diff --git a/src/GnuTLS.jl b/src/GnuTLS.jl
index 3460785..7622a34 100644
--- a/src/GnuTLS.jl
+++ b/src/GnuTLS.jl
@@ -275,9 +275,10 @@ end
 
 function read_ptr(strm_ref,ptr::Ptr{Uint8},size::Csize_t)
         io = unsafe_pointer_to_objref(strm_ref)
+        @show io, ptr, size
 	Base.wait_readnb(io,1)
-	n = min(nb_available(io.buffer),size)
-	@compat read!(io,pointer_to_array(ptr,Int(n)))
+	@show n = min(nb_available(io.buffer),size)
+	@show @compat read!(io,pointer_to_array(ptr,Int(n)))
 	ret = convert(Cssize_t,n)
 	ret::Cssize_t
 end
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ end
 function write_ptr(strm_ref,ptr::Ptr{Uint8},size::Csize_t)
         io = unsafe_pointer_to_objref(strm_ref)
         @show io, ptr, size
-        ret = convert(Cssize_t, Base.write(io, ptr, size))
+        @show ret = convert(Cssize_t, Base.write(io, ptr, size))
         ret::Cssize_t
 end