diff --git a/LCS/Messaging/python/messaging/messagebus.py b/LCS/Messaging/python/messaging/messagebus.py
index e764b59612037f813baac86ae83d84d9cc4437dd..5223b0102f876d4cb76e4c5e1f4691fa0fd33fbe 100644
--- a/LCS/Messaging/python/messaging/messagebus.py
+++ b/LCS/Messaging/python/messaging/messagebus.py
@@ -237,20 +237,17 @@ class FromBus(_AbstractBus):
         """
         Receive the next message from any of the queues we're listening on.
         :param timeout: maximum time in seconds to wait for a message.
-        :param logDebugMessages: OBSOLETE
         :return: received message, None if timeout occurred.
         """
-        if logDebugMessages:
-            # TODO: remove parameter logDebugMessages, and check usages.
-            logger.warning("[FromBus] ignoring obsolete parameter 'logDebugMessages' in method receive()")
-
         if logDebugMessages:
             logger.debug("[FromBus] Waiting %s seconds for next message", timeout)
+
         try:
             while True: # break when message is acceptable
                 msg = self._receiver.receive(timeout=timeout)
                 if msg is not None:
-                    logger.debug("[FromBus] Message received on: %s subject: %s" % (self.address, msg.subject))
+                    if logDebugMessages:
+                        logger.debug("[FromBus] Message received on: %s subject: %s" % (self.address, msg.subject))
                     break  # handle this message
 
         except proton.Timeout:
@@ -275,6 +272,7 @@ class FromBus(_AbstractBus):
 
             # convert proton/qpid msg to lofarmessage
             lofar_msg = MESSAGE_FACTORY.create(msg)
+            logger.debug("[FromBus] received %s on bus %s" % (lofar_msg, self.address))
 
             # acknowledge the message on the broker
             self.ack()
diff --git a/LCS/Messaging/python/messaging/messages.py b/LCS/Messaging/python/messaging/messages.py
index cebd46f59928914044745ccaf266015f1121068e..7d996081d70d98473d77a42093a57dd6699792d8 100644
--- a/LCS/Messaging/python/messaging/messages.py
+++ b/LCS/Messaging/python/messaging/messages.py
@@ -234,18 +234,10 @@ class LofarMessage(object):
         print(str(self))
 
     def __str__(self):
-        result = ''
-        for (key, value) in \
-                self.__dict__['_qpid_msg'].__dict__['properties'].items():
-            result += "%s: %s\n" % (key, value)
-
-        result += "---\n"
-
-        for key in _QPID_MESSAGE_FIELDS:
-            if (key != 'properties' and key in self.__dict__['_qpid_msg'].__dict__.items()):
-                result += "%s:%s\n" % (key, self.__dict__['_qpid_msg'].__dict__[key])
-        result += "===\n"
-        return result
+        return "%s subject: %s id: %s%s" % (self.__class__.__name__,
+                                            self.subject,
+                                            self.MessageId,
+                                            (" reply_to: %s" % (self.reply_to,)) if self.reply_to else "")
 
 
 class EventMessage(LofarMessage):
diff --git a/LCS/Messaging/python/messaging/test/t_messagebus.py b/LCS/Messaging/python/messaging/test/t_messagebus.py
index 62d6644b548be86a79c56419272f13d3b0255405..fa53bf7fcea871042d28a90ff30d4c6a4b2a42f8 100644
--- a/LCS/Messaging/python/messaging/test/t_messagebus.py
+++ b/LCS/Messaging/python/messaging/test/t_messagebus.py
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ class SendReceiveMessage(unittest.TestCase):
         """
         with self.tobus, self.frombus:
             self.tobus.send(send_msg)
-            recv_msg = self.frombus.receive(timeout=TIMEOUT)
-            self.frombus.ack()
+            recv_msg = self.frombus.receive(timeout=TIMEOUT, logDebugMessages=True)
+
         self.assertEqual(
             (send_msg.SystemName, send_msg.MessageId, send_msg.MessageType),
             (recv_msg.SystemName, recv_msg.MessageId, recv_msg.MessageType))
@@ -375,4 +375,4 @@ class SendReceiveMessage(unittest.TestCase):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s %(process)d %(levelname)s %(message)s', level=logging.INFO)
-    unittest.main(defaultTest='SendReceiveMessage')
+    unittest.main()