diff --git a/src/monocoque/gameloop/gameloop.c b/src/monocoque/gameloop/gameloop.c
index 6cbc6be..bdff8fe 100644
--- a/src/monocoque/gameloop/gameloop.c
+++ b/src/monocoque/gameloop/gameloop.c
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ void looprun(MonocoqueSettings* ms, loop_data* f, SimData* simdata)
     {
         slogi("looking for ui config %s pass 1", ms->config_str);
         int confignum = getconfigtouse2(ms->config_str, simdata->car, f->sim);
+        slogi("first pass finished");
         if(confignum == -1)
         {
             slogi("looking for ui config %s pass 2", ms->config_str);
diff --git a/src/monocoque/helper/confighelper.c b/src/monocoque/helper/confighelper.c
index cea205f..9a0370f 100644
--- a/src/monocoque/helper/confighelper.c
+++ b/src/monocoque/helper/confighelper.c
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ int getconfigtouse2(const char* config_file_str, char* car, int sim)
         fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d - %s\n", config_error_file(&cfg), config_error_line(&cfg), config_error_text(&cfg));
         return -1;
     }
+
+    slogt("config validates");
     config_setting_t* config = NULL;
     config_setting_t* config_widgets = NULL;
     config = config_lookup(&cfg, "configs");
@@ -375,6 +377,7 @@ int getconfigtouse(const char* config_file_str, char* car, int sim)
         fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d - %s\n", config_error_file(&cfg), config_error_line(&cfg), config_error_text(&cfg));
         return -1;
     }
+
     config_setting_t* config = NULL;
     config_setting_t* config_widgets = NULL;
     config = config_lookup(&cfg, "configs");
@@ -431,6 +434,8 @@ int getconfigtouse(const char* config_file_str, char* car, int sim)
             break;
         }
     }
+
+    config_destroy(&cfg);
     return confignum;
 }