diff --git a/gramps2/src/VersionControl.py b/gramps2/src/VersionControl.py
index 46af26878..63ab392a0 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/VersionControl.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/VersionControl.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class RevisionComment:
         Utils.set_titles(self.win,self.top.get_widget('title'),_('Revision control comment'))
         self.text = self.top.get_widget("text")
         self.win.show()
+        self.win.run()
 
     def on_savecomment_clicked(self,obj):
         comment = unicode(self.text.get_text())
diff --git a/gramps2/src/WriteXML.py b/gramps2/src/WriteXML.py
index 0105aa5bb..b99f373bf 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/WriteXML.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/WriteXML.py
@@ -77,9 +77,7 @@ def exportData(database, filename, callback):
     compress = GrampsCfg.uncompress == 0 and _gzip_ok == 1
 
     try:
-        print "xmlwriter"
         g = XmlWriter(database,callback,0,compress)
-        print "done"
         g.write(filename)
     except:
         import DisplayTrace