diff --git a/Cantera/clib/src/ctonedim.cpp b/Cantera/clib/src/ctonedim.cpp
index 5d0aeafd8..aba4e1653 100644
--- a/Cantera/clib/src/ctonedim.cpp
+++ b/Cantera/clib/src/ctonedim.cpp
@@ -345,7 +345,9 @@ extern "C" {
             for (int n = 0; n < nd; n++) {
                 d.push_back(_domain(domains[n]));
             }
+            writelog("in sim1D_new, calling new Sim1D\n");
             Sim1D* s = new Sim1D(d);
+            writelog("in sim1D_new, ret Sim1D\n");
             return Cabinet<Sim1D>::cabinet()->add(s);
         }
         catch (CanteraError) { return -1; }
diff --git a/Cantera/src/oneD/Sim1D.cpp b/Cantera/src/oneD/Sim1D.cpp
index 57b060495..d920edc89 100644
--- a/Cantera/src/oneD/Sim1D.cpp
+++ b/Cantera/src/oneD/Sim1D.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ namespace Cantera {
         m_x.resize(size(), 0.0);
         m_xnew.resize(size(), 0.0);
         for (int n = 0; n < m_nd; n++) {
+            writelog("calling domain "+int2str(n)+" _getInitialSoln\n");
             domain(n)._getInitialSoln(m_x.begin() + start(n));
+            writelog("ret\n");
         }
 
         // set some defaults