diff --git a/plugins/pyloader/src/python_cpu_policy_manager.cc b/plugins/pyloader/src/python_cpu_policy_manager.cc
index caf0a83..ef06b2d 100644
--- a/plugins/pyloader/src/python_cpu_policy_manager.cc
+++ b/plugins/pyloader/src/python_cpu_policy_manager.cc
@@ -110,18 +110,20 @@ PythonCPUPolicyManager::collect_policies()
   {
     Glib::Dir dir(dir_it->c_str());
 
-    cout << "Opening directory " << *dir_it << " looking for python policies..." << endl;
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+    std::clog << "Opening directory " << *dir_it << " looking for python policies..." << endl;
+#endif
 
     for (Glib::DirIterator file_it = dir.begin(); file_it != dir.end(); ++file_it)
     {
-      cout << "\tChecking if " << *file_it << " is a valid Python script... ";
 
       Glib::PatternSpec dot_py("*.py");
 
       if (dot_py.match(*file_it))
       {
-        cout << "yes" << endl;
-
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+	std::clog << "\t" <<  *file_it << " is a valid Python script. Attempting to load... ";
+#endif
         //strip extension
         std::string policy_name = (*file_it).substr(0, (*file_it).size() - 3);
 
@@ -130,14 +132,16 @@ PythonCPUPolicyManager::collect_policies()
           PythonCPUPolicy *pypolicy = new PythonCPUPolicy(policy_name.c_str());
 
           _policies.push_back(pypolicy);
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+	  std::clog << "OK\n";	  
+#endif
         }
-        catch (MalformedPolicyException e)
+        catch (const MalformedPolicyException& e)
         {
-          std::cerr << "POLICY LOAD ERROR: " << e.what() << endl;
+          std::clog << "POLICY LOAD ERROR: " << e.what() << endl;
         }
       }
-      else
-        cout << "no" << endl;
     }
   }
 }