diff --git a/git-cvs2git.sh b/git-cvs2git.sh
index 58495f7..cfcd298 100755
--- a/git-cvs2git.sh
+++ b/git-cvs2git.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ while read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
         fi
     fi
 done < "$inifilename"
-DEBUG=false
+DEBUG=
 if [ ${smegit_DEBUG} == "true" ] ; then DEBUG=true ; fi
 
 if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************found ini file: $inifilename" ; fi
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ QUIET="-q"
 curlsilent="-s"
 if [ $DEBUG ] ; then 
 	QUIET=
-	curlsilent=
+	curlsilent="-v"
 fi
 # Make this null to get curl to check ssl cert
 checkSSL="-k"
@@ -142,14 +142,6 @@ cd $CVSFiles
 # if there at all 
 if [ -d "$1" ] ; then
    if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Deleting local CVS files" ; fi
-#   cd $CVSFiles/$1
-   # Delete all files, links and directories
-#   find . -maxdepth 999 -xtype l -delete 
-#   find . -maxdepth 999 -type f -delete 
-   # we seem to need this as well 
-#   find . -xtype l -exec rm -f {} +
-#   find . -maxdepth 999 -type d -delete 
-#   cd $CVSFiles
 	rm -Rf $CVSFiles/$1
 fi
 
@@ -219,25 +211,19 @@ cd $GITFiles
 # Delete the local first
 if [ -d "$1" ] ; then
 	if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Deleting local GIT files" ; fi
-#	cd $GITFiles/$1
-#	find . -maxdepth 999 -xtype l -delete 
-#	find . -maxdepth 999 -type f -delete 
-	# we seem to need this as well 
-#	find . -xtype l -exec rm -f {} +
-#	find . -maxdepth 999 -type d -delete 
-#	cd $GITFiles
-#	rmdir $1
 	rm -Rf $GITFiles/$1
 fi
 
 
 # See if it exists on the Gitea host
 REPO_NAME=$1
-RESPONSE=$(curl "$checkSSL" -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$GITEAHOST/api/v1/repos/$ORGGITEA/$REPO_NAME")
+if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "curl $checkSSL $curlsilent -o /dev/null -w %{http_code} $GITEAHOST/api/v1/repos/$ORGGITEA/$REPO_NAME"
+RESPONSE=$(curl $checkSSL $curlsilent -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$GITEAHOST/api/v1/repos/$ORGGITEA/$REPO_NAME")
 if [ "$RESPONSE" == "200" ]; then
     if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Repository for $1 already exists!" ; fi
 	# If so, clone it (just want the README.md)
 	# And Clone it
+    if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "git clone $GITEAHOST/$ORGGITEA/$1.git" ; fi
 	cd $GITFiles
 	git clone "$GITEAHOST/$ORGGITEA/$1.git" 
 	#GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY=true git clone "$GITEAHOST/$ORGGITEA/$1.git" 
@@ -261,13 +247,7 @@ if [ -d "$1" ] ; then
 	if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Saved README: $READMECONTENTS" ; fi
 	# Delete all files, links and directories
 	if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Deleting local GIT files" ; fi
-#	find . -maxdepth 999 -xtype l -delete 
-#	find . -maxdepth 999 -type f -delete 
-	# we seem to need this as well 
-#	find . -xtype l -exec rm -f {} +
-#	find . -maxdepth 999 -type d -delete 
 	cd $GITFiles
-#	rmdir $1
 	rm -Rf $GITFiles/$1
 fi
 
@@ -276,12 +256,14 @@ cd $GITFiles
 #git init $QUIET $1
 
 # Now delete the remote repo and re-create it and clone it in to local
+if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "Delete $ORGGITEA/$1" ; fi
 curl "$checkSSL" "$curlsilent" -X  'DELETE' \
 	"$GITEAHOST/api/v1/repos/$ORGGITEA/$1" \
 	-H 'accept: application/json' \
 	-H "Authorization: token $GITEAACCESSTOKEN"
 	
 # and check if it is here.
+if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "Check if $ORGGITEA/$1 is there!" ; fi
 RESPONSE=$(curl $curlsilent -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$GITEAHOST/api/v1/repos/$ORGGITEA/$1")
 if [ "$RESPONSE" == "200" ]; then
     if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Repository for $1 exists!" ; fi