diff --git a/utils/datanode_test.go b/utils/datanode_test.go
index c4f5e3250..6c23dc54c 100644
--- a/utils/datanode_test.go
+++ b/utils/datanode_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 package utils
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
@@ -378,13 +377,10 @@ func TestAppend2(t *testing.T) {
 	dn.Type = NMMapType
 	dn.Slice = nil
 	dn.Map = map[string]*DataNode{}
-	dnExpect := NewDataNode(testPath)
 
 	if _, err := dn.Append(testPath, val1); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
-	fmt.Println(ToJSON(dn.Map["0"]))
-	fmt.Println(ToJSON(dnExpect))
 
 	///
 	dn.Type = NMSliceType
diff --git a/utils/eventcharges.go b/utils/eventcharges.go
index 0d5c5f481..533665aff 100644
--- a/utils/eventcharges.go
+++ b/utils/eventcharges.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type EventCharges struct {
 
 // Merge will merge the event charges into existing
 func (ec *EventCharges) Merge(eCs ...*EventCharges) {
+	ec.syncIDs(eCs...) // so we can compare properly
 	for _, nEc := range eCs {
 		if ec.Abstracts != nil {
 			ec.Abstracts = &Decimal{SumBig(ec.Abstracts.Big, nEc.Abstracts.Big)}
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ func (ec *EventCharges) Merge(eCs ...*EventCharges) {
 }
 
 // SyncIDs will repopulate Accounting, UnitFactors and  Rating IDs if they equal the references in ec
-func (ec *EventCharges) SyncIDs(eCs ...*EventCharges) {
+func (ec *EventCharges) syncIDs(eCs ...*EventCharges) {
 	for _, nEc := range eCs {
 		for _, cIl := range nEc.ChargingIntervals {
 			for _, cIcrm := range cIl.Increments {
@@ -120,7 +121,6 @@ func (ec *EventCharges) AppendChargingIntervals(cIls ...*ChargingInterval) {
 			ec.ChargingIntervals = []*ChargingInterval{cIl}
 			continue
 		}
-
 		if ec.ChargingIntervals[len(ec.ChargingIntervals)-1].CompressEquals(cIl) {
 			ec.ChargingIntervals[len(ec.ChargingIntervals)-1].CompressFactor += 1
 			continue