diff --git a/src/Instrumentation/commradio.cxx b/src/Instrumentation/commradio.cxx
index 902726a..8c625bf 100644
--- a/src/Instrumentation/commradio.cxx
+++ b/src/Instrumentation/commradio.cxx
@@ -97,16 +97,15 @@ void AtisSpeaker::valueChanged(SGPropertyNode * node)
   if (!fgGetBool("/sim/sound/working", false))
     return;
 
-  SG_LOG(SG_INSTR,SG_INFO,"node:" << node);
-
-
   string newText = node->getStringValue();
 
-  SG_LOG(SG_INSTR,SG_INFO,"newText:" << newText);
 
   if (_synthesizeRequest.text == newText) return;
 
 
+  SG_LOG(SG_INSTR,SG_INFO,"newText:" << newText);
+
+
   _synthesizeRequest.text = newText;
 
   string voice = "cmu_us_arctic_slt";