diff --git a/align_data/embeddings/pinecone/pinecone_db_handler.py b/align_data/embeddings/pinecone/pinecone_db_handler.py
index 5e912f9..27f58fd 100644
--- a/align_data/embeddings/pinecone/pinecone_db_handler.py
+++ b/align_data/embeddings/pinecone/pinecone_db_handler.py
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
                     return f(*args, **kwargs)
                 except exceptions as e:
                     logger.error(f'Got exception while retrying: {e}')
-                except Exception as e:
-                    breakpoint()
                 time.sleep(2 ** i)
             raise TimeoutError(f'Gave up after {n} tries')
         return wrapper
diff --git a/align_data/embeddings/pinecone/update_pinecone.py b/align_data/embeddings/pinecone/update_pinecone.py
index dc16b3d..1183c64 100644
--- a/align_data/embeddings/pinecone/update_pinecone.py
+++ b/align_data/embeddings/pinecone/update_pinecone.py
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ def batch_entries(
             yield [(article, self._make_pinecone_entry(article)) for article in batch]
 
     def _make_pinecone_entry(self, article: Article) -> PineconeEntry | None:
+        logger.info(f'Getting embeddings for {article.title}')
         try:
             text_chunks = get_text_chunks(article, self.text_splitter)
             embeddings, moderation_results = get_embeddings(text_chunks, article.source)
@@ -148,7 +149,6 @@ def _make_pinecone_entry(self, article: Article) -> PineconeEntry | None:
             return None
 
         except Exception as e:
-            breakpoint()
             logger.error(e)
             raise