diff --git a/catcli/catalog.py b/catcli/catalog.py
index 65993d1..eee2704 100644
--- a/catcli/catalog.py
+++ b/catcli/catalog.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class Catalog:
     def _restore_json(self, string: str) -> Optional[NodeTop]:
         """restore the tree from json"""
         imp = JsonImporter()
-        self._debug(f'import from string: {string}')
+        self._debug('import from string...')
         root = imp.import_(string)
         self._debug(f'Catalog imported from json \"{self.path}\"')
         self._debug(f'root imported: {root}')
diff --git a/catcli/catcli.py b/catcli/catcli.py
index bff10c5..1f2d066 100755
--- a/catcli/catcli.py
+++ b/catcli/catcli.py
@@ -210,12 +210,15 @@ def cmd_find(args: Dict[str, Any],
     raw = args['--raw-size']
     script = args['--script']
     search_for = args['<term>']
+    if args['--verbose']:
+        Logger.debug(f'search for \"{search_for}\" under \"{top.name}\"')
     found = noder.find_name(top, search_for,
                             script=script,
                             startnode=startpath,
                             only_dir=directory,
                             parentfromtree=fromtree,
-                            fmt=fmt, raw=raw)
+                            fmt=fmt,
+                            raw=raw)
     return found
 
 
diff --git a/catcli/nodes.py b/catcli/nodes.py
index e8f30ba..0f96c45 100644
--- a/catcli/nodes.py
+++ b/catcli/nodes.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class NodeAny(NodeMixin):  # type: ignore
         if self.children:
             ret += '\n'
         for child in self.children:
-            ret += '  child => ' + str(child)
+            ret += f'  child => {child}\n'
         return ret
 
     def __str__(self) -> str: