diff --git a/lnwallet/setup.go b/lnwallet/setup.go
index eff0485a..0fa11728 100644
--- a/lnwallet/setup.go
+++ b/lnwallet/setup.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -134,9 +135,15 @@ func openDb(directory string, dbname string) (walletdb.DB, error) {
 	if err := checkCreateDir(directory); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
+	log.Printf("checkCreateDir(directory) returned\n")
+	log.Printf("freezes here?\n")
 	// Open the database using the boltdb backend.
-	return walletdb.Open("bdb", dbPath)
+	wdb, err := walletdb.Open("bdb", dbPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	log.Printf("walletdb.Open() returned\n")
+	return wdb, nil
 }
 
 // promptSeed is used to prompt for the wallet seed which maybe required during
@@ -194,16 +201,17 @@ func openWallet(pubPass []byte, dbDir string) (*wallet.Wallet, walletdb.DB, erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to open database: %v", err)
 	}
-
+	log.Printf("openDb returned\n")
 	addrMgrNS, err := db.Namespace(waddrmgrNamespaceKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
+	log.Printf("db.Namespace(waddrmgrNamespaceKey) returned\n")
 	txMgrNS, err := db.Namespace(wtxmgrNamespaceKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-
+	log.Printf("db.Namespace(wtxmgrNamespaceKey) returned\n")
 	// TODO(roasbeef): pass these in as funcs instead, priv pass already
 	// loaded into memory, use tadge's format to read HD seed.
 	cbs := &waddrmgr.OpenCallbacks{
@@ -212,5 +220,6 @@ func openWallet(pubPass []byte, dbDir string) (*wallet.Wallet, walletdb.DB, erro
 	}
 	w, err := wallet.Open(pubPass, ActiveNetParams, db, addrMgrNS, txMgrNS,
 		cbs)
+	log.Printf("wallet.Open returned\n")
 	return w, db, err
 }
diff --git a/lnwallet/wallet.go b/lnwallet/wallet.go
index b387e0c8..6f8a0b04 100644
--- a/lnwallet/wallet.go
+++ b/lnwallet/wallet.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"math"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -269,18 +270,18 @@ func NewLightningWallet(config *Config) (*LightningWallet, error) {
 			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
 			return nil, err
 		}
-
+		log.Printf("createWallet returned\n")
 		// open wallet to initialize and create id key
 		wallet, db, err := openWallet(pubPass, netDir)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-
+		log.Printf("openWallet returned\n")
 		err = wallet.Manager.Unlock(config.PrivatePass)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-
+		log.Printf("Unlock returned\n")
 		adrs, err := wallet.Manager.NextInternalAddresses(0, 1)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ func NewLightningWallet(config *Config) (*LightningWallet, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		fmt.Printf("stored identity key pubkey hash in channeldb\n")
+		log.Printf("stored identity key pubkey hash in channeldb\n")
 	}
 
 	// Wallet has been created and been initialized at this point, open it