diff --git a/dash_app/definitions.py b/dash_app/definitions.py
index 47351c5..80f5020 100644
--- a/dash_app/definitions.py
+++ b/dash_app/definitions.py
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
     DATASET_ID = "1ffea-emt93" # MSD-LIVE added dataset id that goes to DEV
     DATA_DIR = ""
     LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT = os.getenv('LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT')
-    print("********** ", os.getenv('LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT'))
 
     if LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT is None:
         print(" ********** ", "LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT is None")
         METADATA_DIR = './metadata'
     else:
+        print("********** ", os.getenv('LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT'))
         METADATA_DIR = os.path.join(LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT, "dash_app", "metadata")
 
 else:
diff --git a/dash_app/layout.py b/dash_app/layout.py
index 0977901..77703f1 100644
--- a/dash_app/layout.py
+++ b/dash_app/layout.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 # SOURCED SCRIPTS
 from src.utilities import recur_dictify
-from definitions import CONNECT_TO_LAMBDA, REQUESETS_PATHNAME_PREFIX, METADATA_DIR, OUTDIR
+from definitions import LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT, CONNECT_TO_LAMBDA, REQUESETS_PATHNAME_PREFIX, METADATA_DIR, OUTDIR
 
 # PATHS
 tech_pathways_df = pd.read_csv(os.path.join(METADATA_DIR, "msdlive_tech_paths.csv")) 
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@
 tech_pathways_dict = recur_dictify(df=tech_pathways_df[pathway])
 all_options = tech_pathways_dict ## sourced
 
-print(os.path.join(METADATA_DIR, "msdlive_tech_paths.csv"))
-print(os.path.join(METADATA_DIR, "layer_catalogue.csv"))
 layer_catalogue = pd.read_csv(os.path.join(METADATA_DIR, "layer_catalogue.csv"))
 
 layer_catalogue.rename(columns={'filename': 'label', 'filepath': 'value'}, inplace=True)