diff --git a/py-scripts/tools/lf_check.py b/py-scripts/tools/lf_check.py
index cac2e996..498e6459 100755
--- a/py-scripts/tools/lf_check.py
+++ b/py-scripts/tools/lf_check.py
@@ -292,8 +292,10 @@ class lf_check():
         self.lanforge_gui_version_full = stdout.readlines()
         # print('\n'.join(output))
         self.lanforge_gui_version_full = [line.replace('\n', '') for line in self.lanforge_gui_version_full]
+        print("lanforge_gui_version_full: {lanforge_gui_version_full}".format(lanforge_gui_version_full=self.lanforge_gui_version_full))
         self.lanforge_gui_version = self.lanforge_gui_verion_full.split('Version:',maxsplit=1)[-1].split(maxsplit=1)[0]
         self.lanforge_gui_version = self.lanforge_gui_version.strip()
+        print("lanforge_gui_version: {lanforge_gui_version}".format(lanforge_gui_version=self.lanforge_gui_version))
         ssh.close()
         time.sleep(1)
         return self.lanforge_gui_version_full
@@ -1053,7 +1055,7 @@ NOTE: Diagrams are links in dashboard""".format(ip_qa=ip,qa_url=qa_url)
                             meta_data_fd.write('$ meta.txt file location\n')
                             meta_data_fd.write("file {path}\n".format(path=meta_data_path))
                             meta_data_fd.write('$ LANforge GUI\n')
-                            meta_data_fd.write('gui_version: {gui_version}'.format(gui_version=self.lanforge_gui_version))
+                            meta_data_fd.write('gui_version: {gui_version} \n'.format(gui_version=self.lanforge_gui_version))
                             meta_data_fd.write('$ LANforge command\n')
                             meta_data_fd.write("command {command}\n".format(command=command))
                             # split command at test-tag , at rest of string once at the actual test-tag value
diff --git a/py-scripts/tools/lf_qa.py b/py-scripts/tools/lf_qa.py
index 75a61e8e..f98dd4e3 100755
--- a/py-scripts/tools/lf_qa.py
+++ b/py-scripts/tools/lf_qa.py
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ class csv_sqlite_dash():
         test_tag = "NA"
         use_meta_test_tag = False
         gui_version_5_4_3 = False
+        print("read meta path {_kpi_path}".format(_kpi_path=_kpi_path))
         try: 
             meta_data_path = _kpi_path + '/' + '/meta.txt'
             meta_data_fd = open(meta_data_path, 'r')
@@ -278,14 +279,15 @@ class csv_sqlite_dash():
         print("graph_group_list: {}".format(graph_group_list))
 
         # prior to 5.4.3 there was not test-tag
-        try:
-            test_tag_list = list(df3['test-tag'])
-            test_tag_list = list(set(test_tag_list))
-            print("test_tag_list: {}".format(test_tag_list) )
-        except:
-            test_tag_list = ['NO_TAG_PRE_5.4.4']            
-            print("exception when creating test_tag_list: {}".format(test_tag_list) )
-            print("Check database, exception when creating test_tag_list: {}".format(test_tag_list) )
+        #try:
+        print("dataframe df3 {df3}".format(df3=df3))
+        test_tag_list = list(df3['test-tag'])
+        test_tag_list = list(set(test_tag_list))
+        print("test_tag_list: {}".format(test_tag_list) )
+        #except:
+        #test_tag_list = ['NO_TAG_PRE_5.4.4']            
+        #print("exception when creating test_tag_list: {}".format(test_tag_list) )
+        #print("Check database, exception when creating test_tag_list: {}".format(test_tag_list) )