diff --git a/PyOpenWorm/data_trans/connections.py b/PyOpenWorm/data_trans/connections.py
index 735e32064..4b547228c 100644
--- a/PyOpenWorm/data_trans/connections.py
+++ b/PyOpenWorm/data_trans/connections.py
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ def translate(self, data_source, neurotransmitter_source):
                             L.warn("Didn't find any connections matching: {}".format(conn))
                         else:
                             break
-        print('result', res)
         return res
 
 
diff --git a/tests/ExampleRunnerTest.py b/tests/ExampleRunnerTest.py
index ef8b9f5f7..1b196630a 100644
--- a/tests/ExampleRunnerTest.py
+++ b/tests/ExampleRunnerTest.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def execfile(self, example_file_name):
 
     def exec(self, command, **kwargs):
         if isinstance(command, string_types):
-            command = command.split(' ')
+            command = shlex.split(command)
         fname = tempfile.mkstemp()[1]
         with open(fname, 'w+') as out:
             stat = SP.call(command,