diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 362ebb7..3a06ea2 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func main() {
+	sayCh := make(chan string, 1024)
 	xlog.Info("%s started", SoftwareInfo())
 	modules.Init(sayCh, *mods)
 	modules.BotNick = strings.ToLower(*nick)
diff --git a/matrix.go b/matrix.go
index 1c1d1ea..1c282ce 100644
--- a/matrix.go
+++ b/matrix.go
@@ -31,11 +31,8 @@ func Matrix() {
 		}
 	})
 
-	fmt.Println("hier 1")
-
 	go func() {
 		for {
-			fmt.Println("hier 2")
 			if err := cl.Sync(); err != nil {
 				fmt.Println("Sync() returned ", err)
 			}
@@ -43,14 +40,9 @@ func Matrix() {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	fmt.Println("hier 11")
-
 	sayCh <- fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", "*", SoftwareInfo())
 
-	fmt.Println("hier 4")
-
 	for {
-		fmt.Println("hier 3")
 		var targets string
 		line := strings.Split(<-sayCh, "\n")
 		if len(line) < 2 {