diff --git a/bam/blend/blendfile_path_walker.py b/bam/blend/blendfile_path_walker.py
index abefb25..6e6f865 100644
--- a/bam/blend/blendfile_path_walker.py
+++ b/bam/blend/blendfile_path_walker.py
@@ -19,10 +19,13 @@
 # ***** END GPL LICENCE BLOCK *****
 
 import os
+import logging
+
 from . import blendfile
 
 # gives problems with scripts that use stdout, for testing 'bam deps' for eg.
-VERBOSE = False  # os.environ.get('BAM_VERBOSE', False)
+DEBUG = False
+VERBOSE = DEBUG or False  # os.environ.get('BAM_VERBOSE', False)
 TIMEIT = False
 
 USE_ALEMBIC_BRANCH = True
@@ -63,12 +66,14 @@ class C_defs:
     if USE_ALEMBIC_BRANCH:
         CACHE_LIBRARY_SOURCE_CACHE = 1
 
+log_deps = logging.getLogger("path_walker")
+log_deps.setLevel({
+    (True, True): logging.DEBUG,
+    (False, True): logging.INFO,
+    (False, False): logging.WARNING
+}[DEBUG, VERBOSE])
 
 if VERBOSE:
-    import logging
-    log_deps = logging.getLogger("path_walker")
-    del logging
-
     def set_as_str(s):
         if s is None:
             return "None"
@@ -257,14 +262,15 @@ class FilePath:
 
         filepath = os.path.abspath(filepath)
 
-        if VERBOSE:
-            indent_str = "  " * level
-            # print(indent_str + "Opening:", filepath)
-            # print(indent_str + "... blocks:", block_codes)
+        indent_str = "  " * level
+        # print(indent_str + "Opening:", filepath)
+        # print(indent_str + "... blocks:", block_codes)
 
-            log_deps.info("~")
-            log_deps.info("%s%s" % (indent_str, filepath.decode('utf-8')))
-            log_deps.info("%s%s" % (indent_str, set_as_str(block_codes)))
+        log = log_deps.getChild('visit_from_blend')
+        log.info("~")
+        log.info("%sOpening: %s", indent_str, filepath)
+        if VERBOSE:
+            log.info("%s blocks: %s", indent_str, set_as_str(block_codes))
 
         blendfile_level_cb_enter, blendfile_level_cb_exit = blendfile_level_cb
 
@@ -421,7 +427,7 @@ class FilePath:
             # print("A:", expand_addr_visit)
             # print("B:", block_codes)
             if VERBOSE:
-                log_deps.info("%s%s" % (indent_str, set_as_str(expand_addr_visit)))
+                log.info("%s expand_addr_visit=%s", indent_str, set_as_str(expand_addr_visit))
 
             if recursive:
 
@@ -511,8 +517,10 @@ class FilePath:
     def from_block(block: blendfile.BlendFileBlock, basedir, extra_info, level):
         assert(block.code != b'DATA')
         fn = FilePath._from_block_dict.get(block.code)
-        if fn is not None:
-            yield from fn(block, basedir, extra_info, level)
+        if fn is None:
+            return
+
+        yield from fn(block, basedir, extra_info, level)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _from_block_OB(block, basedir, extra_info, level):