diff --git a/hugvey/story.py b/hugvey/story.py
index de2537d..ef2924b 100644
--- a/hugvey/story.py
+++ b/hugvey/story.py
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ class Diversion(object):
             }]
         """
         self.counter  +=1
-        # story.logger.warn(f"CREATING DIRECTIONS FOR {startMsg.id}")
+        story.logger.info(f"Creating return directions for {startMsg.id}")
         finishMessageIds = story.getFinishesForMsg(startMsg)
         finalTimeoutDuration = timeoutDuration
         finalContainsDurations = replyContainsDurations
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@ class Diversion(object):
                     if condition.type == 'replyContains':
                         finalContainsDurations = json.loads(condition.originalJsonString)['vars']['delays']
 
+        story.logger.debug(f"Finishes for {startMsg.id}: {finishMessageIds}")
         i = 0
         # story.logger.warn(f"FINISHES: {finishMessageIds}")
         for msgId in finishMessageIds:
@@ -696,10 +697,9 @@ class Diversion(object):
                 story.add(condition2)
 
             direction.isDiversionReturn = True # will clear the currentDiversion on story
-            story.logger.info(f"Created direction: {direction.id} {condition.id} with timeout {finalTimeoutDuration}s")
+            story.logger.info(f"Created direction: {direction.id} ({msg.id} -> {returnMsg.id}) {condition.id} with timeout {finalTimeoutDuration}s")
             story.add(condition)
             story.add(direction)
-            # story.logger.warn(f"ADDED DIRECTION {direction.id}")
 
 
 
@@ -1206,6 +1206,7 @@ class Story(object):
 
         self.logger.info(f'has variables: {self.variables}')
         self.logger.info(f'has {len(self.strands)} strands: {self.strands}')
+#         self.logger.info(f"Directions: {self.directionsPerMsg}")
         self.calculateFinishesForStrands()
 
     def reset(self):
@@ -1670,7 +1671,15 @@ class Story(object):
             self.hugvey.google.stop()
 
     def calculateFinishesForMsg(self, msgId, depth = 0, checked = []):
+        """
+        BEWARE: checked = [] is evaluated at creation time of the method. Meaning that each call to this method
+        which doesn't explicitly specify the checked list, relies upon the list created at parse time. This means
+        subsequent call to the method make the list larger!! So the default should actually never be used. (found
+        out the hard way ;-) )
+        """
+#         print(checked)
         if msgId in checked:
+#             self.logger.log(LOG_BS, f"Finish for {msgId} already checked")
             return []
         
         checked.append(msgId)
@@ -1679,7 +1688,7 @@ class Story(object):
             # is finish
             return [msgId]
 
-        if depth == 500:
+        if depth == 400:
             self.logger.warn(f"Very deep hidden message to calculate finish for: msgId {msgId}")
 #             return []
 
@@ -1700,7 +1709,7 @@ class Story(object):
                 continue
 
             self.logger.log(LOG_BS, f"Get finishes for {startMsgId}")
-            self.strands[startMsgId] = self.calculateFinishesForMsg(startMsgId)
+            self.strands[startMsgId] = self.calculateFinishesForMsg(startMsgId, checked=[])
 
         self.logger.log(LOG_BS, f"Finishes: {self.strands}")
 
@@ -1713,11 +1722,11 @@ class Story(object):
 
         returns message ids
         """
-        print(msg.id, self.strands)
+        self.logger.debug(f"Get finishes for {msg.id} from {self.strands}")
         if msg.id in self.strands:
             return self.strands[msg.id]
 
-        return self.calculateFinishesForMsg(msg.id)
+        return self.calculateFinishesForMsg(msg.id, checked=[])
 
     def getDefaultDirectionForMsg(self, msg):
         """