diff --git a/src/modules/espresso/Espresso.Shell/Core/APIHelper.cs b/src/modules/espresso/Espresso.Shell/Core/APIHelper.cs
index 1b8931df37..879d0f2b27 100644
--- a/src/modules/espresso/Espresso.Shell/Core/APIHelper.cs
+++ b/src/modules/espresso/Espresso.Shell/Core/APIHelper.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ namespace Espresso.Shell.Core
         {
             try
             {
-                bool stateSettingSucceeded = (SetThreadExecutionState(state) != 0);
+                var stateResult = SetThreadExecutionState(state);
+                bool stateSettingSucceeded = (stateResult != 0);
+                Console.WriteLine($"State setting result:  {stateResult}");
+
                 if (stateSettingSucceeded)
                 {
                     return true;
diff --git a/src/modules/espresso/Espresso.Shell/Program.cs b/src/modules/espresso/Espresso.Shell/Program.cs
index b6b1e213bf..bbe9b84f5f 100644
--- a/src/modules/espresso/Espresso.Shell/Program.cs
+++ b/src/modules/espresso/Espresso.Shell/Program.cs
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ namespace Espresso.Shell
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                ForceExit($"There was a problem reading the configuration file.\n{ex.Message}", 1);
+                Console.WriteLine($"There was a problem reading the configuration file.\n{ex.Message}");
+                //ForceExit($"There was a problem reading the configuration file.\n{ex.Message}", 1);
             }
         }