diff --git a/ixiostat.py b/ixiostat.py
index 202b738..8e156d2 100644
--- a/ixiostat.py
+++ b/ixiostat.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from datetime import datetime
 
 
 def convert_to_machine_readable(date_string):
-    print(f"converting {date_string}")
     # Define the format string considering the time zone information (EDT)
     format_string = "%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %p %Z %Y"
     try:
@@ -14,9 +13,11 @@ def convert_to_machine_readable(date_string):
         datetime_obj = datetime.strptime(date_string, format_string)
         return datetime_obj
     except ValueError:
+        print(f"given: {date_string}")
         print(
             f"Error: Invalid date format. Please provide a string in the format '{format_string}'."
         )
+
         return None