diff --git a/da/cosmo/base_optimizer.py b/da/cosmo/base_optimizer.py
index c58ad6a0bbfea882fa774647f42ca1704985a90e..83fd96a298df760586d31a1c24b2756c17efdb8b 100755
--- a/da/cosmo/base_optimizer.py
+++ b/da/cosmo/base_optimizer.py
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class Optimizer(object):
                     self.flags[n] = 2
                     continue
                 else:
-                    logging.info('Taking observation (%s,%i) as residual (%f) doesnt exceed threshold (%f)' % (self.sitecode[n], self.obs_ids[n], res, threshold))
+                    logging.debug('Taking observation (%s,%i) as residual (%f) doesnt exceed threshold (%f)' % (self.sitecode[n], self.obs_ids[n], res, threshold))
 
             logging.debug('Proceeding to assimilate observation %s, %i' % (self.sitecode[n], self.obs_ids[n]))
 
diff --git a/da/cosmo/statevector.py b/da/cosmo/statevector.py
index de2bbcf130a9d037870d72c9249137d67347b9a0..e440a902716da6bffed691a16ad377d0e13f38b4 100644
--- a/da/cosmo/statevector.py
+++ b/da/cosmo/statevector.py
@@ -577,8 +577,8 @@ class StateVector(object):
             #dimparams = ncf.add_params_dim((self.nparams-1)//2)
             dimgrid = ncf.add_latlon_dim()
 
-            data = mem.param_values[0:11]
-            #data = 2.*np.ones(11)-mem.param_values[0:11]       # unblock this maybe
+            #data = mem.param_values[0:11]
+            data = 2.*np.ones(11)-mem.param_values[0:11]       # unblock this maybe
             #data = mem.param_values[0:(self.nparams-1)//2]
 
             savedict = io.std_savedict.copy()