diff --git a/crpptbx/AUG/gdat_aug.m b/crpptbx/AUG/gdat_aug.m
index 43330947d6f1693fe49add480cc7b303201e79f9..73c36a27da6ff60bf0b887a35fc857710ef04a98 100644
--- a/crpptbx/AUG/gdat_aug.m
+++ b/crpptbx/AUG/gdat_aug.m
@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ if strcmp(mapping_for_aug.method,'signal')
     gdat_data.dim{mapping_for_aug.timedim} = gdat_data.t;
     gdat_data.dimunits{mapping_for_aug.timedim} = 'time [s]';
     nbdims = length(size(gdat_data.data));
-keyboard
     for i=1:nbdims
       if i~=mapping_for_aug.timedim
 	ieff=i;
diff --git a/crpptbx/AUG/rdaAUG_eff.m b/crpptbx/AUG/rdaAUG_eff.m
index c6fb2eb9d972e36fb4f54a85dd35280857c2b7cb..e8b133752849b7568ac33063c27156e41ab42d1f 100644
--- a/crpptbx/AUG/rdaAUG_eff.m
+++ b/crpptbx/AUG/rdaAUG_eff.m
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ else
     % use sf2sig
     if isempty(time_int)
       try
-        if ~strcmp(extra_arg_sf2sig,'[]')
+        if ~isempty(extra_arg_sf2sig) && ~strcmp(extra_arg_sf2sig,'[]')
           eval(['[adata,adata_time, adata_area]=sf2sig(diagname,shot,sigtype,''-exp'',shotfile_exp,' extra_arg_sf2sig ');']);
         else
           [adata,adata_time, adata_area]=sf2sig(diagname,shot,sigtype,'-exp',shotfile_exp);