diff --git a/test/util_data_channel_1.py b/test/util_data_channel_1.py
index db025214..0c6060bb 100644
--- a/test/util_data_channel_1.py
+++ b/test/util_data_channel_1.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def t_highsnr_arq_short_station1(
 
     # log.info("S1 DQT: ", DQ_Tx=pformat(tnc.data_queue_transmit.queue))
     # log.info("S1 DQR: ", DQ_Rx=pformat(tnc.data_queue_received.queue))
-    log.info("S1 Socket: ", socket_queue=sock.SOCKET_QUEUE.queue)
+    # log.info("S1 Socket: ", socket_queue=sock.SOCKET_QUEUE.queue)
     assert '"arq":"transmission","status":"transmitting"' in str(
         sock.SOCKET_QUEUE.queue
     )
diff --git a/test/util_data_channel_2.py b/test/util_data_channel_2.py
index a839dfd1..19c7cea7 100644
--- a/test/util_data_channel_2.py
+++ b/test/util_data_channel_2.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ import sock
 import static
 import structlog
 
-FIRST_RX = True
-
 
 def t_setup(
     mycall: str,
@@ -120,7 +118,10 @@ def t_highsnr_arq_short_station2(
     timeout = time.time() + 25
     # Compare with the string conversion instead of repeatedly dumping
     # the queue to an object for comparisons.
-    while '"arq":"transmission","status":"received"' not in str(sock.SOCKET_QUEUE.queue) or static.ARQ_STATE:
+    while (
+        '"arq":"transmission","status":"received"' not in str(sock.SOCKET_QUEUE.queue)
+        or static.ARQ_STATE
+    ):
         if time.time() > timeout:
             log.warning("station2 TIMEOUT", first=True)
             break
@@ -138,8 +139,7 @@ def t_highsnr_arq_short_station2(
 
     # log.info("S2 DQT: ", DQ_Tx=pformat(tnc.data_queue_transmit.queue))
     # log.info("S2 DQR: ", DQ_Rx=pformat(tnc.data_queue_received.queue))
-    # log.info("S2 Info: ", info=static.INFO)
-    log.info("S2 Socket: ", socket_queue=sock.SOCKET_QUEUE.queue)
+    # log.info("S2 Socket: ", socket_queue=sock.SOCKET_QUEUE.queue)
     assert '"arq":"transmission","status":"received"' in str(sock.SOCKET_QUEUE.queue)
     assert '"arq":"session","status":"close"' in str(sock.SOCKET_QUEUE.queue)
     log.error("station2: Exiting!")