diff --git a/src/natlinkcore/config.py b/src/natlinkcore/config.py
index e10313b..b2bc36e 100644
--- a/src/natlinkcore/config.py
+++ b/src/natlinkcore/config.py
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ def expand_path(input_path: str) -> str:
 
     except ModuleNotFoundError:
         pass
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"{__file__} Exception {e} ignored in expand_path{input_path}")
     
     env_expanded = expandvars(input_path)
     # print(f'env_expanded: "{env_expanded}", from envvar: "{input_path}"')
diff --git a/src/natlinkcore/natlinkstatus.py b/src/natlinkcore/natlinkstatus.py
index 68a3691..a5b6a5a 100644
--- a/src/natlinkcore/natlinkstatus.py
+++ b/src/natlinkcore/natlinkstatus.py
@@ -109,9 +109,14 @@
 # # # natlinkmain = loader.NatlinkMain()
 
 ## setting up Logger and Config is needed, when running this for test:
-Logger = logging.getLogger('natlink')
-Config = config.NatlinkConfig.from_first_found_file(loader.config_locations())
-natlinkmain = loader.NatlinkMain(Logger, Config)
+#Logger = logging.getLogger('natlink')
+
+print(f"Warning code commented out by Doug Dec 31, 2022")
+#_config_locations = loader.config_locations()
+#Logger.debug(f"{__file__} Configugure {_config_locations}")
+#Config = config.NatlinkConfig.from_first_found_file(_config_locations)
+#Logger.debug(f"{__file__}  Config {Config}")
+#natlinkmain = loader.NatlinkMain(Logger, Config)
 
 # the possible languages (for get_language), now in loader
 
@@ -142,7 +147,10 @@ class NatlinkStatus(metaclass=singleton.Singleton):
     def __init__(self):
         """initialise all instance variables, in this singleton class, (only one instance)
         """
-        self.natlinkmain = natlinkmain  # global
+        Logger = logging.getLogger('natlink')
+        _config_locations = loader.config_locations()
+        Config = config.NatlinkConfig.from_first_found_file(_config_locations)
+        self.natlinkmain = loader.NatlinkMain(Logger,Config) 
         self.DNSVersion = None
         self.DNSIniDir = None
         self.NatlinkDirectory = None