eigen::VectorXd>();
     mode_  = prior_node["mode"].as<std::string>();
@@ -68,7 +70,9 @@ Prior::Prior(const YAML::Node& prior_node)
     else
         drift_std_ = Eigen::VectorXd(0);
 
+    WOLF_INFO("checking");
     check();
+    WOLF_INFO("Exiting prior constructor");
 }
 
 void Prior::check() const
diff --git a/test/gtest_sensor_base.cpp b/test/gtest_sensor_base.cpp
index 0771d6b26f12945177e4616e889fc6b6f4850ccc..2607d430bd2a101783b16ea8ce34f4c218008d70 100644
--- a/test/gtest_sensor_base.cpp
+++ b/test/gtest_sensor_base.cpp
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ TEST(SensorBase, factory)
 
     // create sensor
     auto S = FactorySensor::create("SensorDummyPoia3d", 3, server.getNode());
+    WOLF_INFO("created");
 
     // noise
     ASSERT_MATRIX_APPROX(S->computeNoiseCov(vector0),