diff --git a/src/mca/iof/hnp/iof_hnp.c b/src/mca/iof/hnp/iof_hnp.c
index 9368910869..bd0246edbc 100644
--- a/src/mca/iof/hnp/iof_hnp.c
+++ b/src/mca/iof/hnp/iof_hnp.c
@@ -268,11 +268,11 @@ static int push_stdin(const prrte_process_name_t* dst_name,
                  PRRTE_NAME_PRINT(PRRTE_PROC_MY_NAME),
                  PRRTE_NAME_PRINT(dst_name), sz,
                  (NULL == proct ? "null" : "valid"),
-                 (NULL != proct && NULL != proct->stdinev ? "valid" : "null"));
+                 (NULL == proct || NULL == proct->stdinev ? "null" : "valid"));
 
     /* Sanity check */
     if( NULL == proct->stdinev ) {
-        prrte_output(0, "%s iof:hnp pushing stdin for process %s failed stdinev is no longer valid",
+        prrte_output(0, "%s iof:hnp pushing stdin for process %s failed stdinev is no longer valid (JJH DEBUG)",
                      PRRTE_NAME_PRINT(PRRTE_PROC_MY_NAME),
                      PRRTE_NAME_PRINT(dst_name));
         return PRRTE_SUCCESS;
@@ -395,6 +395,10 @@ static int hnp_close(const prrte_process_name_t* peer,
     prrte_iof_proc_t* proct;
     prrte_ns_cmp_bitmask_t mask = PRRTE_NS_CMP_ALL;
 
+    prrte_output(0,"%s iof:hnp closing connection to process %s",
+                 PRRTE_NAME_PRINT(PRRTE_PROC_MY_NAME),
+                 PRRTE_NAME_PRINT(peer));
+
     PRRTE_LIST_FOREACH(proct, &prrte_iof_hnp_component.procs, prrte_iof_proc_t) {
         if (PRRTE_EQUAL == prrte_util_compare_name_fields(mask, &proct->name, peer)) {
             if (PRRTE_IOF_STDIN & source_tag) {