diff --git a/app/persist.go b/app/persist.go
index 4f5ed69..d273ad1 100644
--- a/app/persist.go
+++ b/app/persist.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func createDB(path string) *WriteDB {
 
 func DatabaseManager(c *Conf) {
 	logDB, flushDB := c.RotateDB(true)
+	close(startupMatchesC)
 	c.manageLogs(logDB, flushDB)
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@ func (c *Conf) manageLogs(logDB *WriteDB, flushDB *WriteDB) {
 }
 
 func (c *Conf) RotateDB(startup bool) (*WriteDB, *WriteDB) {
-	defer close(startupMatchesC)
 	var (
 		doesntExist  bool
 		err          error
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ func rotateDB(c *Conf, logDec *gob.Decoder, flushDec *gob.Decoder, logEnc *gob.E
 		// store matches
 		if !entry.Exec && entry.T.Add(filter.retryDuration).Unix() > now.Unix() {
 			if startup {
-				log.Println("DEBUG db send match")
 				startupMatchesC <- PFT{entry.Pattern, filter, entry.T}
 			}
 
@@ -202,7 +201,6 @@ func rotateDB(c *Conf, logDec *gob.Decoder, flushDec *gob.Decoder, logEnc *gob.E
 		// replay executions
 		if entry.Exec && entry.T.Add(*filter.longuestActionDuration).Unix() > now.Unix() {
 			if startup {
-				log.Println("DEBUG db send match")
 				cleanMatchesC <- PF{entry.Pattern, filter}
 				filter.sendActions(entry.Pattern, entry.T)
 			}