diff --git a/src/pubkey-pinning.c b/src/pubkey-pinning.c
index 5263882b..8a2250d8 100644
--- a/src/pubkey-pinning.c
+++ b/src/pubkey-pinning.c
@@ -396,8 +396,7 @@ _getdns_verify_pinset_match(const sha256_pin_t *pinset,
 #if defined(STUB_DEBUG) && STUB_DEBUG
 		DEBUG_STUB("%s %-35s: Name of cert: %d ",
 		           STUB_DEBUG_SETUP_TLS, __FUNCTION__, i);
-		if (x->cert_info->subject != NULL)
-			X509_NAME_print_ex_fp(stderr, X509_get_subject_name(x), 1, XN_FLAG_ONELINE);
+		X509_NAME_print_ex_fp(stderr, X509_get_subject_name(x), 1, XN_FLAG_ONELINE);
 		fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 #endif
 		/* digest the cert with sha256 */
diff --git a/src/stub.c b/src/stub.c
index 1b574d99..35330fa3 100644
--- a/src/stub.c
+++ b/src/stub.c
@@ -2050,6 +2050,12 @@ _getdns_submit_stub_request(getdns_network_req *netreq)
 		 * dnsreq->loop.  The asynchronous is always also available
 		 * at the upstream as upstream->loop. 
 		 */
+		if (is_synchronous_request(netreq)) {
+			DEBUG_STUB("%s %-35s: MSG: %p TYPE: %d SYNCHROUNOUS\n", STUB_DEBUG_ENTRY, __FUNCTION__, netreq, netreq->request_type);
+		} else {
+			DEBUG_STUB("%s %-35s: MSG: %p TYPE: %d asynchronous\n", STUB_DEBUG_ENTRY, __FUNCTION__, netreq, netreq->request_type);
+		}
+
 		GETDNS_SCHEDULE_EVENT(
 		    dnsreq->loop,
 		    /* Synchronous lookup?, then this event will be used to