diff --git a/test/lib.sh b/test/lib.sh
index 952c15b0..4b13a7ce 100755
--- a/test/lib.sh
+++ b/test/lib.sh
@@ -289,8 +289,10 @@ wait_backend(){
     reply=$(echo '<rpc xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0" message-id="101"><ping xmlns="http://clicon.org/lib"/></rpc>]]>]]>' | $clixon_netconf -qef $cfg 2> /dev/null) 
     let i=0;
     while [[ $reply != "<rpc-reply"* ]]; do
+	echo "sleep $DEMSLEEP"
 	sleep $DEMSLEEP
-	reply=$(echo '<rpc xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0" message-id="101" xmlns="http://clicon.org/lib"><ping/></rpc>]]>]]>' | clixon_netconf -qef $cfg 2> /dev/null)
+	reply=$(echo '<rpc xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0" message-id="101" xmlns="http://clicon.org/lib"><ping/></rpc>]]>]]>' | clixon_netconf -qef $cfg )
+	echo "reply:$reply"
 	let i++;
 	echo "wait_backend  $i"
 	if [ $i -ge $DEMLOOP ]; then