diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c187b44fc55b312400a0ffd320b9870a8c96940d..918d02cf4aa7b20b0645be8d79b750667d14c023 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -424,8 +424,6 @@ python-examples:
     paths:
       - ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/python/examples/example_plots
   script:
-    - echo "pwd is $PWD"
-    - find .
     - export EXAMPLE_SHOWER_DIR=${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/build/build_examples/example_outputs/radio_em_shower_outputs
     - echo "Example dir is @EXAMPLE_SHOWER_DIR"
     - cd ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/python
diff --git a/examples/cascade_examples/em_shower.cpp b/examples/cascade_examples/em_shower.cpp
index 9316e427d4d21d0ca3aa0eafe5bb9ddabcb66062..138717edc83b3b451691a40dd47b25b00899dd78 100644
--- a/examples/cascade_examples/em_shower.cpp
+++ b/examples/cascade_examples/em_shower.cpp
@@ -184,8 +184,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
   output.startOfLibrary();
 
-  output.startOfLibrary();
-
   auto const primaryProperties = std::make_tuple(
       beamCode, calculate_kinetic_energy(plab.getNorm(), get_mass(beamCode)),
       plab.normalized(), injectionPos, 0_ns);
diff --git a/examples/cascade_examples/mc_conex.cpp b/examples/cascade_examples/mc_conex.cpp
index 720cffffa3b78688c8d716f4a47c49cff6774416..9fca5112fd528dd3cdfdfc2a080730e6e43955d2 100644
--- a/examples/cascade_examples/mc_conex.cpp
+++ b/examples/cascade_examples/mc_conex.cpp
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
                                 longprof, observationLevel, trackCheck);
 
   output.startOfLibrary();
+
   StackType stack;
   stack.clear();