diff --git a/src/fenrir/screenDriver/linux.py b/src/fenrir/screenDriver/linux.py
index 654aae72..bf2b28d8 100644
--- a/src/fenrir/screenDriver/linux.py
+++ b/src/fenrir/screenDriver/linux.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class driver():
             currScreen = self.env['screenData']['newTTY']
             apps = subprocess.Popen('ps -t tty' + currScreen + ' -o comm,tty,stat', shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).stdout.read().decode()[:-1].split('\n')
         except Exception as e:
-            print(e) 
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut(str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)         
             return
         try:
             for i in apps:
diff --git a/src/fenrir/speechDriver/espeak.py b/src/fenrir/speechDriver/espeak.py
index 18e960c0..dd3c75ed 100644
--- a/src/fenrir/speechDriver/espeak.py
+++ b/src/fenrir/speechDriver/espeak.py
@@ -11,14 +11,17 @@ class driver():
     def __init__(self ):
         self._es = None
         self._isInitialized = False
+
+    def initialize(self, environment):
+        self.env = environment          
         try:
             from espeak import espeak 
             self._es = espeak
             self._isInitialized = True
-        except:
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut(str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)         
             self._initialized = False
-    def initialize(self, environment):
-        self.env = environment          
+                    
     def shutdown(self):
         pass
 
diff --git a/src/fenrir/speechDriver/speechd.py b/src/fenrir/speechDriver/speechd.py
index 4619b044..ca8daa15 100644
--- a/src/fenrir/speechDriver/speechd.py
+++ b/src/fenrir/speechDriver/speechd.py
@@ -12,15 +12,18 @@ class driver():
         self._sd = None
         self._isInitialized = False
         self._language = ''
+
+    def initialize(self, environment):
+        self.env = environment
         try:
             import speechd 
             self._sd =  speechd.SSIPClient('fenrir')
             self._punct = speechd.PunctuationMode()
             self._isInitialized = True
-        except:
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut(str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)         
             self._initialized = False
-    def initialize(self, environment):
-        self.env = environment
+                    
     def shutdown(self):
         if not self._isInitialized:
             return