diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 21469b15a..e1249f85b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+a.out
 *.a
 *.6
 *.pyc
diff --git a/cmd/rater/kyoto_storage.go b/cmd/rater/kyoto_storage.go
index 57ef9906d..7e915ffa5 100644
--- a/cmd/rater/kyoto_storage.go
+++ b/cmd/rater/kyoto_storage.go
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-    "github.com/fsouza/gokabinet/kc"
+	"log"
+	"github.com/fsouza/gokabinet/kc"
 )
 
 type KyotoStorage struct {
@@ -10,11 +11,13 @@ type KyotoStorage struct {
 
 func NewKyotoStorage(filaName string) (*KyotoStorage, error) {
 	ndb, err := kc.Open(filaName, kc.READ)
+	log.Print("Starting kyoto storage")
 	return &KyotoStorage{db: ndb}, err	
 }
 
 
 func (ks *KyotoStorage) Close() {
+	log.Print("Closing kyoto storage")
 	ks.db.Close()
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/rater/redis_storage.go b/cmd/rater/redis_storage.go
index 3f3045773..de1176b9c 100644
--- a/cmd/rater/redis_storage.go
+++ b/cmd/rater/redis_storage.go
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-    "github.com/simonz05/godis"    
+	"log"
+	"github.com/simonz05/godis"    
 )
 
 type RedisStorage struct {
@@ -10,11 +11,13 @@ type RedisStorage struct {
 
 func NewRedisStorage(address string) (*RedisStorage, error) {
 	ndb:= godis.New(address, 10, "")
+	log.Print("Starting redis storage")
 	return &RedisStorage{db: ndb}, nil
 }
 
 
 func (rs *RedisStorage) Close() {
+	log.Print("Closing redis storage")
 	rs.db.Quit()
 }