diff --git a/benchmarks/basic_tests.py b/benchmarks/basic_tests.py
index 1be7eb11..7f708466 100644
--- a/benchmarks/basic_tests.py
+++ b/benchmarks/basic_tests.py
@@ -1049,14 +1049,16 @@ def mf6_v5_sen_test():
 
     t_d = os.path.join(model_d,"template")
     m_d = os.path.join(model_d,"master_sen")
-    #if os.path.exists(m_d):
-    #    shutil.rmtree(m_d)
+    if os.path.exists(m_d):
+       shutil.rmtree(m_d)
     pst = pyemu.Pst(os.path.join(t_d,"freyberg6_run_sen.pst"))
+    pst.pestpp_options["gsa_morris_p"] = 4
+    pst.pestpp_options["gsa_morris_r"] = 4
     pst.pestpp_options["panther_transfer_on_finish"] = ["freyberg6_freyberg.cbc","freyberg6.lst","ies_prior.jcb"]
     pst.write(os.path.join(t_d,"freyberg6_run_sen_trn.pst"))
     m_d = os.path.join(model_d,"master_sen")
     pyemu.os_utils.start_workers(t_d, exe_path.replace("-ies","-sen"), "freyberg6_run_sen_trn.pst",
-                                 num_workers=15, worker_root=model_d,
+                                 num_workers=50, worker_root=model_d,
                                  port=4004,verbose=True,master_dir=m_d)
 
     pst = pyemu.Pst(os.path.join(m_d,"freyberg6_run_sen_trn.pst"))
@@ -1798,7 +1800,8 @@ def tenpar_uniform_invest():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    tenpar_uniform_invest()
+    mf6_v5_sen_test()
+    #tenpar_uniform_invest()
     #tenpar_collapse_invest()
     #plot_collapse_invest()
 
diff --git a/src/libs/pestpp_common/EnsembleMethodUtils.cpp b/src/libs/pestpp_common/EnsembleMethodUtils.cpp
index 106e87ca..9756f1bf 100644
--- a/src/libs/pestpp_common/EnsembleMethodUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/pestpp_common/EnsembleMethodUtils.cpp
@@ -1538,7 +1538,6 @@ void MmUpgradeThread::work(int thread_id, int iter, double cur_lam, bool use_glm
 
             if (verbose_level < 3)
                 return;
-            //cout << "thread: " << tid << ", " << t_count << ", " << prefix << " rows:cols" << mat.rows() << ":" << mat.cols() << endl;
             stringstream ss;
 
             ss << "thread_" << tid << ".count_ " << t_count << ".iter_" << iter << "." << prefix << ".dat";
@@ -3686,7 +3685,7 @@ void L2PhiHandler::apply_ineq_constraints(Eigen::MatrixXd &resid, Eigen::MatrixX
         for (int i = 0; i < resid.rows(); i++)
             col(i) = ((scol(i) > val) && (scol(i) < val2)) ? 0.0 : col(i);
         //cout << resid.col(idx) << endl;
-        cout << col << endl << endl;
+        //cout << col << endl << endl;
         resid.col(idx) = col;
         //cout << resid.col(idx) << endl;
     }
@@ -3715,7 +3714,7 @@ void L2PhiHandler::apply_ineq_constraints(Eigen::MatrixXd &resid, Eigen::MatrixX
         for (int i = 0; i < resid.rows(); i++)
             col(i) = (scol(i) < val) ? 0.0 : col(i);
         //cout << resid.col(idx) << endl;
-        cout << col << endl << endl;
+        //cout << col << endl << endl;
         resid.col(idx) = col;
         //cout << resid.col(idx) << endl;
     }
@@ -4319,7 +4318,7 @@ vector<int> run_ensemble_util(PerformanceLog* performance_log, ofstream& frec,Pa
 		}
 		if (failing_reals.size() > 0)
 		{
-			cout << "parameter ensemble consisteny check failed for " << failing_reals.size() << ", see .rec file for listing" << endl;
+			cout << "parameter ensemble consistency check failed for " << failing_reals.size() << ", see .rec file for listing" << endl;
 			frec << "ERROR: the following realizations failed consistency check:" << endl;
 			for (auto fr : failing_reals)
 				frec << fr << ",";
@@ -5042,6 +5041,8 @@ void EnsembleMethod::initialize(int cycle, bool run, bool use_existing)
         map<string,pair<double,double>> tt = ph.get_double_obs_bounds();
         if (!tt.empty())
         {
+            ss.str("");
+            ss << "double inequality defined through 'greater_than' and 'less_than' data for " << tt.size() << " observations" << endl;
             ss.str("");
             ss << "double inequality defined through 'greater_than' and 'less_than' data for observations:" << endl;
             for (const auto it : tt)
@@ -5049,7 +5050,8 @@ void EnsembleMethod::initialize(int cycle, bool run, bool use_existing)
                 ss << it.first << "," << it.second.first << " to " << it.second.second << endl;
             }
             ss << endl;
-            message(1,ss.str());
+            message(1,ss.str(),false);
+
         }