diff --git a/sanoid b/sanoid
index 5d6ce1d..fc8f853 100755
--- a/sanoid
+++ b/sanoid
@@ -955,19 +955,21 @@ sub iszfsbusy {
 	# check to see if ZFS filesystem passed in as argument currently has a zfs send or zfs receive process referencing it.
 	# return true if busy (currently being sent or received), return false if not.
 
+	my $debug; #REMOVE THIS LATER when global $debug is actually implemented in sanoid!
+
         my $fs = shift;
 	my $pscmd = '/bin/ps';
-        if ($debug) { print "DEBUG: checking to see if $fs on $rhost is already in zfs receive using $pscmd axo args= ...\n"; }
+        if ($debug) { print "DEBUG: checking to see if $fs on is already in zfs receive using $pscmd axo args= ...\n"; }
 
         open PL, "$pscmd axo args= |";
         my @processes = <PL>;
         close PL;
 
         foreach my $process (@processes) {
-                if ($debug) { print "DEBUG: checking process $process...\n"; }
+		# if ($debug) { print "DEBUG: checking process $process...\n"; }
                 if ($process =~ /zfs *(send|receive).*$fs/) {
                         # there's already a zfs send/receive process for our target filesystem - return true
-                        if ($debug) { print "DEBUG: process $process matches target $fs!\n"; }
+                        # if ($debug) { print "DEBUG: process $process matches target $fs!\n"; }
                         return 1;
                 }
         }