diff --git a/Propellor/CmdLine.hs b/Propellor/CmdLine.hs
index b69f9aa..ab1d7f9 100644
--- a/Propellor/CmdLine.hs
+++ b/Propellor/CmdLine.hs
@@ -354,12 +354,7 @@ checkDebugMode = go =<< getEnv "PROPELLOR_DEBUG"
 			<*> pure (simpleLogFormatter "[$time] $msg")
 		updateGlobalLogger rootLoggerName $ 
 			setLevel DEBUG .  setHandlers [f]
-	go _ = whenM ((==) "root" <$> myUserName) $ do
-		f <- setFormatter
-			<$> fileHandler "/usr/local/propellor/log" DEBUG
-			<*> pure (simpleLogFormatter "[$time] $msg")
-		updateGlobalLogger rootLoggerName $ 
-			setLevel DEBUG .  setHandlers [f]
+	go _ = noop
 
 -- Parameters can be passed to both ssh and scp, to enable a ssh connection
 -- caching socket.
diff --git a/Propellor/Property/Docker.hs b/Propellor/Property/Docker.hs
index 6757c7c..09d7d6a 100644
--- a/Propellor/Property/Docker.hs
+++ b/Propellor/Property/Docker.hs
@@ -335,29 +335,19 @@ provisionContainer cid = containerDesc cid $ property "provision" $ liftIO $ do
 
 	go lastline (v:rest) = case v of
 		StdoutLine s -> do
-			debug ["stdout: ", show s]
 			maybe noop putStrLn lastline
 			hFlush stdout
 			go (Just s) rest
 		StderrLine s -> do
-			debug ["stderr: ", show s]
 			maybe noop putStrLn lastline
 			hFlush stdout
 			hPutStrLn stderr s
 			hFlush stderr
 			go Nothing rest
-		Done -> do
-			debug ["reached Done"]
-			ret lastline
-	go lastline [] = do
-		debug ["reached end of output"]
-		ret lastline
+		Done -> ret lastline
+	go lastline [] = ret lastline
 
-	ret lastline = do
-		let v = fromMaybe FailedChange $
-			readish =<< lastline
-		debug ["provisionContainer returning", show v]
-		return v
+	ret lastline = pure $ fromMaybe FailedChange $ readish =<< lastline
 
 stopContainer :: ContainerId -> IO Bool
 stopContainer cid = boolSystem dockercmd [Param "stop", Param $ fromContainerId cid ]
diff --git a/Propellor/SimpleSh.hs b/Propellor/SimpleSh.hs
index 69ded47..7ba30b0 100644
--- a/Propellor/SimpleSh.hs
+++ b/Propellor/SimpleSh.hs
@@ -36,11 +36,9 @@ simpleSh namedpipe = do
 			maybe noop (run h) . readish =<< hGetLine h
   where
 	run h (Cmd cmd params) = do
-		debug ["simplesh run", cmd, show params]
 		chan <- newChan
 		let runwriter = do
 			v <- readChan chan
-			debug ["simplesh run", cmd, show params, "writer got:", show v]
 			hPutStrLn h (show v)
 			hFlush h
 			case v of
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ simpleSh namedpipe = do
 				, std_err = CreatePipe
 				}
 			(Nothing, Just outh, Just errh, pid) <- createProcess p
-			debug ["simplesh run", cmd, show params, "started"]
 
 			let mkreader t from = maybe noop (const $ mkreader t from) 
 				=<< catchMaybeIO (writeChan chan . t =<< hGetLine from)
@@ -63,33 +60,25 @@ simpleSh namedpipe = do
 				(mkreader StdoutLine outh)
 				(mkreader StderrLine errh)
 		
-			debug ["simplesh run", cmd, show params, "waiting for process"]
 			void $ tryIO $ waitForProcess pid
 
-			debug ["simplesh run", cmd, show params, "sending Done"]
 			writeChan chan Done
 
 			hClose outh
 			hClose errh
 
-		debug ["simplesh run", cmd, show params, "wait writer"]
 		wait writer
-		debug ["simplesh run", cmd, show params, "wait writer complete"]
 		hClose h
-		debug ["simplesh run", cmd, show params, "fully done"]
 
 simpleShClient :: FilePath -> String -> [String] -> ([Resp] -> IO a) -> IO a
 simpleShClient namedpipe cmd params handler = do
-	debug ["simplesh connecting"]
 	s <- socket AF_UNIX Stream defaultProtocol
 	connect s (SockAddrUnix namedpipe)
 	h <- socketToHandle s ReadWriteMode
 	hPutStrLn h $ show $ Cmd cmd params
 	hFlush h
-	debug ["simplesh sent command"]
 	resps <- catMaybes . map readish . lines <$> hGetContents h
 	v <- hClose h `after` handler resps
-	debug ["simplesh processed response"]
 	return v
 
 simpleShClientRetry :: Int -> FilePath -> String -> [String] -> ([Resp] -> IO a) -> IO a