diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/AvatarApp.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/AvatarApp.qml
index 8912a50ead..f206fcf21d 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/AvatarApp.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/AvatarApp.qml
@@ -73,22 +73,10 @@ Rectangle {
             adjustWearables.refreshWearable(message.entityID, message.wearableIndex, message.properties);
         } else if(message.method === 'wearablesUpdated') {
             var wearablesModel = currentAvatar.wearables;
-
-            console.debug('handling wearablesUpdated, new wearables count:', message.wearables.length, ': old wearables: ');
-            for(var i = 0; i < wearablesModel.count; ++i) {
-                console.debug('wearable: ', wearablesModel.get(i).properties.id);
-            }
-
             wearablesModel.clear();
             message.wearables.forEach(function(wearable) {
                 wearablesModel.append(wearable);
             });
-
-            console.debug('handling wearablesUpdated: new wearables: ');
-            for(var i = 0; i < wearablesModel.count; ++i) {
-                console.debug('wearable: ', wearablesModel.get(i).properties.id);
-            }
-
             adjustWearables.refresh(currentAvatar);
         } else if(message.method === 'scaleChanged') {
             currentAvatar.avatarScale = message.value;
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/avatarapp/AvatarsModel.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/avatarapp/AvatarsModel.qml
index addd736b01..f69a82abcd 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/avatarapp/AvatarsModel.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/avatarapp/AvatarsModel.qml
@@ -173,15 +173,18 @@ ListModel {
 
             if(comparer) {
                 if(comparer(o1Value, o2Value) === false) {
+                    console.debug('comparer: not equal');
+                    return false;
+                } else {
+                    console.debug('comparer: equal');
+                }
+            } else {
+                if(JSON.stringify(o1Value) !== JSON.stringify(o2Value)) {
                     console.debug('not equal');
                     return false;
                 } else {
                     console.debug('equal');
                 }
-            } else {
-                if(JSON.stringify(o1Value) !== JSON.stringify(o2Value)) {
-                    return false;
-                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -210,7 +213,7 @@ ListModel {
     function findAvatarIndexByValue(avatar) {
 
         var index = -1;
-        console.debug('findAvatarIndexByValue: ', JSON.stringify(avatar));
+        console.debug('findAvatarIndexByValue: ', 'name = ', avatar.name);
 
         // 2DO: find better way of determining selected avatar in bookmarks
         console.debug('allAvatars.count: ', allAvatars.count);