diff --git a/lib/detectmsk144.f90 b/lib/detectmsk144.f90
index cde83deec..c013fe502 100644
--- a/lib/detectmsk144.f90
+++ b/lib/detectmsk144.f90
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ subroutine detectmsk144(cbig,n,pchk_file,lines,nmessages,nutc)
               else
                 msgreceived=' '
                 ndither=-99             ! -99 is bad hash flag
-                write(78,1001) nutc,t0,nsnr,ic,ipk,is,idf,iav,deltaf,fest,ferr,ferr2,ffin,bba,bbp,nbadsync1,nbadsync2, &
-                             phase0,niterations,ndither,msgreceived
+!                write(78,1001) nutc,t0,nsnr,ic,ipk,is,idf,iav,deltaf,fest,ferr,ferr2,ffin,bba,bbp,nbadsync1,nbadsync2, &
+!                             phase0,niterations,ndither,msgreceived
               endif
             endif
           enddo ! frame averaging loop
@@ -397,10 +397,10 @@ subroutine detectmsk144(cbig,n,pchk_file,lines,nmessages,nutc)
     ndither=-98   
 999 continue
     if( nmessages .ge. 1 ) then 
-      write(78,1001) nutc,t0,nsnr,ic,ipk,is,idf,iav,deltaf,fest,ferr,ferr2,ffin,bba,bbp,nbadsync1,nbadsync2, &
-               phase0,niterations,ndither,msgreceived
+!      write(78,1001) nutc,t0,nsnr,ic,ipk,is,idf,iav,deltaf,fest,ferr,ferr2,ffin,bba,bbp,nbadsync1,nbadsync2, &
+!               phase0,niterations,ndither,msgreceived
       call flush(78)
-1001 format(i6.6,f8.2,i5,i5,i5,i5,i5,i5,f8.2,f8.2,f8.2,f8.2,f8.2,f10.2,f8.2,i5,i5,f8.2,i5,i5,2x,a22)
+!1001 format(i6.6,f8.2,i5,i5,i5,i5,i5,i5,f8.2,f8.2,f8.2,f8.2,f8.2,f10.2,f8.2,i5,i5,f8.2,i5,i5,2x,a22)
       exit
     endif
   enddo
diff --git a/lib/msk144_decode.f90 b/lib/msk144_decode.f90
index 058161275..374ab9910 100644
--- a/lib/msk144_decode.f90
+++ b/lib/msk144_decode.f90
@@ -45,5 +45,6 @@ subroutine msk144_decode(id2,npts,nutc,nprint,pchk_file,line)
     endif
   endif
 
+  if(line(1)(1:6).eq.'      ') line(1)(1:1)=char(0)
   return
 end subroutine msk144_decode