diff --git a/matlab/TCV_IMAS/ids2database.m b/matlab/TCV_IMAS/ids2database.m
index 452eaff17c0fb601b2cbeac399f49274babaa030..312c1b7abee1274b9ab6c15015151e3fb7678e4b 100644
--- a/matlab/TCV_IMAS/ids2database.m
+++ b/matlab/TCV_IMAS/ids2database.m
@@ -78,18 +78,17 @@ if any(mask),
 end
 
 params_ids2database = params;
-keyboard
 % check ids_names
 ids_names=fieldnames(ids2put);
-[a1,a2]=which('ids_list');
-if isempty(a1)
+[dummy1]=which('ids_list');
+if isempty(dummy1)
   ids_full_list = tcv_available_ids;
   warning(['IDS_list not available, quick fix introducing list of ids available for TCV: ' fprintf('%s ',ids_full_list{:}) char(10)]);
 else
   % differentiate between ids_list and IDS_list (which or exist not sufficient)
-  [b1,b2,b3]=fileparts(a1);
+  [dummy2]=fileparts(dummy1);
   try
-    [c2]=ls(fullfile(b1,'ids_list.*'));
+    [dummy3]=ls(fullfile(dummy2,'ids_list.*'));
     ids_full_list = ids_list;
   catch
     ids_full_list = IDS_list;