diff --git a/console/src/main/scala/io/shiftleft/console/embammonite/EmbeddedAmmonite.scala b/console/src/main/scala/io/shiftleft/console/embammonite/EmbeddedAmmonite.scala
index 825c89416..4cef52f61 100644
--- a/console/src/main/scala/io/shiftleft/console/embammonite/EmbeddedAmmonite.scala
+++ b/console/src/main/scala/io/shiftleft/console/embammonite/EmbeddedAmmonite.scala
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ class EmbeddedAmmonite(predef: String = "") {
     * */
   def queryAsync(q: String)(observer: QueryResult => Unit): UUID = {
     val uuid = UUID.randomUUID()
-//    println(s"adding job to queue: ${q}")
     jobQueue.add(Job(uuid, q, observer))
     uuid
   }
@@ -80,10 +79,8 @@ class EmbeddedAmmonite(predef: String = "") {
     var result: QueryResult = null
     queryAsync(q) { r =>
       result = r
-//      println("EmbeddedAmmonite.query: mutex.release")
       mutex.release()
     }
-//    println("EmbeddedAmmonite.query: mutex.acquire")
     mutex.acquire()
     result
   }
diff --git a/console/src/main/scala/io/shiftleft/console/embammonite/UserRunnable.scala b/console/src/main/scala/io/shiftleft/console/embammonite/UserRunnable.scala
index 5d1704962..fbaaaa361 100644
--- a/console/src/main/scala/io/shiftleft/console/embammonite/UserRunnable.scala
+++ b/console/src/main/scala/io/shiftleft/console/embammonite/UserRunnable.scala
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class UserRunnable(queue: BlockingQueue[Job], writer: PrintWriter, reader: Buffe
   }
 
   private def sendQueryToAmmonite(job: Job): Unit = {
-    println(s"sendQueryToAmmonite: ${job.query.trim} =========")
     writer.println(job.query.trim)
     writer.println(s""""END: ${job.uuid}"""")
     writer.println(s"""throw new RuntimeException("END: ${job.uuid}")""")
@@ -52,12 +51,7 @@ class UserRunnable(queue: BlockingQueue[Job], writer: PrintWriter, reader: Buffe
 
   private def stdOutUpToMarker(): Option[String] = {
     var currentOutput: String = ""
-    println("UserRunnable: reader.readLine()")
     var line = reader.readLine()
-    println(s"line=${line.toCharArray.toSeq.map(_.toInt)}") // magic echo seq...
-//    val substr = line.substring(magicEchoSeq.size)
-//    println(substr.toCharArray.toSeq.map(_.toInt))
-//    println(substr.map(_.toChar))
     while (line != null) {
       if (!line.startsWith(magicEchoSeq) && !line.isEmpty) {
         val uuid = uuidFromLine(line)
@@ -73,7 +67,6 @@ class UserRunnable(queue: BlockingQueue[Job], writer: PrintWriter, reader: Buffe
   }
 
   private def uuidFromLine(line: String): Iterator[UUID] = {
-//    println(s"uuidFromLine: ${line.toCharArray.toSeq.map(_.toInt)}")
     endMarker.findAllIn(line).matchData.flatMap { m =>
       Try { UUID.fromString(m.group(1)) }.toOption
     }
diff --git a/console/src/test/scala/io/shiftleft/console/cpgqlserver/CPGQLServerTests.scala b/console/src/test/scala/io/shiftleft/console/cpgqlserver/CPGQLServerTests.scala
index a87f906ec..da1914551 100644
--- a/console/src/test/scala/io/shiftleft/console/cpgqlserver/CPGQLServerTests.scala
+++ b/console/src/test/scala/io/shiftleft/console/cpgqlserver/CPGQLServerTests.scala
@@ -36,25 +36,6 @@ class CPGQLServerTests extends AnyWordSpec with Matchers {
     ujson.read(getResponse.bytes)
   }
 
-  "foo1" in Fixture() { host =>
-    val webSocketTextMsg = scala.concurrent.Promise[String]()
-    cask.util.WsClient.connect(s"$host/connect") {
-      case cask.Ws.Text(msg) => webSocketTextMsg.success(msg)
-    }
-    val wsMsg = Await.result(webSocketTextMsg.future, DefaultPromiseAwaitTimeout)
-    wsMsg shouldBe "connected"
-  }
-
-  // copy of "allow posting a simple query without any websocket connections established" in Fixture() { host =>
-  "foo2" in Fixture() { host =>
-    val postQueryResponse = postQuery(host, "1")
-    postQueryResponse.obj.keySet should contain("success")
-    val UUIDResponse = postQueryResponse("uuid").str
-    UUIDResponse should not be empty
-    postQueryResponse("success").bool shouldBe true
-  }
-
-
   "CPGQLServer" should {
 
     "allow websocket connections to the `/connect` endpoint" in Fixture() { host =>
@@ -228,23 +209,11 @@ object Fixture {
       .setHandler(ammServer.defaultHandler)
       .build
     server.start()
-    // val res =
-    //   try {
-    //     f(httpEndpoint)
-    //   } finally {
-    //     server.stop()
-    //     println("XXXX0")
-    //     val res0 = ammonite.shutdown()
-    //     println("XXXX1")
-    //     res0
-    //   }
-    // println("XXXX2")
-    // res
-    val res = f(httpEndpoint)
-    Thread.sleep(1000)
-    server.stop()
-    Thread.sleep(1000)
-    ammonite.shutdown()
+    val res =
+      try { f(httpEndpoint) } finally {
+        server.stop()
+        ammonite.shutdown()
+      }
     res
   }
 }
diff --git a/console/src/test/scala/io/shiftleft/console/embammonite/EmbeddedAmmoniteTests.scala b/console/src/test/scala/io/shiftleft/console/embammonite/EmbeddedAmmoniteTests.scala
index 07f5f2eb3..334e05a9c 100644
--- a/console/src/test/scala/io/shiftleft/console/embammonite/EmbeddedAmmoniteTests.scala
+++ b/console/src/test/scala/io/shiftleft/console/embammonite/EmbeddedAmmoniteTests.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class EmbeddedAmmoniteTests extends AnyWordSpec with Matchers {
     "execute a command synchronously" in {
       val shell = new EmbeddedAmmonite()
       shell.start()
-      val result = shell.query("def foo() = {1} \n foo()")
+      val result = shell.query("def foo() = {\n1\n}\n foo()")
       result.out shouldBe
         """defined function foo
           |res1: Int = 1