diff --git a/filesys.js b/filesys.js
index d536c0ce7d8d72bee3a445aaaff429dd8c7b7593..1d49eac842052894e6024110288406884d312b78 100644
--- a/filesys.js
+++ b/filesys.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module.exports = {
   // get a tree: takes the root (relative the process) and returns all branches below,
   // includes route-to-root in list
   getDirTree: (dir, debug) => {
+    debug = true
     let tld = dir
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       // items and count,
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports = {
       let count = 0
       // recursor,
       let launch = (dir) => {
-        if(true) console.log('GDT launch at', dir)
+        if(debug) console.log('GDT launch at', dir)
         // just counting actually,
         count ++
         fs.readdir(dir, (err, files) => {
@@ -23,10 +24,13 @@ module.exports = {
           count --
           for (file of files) {
             if (file.includes('.')) {
-              if(debug) console.log('GDT pushing', `${dir}${file}`)
-              list.push(`${dir.substring(__dirname.length + tld.length)}/${file}`)
+              let listAddition = `${dir.substring(__dirname.length + tld.length)}/${file}`
+              if(debug) console.log('GDT pushing', listAddition)
+              list.push(listAddition)
             } else {
-              launch(`${dir}${file}`)
+              let launchPoint = `${dir}${file}`
+              if(debug) console.log('GDT launching', launchPoint)
+              launch(launchPoint)
             }
           }
           if(debug) console.log('GDT size', count)