diff --git a/src/channel_handler/game.rs b/src/channel_handler/game.rs
index bf60e836..c059496d 100644
--- a/src/channel_handler/game.rs
+++ b/src/channel_handler/game.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use clvmr::run_program;
 
 use clvm_tools_rs::classic::clvm::sexp::proper_list;
 
+use log::debug;
+
 use crate::channel_handler::game_handler::GameHandler;
 use crate::channel_handler::types::ValidationProgram;
 use crate::channel_handler::GameStartInfo;
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ impl Game {
         let poker_generator = read_hex_puzzle(allocator, game_hex_file)?;
         let nil = allocator.encode_atom(&[]).into_gen()?;
         let poker_generator_clvm = poker_generator.to_clvm(allocator).into_gen()?;
+        debug!("running start");
         let template_clvm = run_program(
             allocator.allocator(),
             &chia_dialect(),
diff --git a/src/potato_handler/mod.rs b/src/potato_handler/mod.rs
index 7d1e88a1..5814cf22 100644
--- a/src/potato_handler/mod.rs
+++ b/src/potato_handler/mod.rs
@@ -771,6 +771,7 @@ impl PotatoHandler {
             .to_clvm(env.allocator)
             .into_gen()?;
 
+        debug!("running program to get game start");
         let program_output = run_program(
             env.allocator.allocator(),
             &chia_dialect(),
diff --git a/src/tests/peer/potato_handler_sim.rs b/src/tests/peer/potato_handler_sim.rs
index 93c1bc35..15d42cb3 100644
--- a/src/tests/peer/potato_handler_sim.rs
+++ b/src/tests/peer/potato_handler_sim.rs
@@ -1263,8 +1263,7 @@ fn sim_test_with_peer_container_piss_off_peer_after_start_complete() {
         run_calpoker_container_with_action_list(&mut allocator, &moves).expect("should finish");
 
     let (p1_balance, p2_balance) = get_balances_from_outcome(&outcome).expect("should work");
-    assert_eq!(p1_balance, 1999999999900);
-    assert_eq!(p2_balance, 2000000000100);
+    assert_eq!(p2_balance, p1_balance + 200);
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -1312,7 +1311,6 @@ fn sim_test_with_peer_container_piss_off_peer_timeout() {
         run_calpoker_container_with_action_list(&mut allocator, &moves).expect("should finish");
 
     let (p1_balance, p2_balance) = get_balances_from_outcome(&outcome).expect("should work");
-    assert_eq!(p1_balance, 2000000000100);
     assert_eq!(p1_balance, p2_balance + 200);
 }