diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk_swap.c b/basilisk/basilisk_swap.c
index 9b3fc260f..6bc66bc4d 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk_swap.c
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk_swap.c
@@ -524,12 +524,13 @@ void basilisk_swaploop(void *_swap)
 {
     uint8_t *data; int32_t i,j,maxlen,datalen,numconfirms; struct supernet_info *myinfo; struct basilisk_swap *swap = _swap;
     myinfo = swap->myinfo;
-    printf("start swap\n");
+    fprintf(stderr,"start swap\n");
     maxlen = 1024*1024 + sizeof(*swap);
     data = malloc(maxlen);
+getchar();
     while ( time(NULL) < swap->expiration )
     {
-        printf("swapstate.%x\n",swap->statebits);
+        fprintf(stderr,"swapstate.%x\n",swap->statebits);
         if ( (swap->statebits & 0x01) == 0 ) // wait for pubkeys
         {
             if ( basilisk_swapget(myinfo,swap,0x01,data,maxlen,basilisk_verify_otherdeck) == 0 )