diff --git a/programs/us_analysis_profile/us_analysis_profile.cpp b/programs/us_analysis_profile/us_analysis_profile.cpp
index 25a7b10f1..bee553d6e 100644
--- a/programs/us_analysis_profile/us_analysis_profile.cpp
+++ b/programs/us_analysis_profile/us_analysis_profile.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,15 @@ DbgLv(1) << "MAIN:  CALL check_runname()";
 DbgLv(1) << "MAIN:  CALL reset()";
 //reset();
    resize( 500, 450 );
+
+   // //test
+   // US_AnaProfile profile1;
+   // US_AnaProfile profile2;
+
+   // if ( profile1 == profile2 )
+   //   qDebug() << "ana profs EQUAL";
+   // else
+   //   qDebug() << "ana profs NOT EQUAL";
 }
 
 
diff --git a/utils/us_ana_profile.cpp b/utils/us_ana_profile.cpp
index f664291e3..626555049 100644
--- a/utils/us_ana_profile.cpp
+++ b/utils/us_ana_profile.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,13 @@ bool US_AnaProfile::operator== ( const US_AnaProfile& ap ) const
   if ( aprofGUID    != ap.aprofGUID    )  return false;
   if ( protoname    != ap.protoname    )  return false;
   if ( protoGUID    != ap.protoGUID    )  return false;
-  if ( nchan        != ap.nchan        )  return false;
+
+  qDebug() << "[ANA comp] Gen1 OK";
+
+  qDebug() << "nchan: " << nchan << ap.nchan;
+  //if ( nchan        != ap.nchan        )  return false;
+							 
+  qDebug() << "[ANA comp] Gen2 OK";
   
   if ( lc_ratios    != ap.lc_ratios    )  return false;
   if ( lc_tolers    != ap.lc_tolers    )  return false;
@@ -205,6 +211,8 @@ bool US_AnaProfile::operator== ( const US_AnaProfile& ap ) const
   if ( lv_tolers    != ap.lv_tolers    )  return false;
   if ( data_ends    != ap.data_ends    )  return false;
 
+  qDebug() << "[ANA comp] Gen3 OK";
+
   //abde
   if ( ld_dens_0s   != ap.ld_dens_0s )  return false;
   if ( gm_vbars     != ap.gm_vbars   )  return false;