diff --git a/vault.js b/vault.js
index 6c5b893..99be8fe 100644
--- a/vault.js
+++ b/vault.js
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ export async function ensureVault(socket, chainId, owner, num) {
         if (!await vaults.contains(chainId,address)) {
             try {
                 const vault = await createVault(chainId, owner, num)
-                console.log('created vault', vault)
                 if (vault !== null) {
+                    console.log('created vault', vault)
                     socket.emit('vaults', chainId, owner, [vault])
                     await emitBalances(socket, chainId, vault)
                 }
@@ -97,9 +97,10 @@ export async function ensureVault(socket, chainId, owner, num) {
 
 
 async function createVault(chainId, owner, num) {
-    console.log('createVault', chainId, owner, num )
     const signer = getSigner(chainId);
-    const deployer = new ethers.Contract(chainInfo[chainId].factory, factoryAbi, signer)
+    const factory = chainInfo[chainId].factory;
+    console.log('createVault', chainId, owner, num, factory )
+    const deployer = new ethers.Contract(factory, factoryAbi, signer)
     const vaultAddr = vaultAddress(chainId, owner, num)
     console.log('        ==>', vaultAddr )
     try {
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ async function createVault(chainId, owner, num) {
             console.log(`vault already deployed at ${vaultAddr} with version ${ver}`)
         }
         catch (e2) {
-            console.error('could not deploy vault:',e)
+            console.error('could not deploy vault:', e2)
             return null
         }
     }