diff --git a/shepherd/plugins/scout/tdw.py b/shepherd/plugins/scout/tdw.py
index 48ff197..d8b7628 100644
--- a/shepherd/plugins/scout/tdw.py
+++ b/shepherd/plugins/scout/tdw.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Message():
         if not isinstance(msg_type, MessageType):
             raise TypeError("Argument message_type must be a MessageType")
         self._msg_type = msg_type
-        self._msg_name = msg_name
+        self._msg_name = str(msg_name)
         self._arguments = arguments
         self._multipart_args = multipart_args
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class MessageHandler():
         send_str = F"{self._tx_message.msg_type}{self._tx_message.msg_name}{argstr}\n"
         self.port.write(send_str.encode('utf-8'))
         self._tx_sent_time = time.time()
-        print(send_str)
+        #print(F"TX: {send_str}")
         # Only keep the current message around if we need to track a response
         if not self._tx_message.needs_response:
             self._tx_message = None
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ class MessageHandler():
         Only called from the serial_comm thread
         """
 
+        #print(F"RX: {msg_str}")
         self._last_rx_time = time.time()
 
         msg_name, _, msg_args_text = msg_str.strip(' \t').partition(':')
@@ -362,6 +363,8 @@ class MessageHandler():
         and dispatches any necessary actions.
         Clears self._rx_message after it's done.
         """
+        #print(F"Process rx_msg: {self._rx_message.msg_name}")
+        #print(F"tx message during processing is {self._tx_message.msg_name}")
 
         if (self._tx_message is not None) and (self._tx_message.msg_name == self._rx_message.msg_name) and (self._rx_message.msg_type == MessageType.COMMENT):
             # _tx_message only hangs around if it's waiting for response.