diff --git a/gaugemqttcontinuous.py b/gaugemqttcontinuous.py
index 4e77390..dd24fe2 100644
--- a/gaugemqttcontinuous.py
+++ b/gaugemqttcontinuous.py
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ T_DISC_GREEN = f"homeassistant/switch/{MQTT_CLIENT_ID}_green/config"
 T_DISC_BL = f"homeassistant/light/{MQTT_CLIENT_ID}_bl/config"
 
 
+
 def make_gauge_topics(prefix, gauge_id):
     return {
         "set": f"{prefix}/gauge{gauge_id}/set",
@@ -247,6 +248,8 @@ def make_gauge_topics(prefix, gauge_id):
     }
 
 
+print("DEBUG: after duplicate function, about to define _DEVICE")
+
 _DEVICE = {
     "identifiers": [MQTT_CLIENT_ID],
     "name": DEVICE_NAME,