diff --git a/backend.py b/backend.py
index 1d61fb32ca1966868ff160365e95b9a7978ff136..3fa4a9188784e725928ad315efd8f31cd71ce291 100644
--- a/backend.py
+++ b/backend.py
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class Backend():
 
     def start(self):
 
-	# this method starts the software representation
+    # this method starts the software representation
         global started
 
 
@@ -305,21 +305,11 @@ class Backend():
         for i in range(0, 300):
             if self.network.state == self.network.STATE_READY:
                 break
-            elif ((i==60) | (i==120) | (i==180) | (i==240)):
-                print
-                sys.stdout.write(". =======> "+str(int(i/60))+" minutes spent to wait, lets wait again for "+str(5-int(i/60))+" minutes maximum for the network to be ready")
-                sys.stdout.flush()
-                time.sleep(1.0)
             else:
-                sys.stdout.write(".")
-                sys.stdout.flush()
                 time.sleep(1.0)
         if not self.network.is_ready:
-            print "."
             print "Network is not ready but continue anyway"
         print "------------------------------------------------------------"
-        print "Controller capabilities : %s" % self.network.controller.capabilities
-        print "Controller node capabilities : %s" % self.network.controller.node.capabilities
         print "Nodes in network : %s" % self.network.nodes_count
         print "------------------------------------------------------------"