diff --git a/modules/database.py b/modules/database.py
index 1a5ee7d..ba5b9dd 100644
--- a/modules/database.py
+++ b/modules/database.py
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ def execute_sql(script_name, add_dbname=True, is_admin=False):
     if env.debug:
         logger.debug("db_name = %s" % db_name)
         logger.debug("run( %s ) " % psql_command)
+        logger.debug("configuration.server.database.host: %s" %
+                     configuration.server.database.host)
     else:
         run_database_command(psql_command, user)
 
diff --git a/modules/docker.py b/modules/docker.py
index db373a6..a98cf65 100644
--- a/modules/docker.py
+++ b/modules/docker.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from .utils import executize
 @task
 def docker_ip():
     configuration = env.config
-    _execute = executize("run")
 
     # in the configuration file under docker,database, if host is set to local
     # use docker-machine, because it means we are probably on OSX
@@ -19,14 +18,17 @@ def docker_ip():
     # return the host ip address that we set in configuration
 
     if configuration.docker.database.host == 'local':
-        docker_cmd = 'docker-machine ip %s' % \
-            configuration.docker.machine
+        # docker_cmd = 'docker-machine ip %s' % \
+        #     configuration.docker.machine
 
-        docker_cmd = "docker inspect -f '{{"
-        docker_cmd += "range.NetworkSettings.Networks}}"
-        docker_cmd += "{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' pedantic_tu"
+        # docker_cmd = "docker inspect -f '{{"
+        # docker_cmd += "range.NetworkSettings.Networks}}"
+        # docker_cmd += "{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' pedantic_tu"
 
-        return _execute(docker_cmd)
+        # _execute = executize("run")
+        # return _execute(docker_cmd)
+
+        return "localhost"
 
     else:
         return configuration.docker.database.host
diff --git a/modules/initialize.py b/modules/initialize.py
index 5b76d50..77effcd 100644
--- a/modules/initialize.py
+++ b/modules/initialize.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import fabric.utils
 from . import maintenance
 from fabric.api import env, task
 
-# from utils import loggify
+from .utils import loggify
 
 # import configuration values from PRJ_ROOT/sites/meta/configuration
 
@@ -522,12 +522,25 @@ def _init_database(configuration, config, layout):
     initialize the database server information
     """
 
+    if env.debug:
+        logger = loggify('initialize', '_init_database')
+
     configuration.server.addbranch('database')
 
     configuration.server.database.name = config['database']['name']
     configuration.server.database.port = config['database']['port']
     configuration.server.database.host = config['database']['host']
 
+    if env.debug:
+        logger.debug("server.database.name: %s"
+                     % configuration.server.database.name)
+
+        logger.debug("server.database.port: %s"
+                     % configuration.server.database.port)
+
+        logger.debug("server.database.host: %s"
+                     % configuration.server.database.host)
+
     configuration.server.database.backend = config['database']['backend']
 
     configuration.server.database.user = \