diff --git a/pybis/src/python/pybis/pybis.py b/pybis/src/python/pybis/pybis.py
index 31b1d5bc62176960c49cb510d7064b4ed5ff3ca9..85b9e439f4216a2e1d9f7faa441c2ef35ce9eea9 100644
--- a/pybis/src/python/pybis/pybis.py
+++ b/pybis/src/python/pybis/pybis.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ LOG_DEBUG = 7
 DEBUG_LEVEL = LOG_NONE
 
 def now():
-    return time.time_ns() // 1000000
+    return time.time()
 
 def get_search_type_for_entity(entity, operator=None):
     """Returns a dictionary containing the correct search criteria type
diff --git a/pybis/src/python/pybis/things.py b/pybis/src/python/pybis/things.py
index 216ef933248d11321399f6eec41c2e53237f222c..bceccba825589dded29d985d5447821234585a0e 100644
--- a/pybis/src/python/pybis/things.py
+++ b/pybis/src/python/pybis/things.py
@@ -52,14 +52,12 @@ class Things():
     @property
     def df(self):
         if self.__df is None and self.__df_initializer is not None:
-            print(">>>__df INITIALIZED<<<")
             self.__df = self.__df_initializer(attrs=self.__attrs, props=self.__props, response=self.response)
         return self.__df
 
     @property
     def objects(self):
         if self.__objects is None and self.__objects_initializer is not None:
-            print(">>>__objects INITIALIZED<<<")
             self.__objects = self.__objects_initializer(response=self.response)
         return self.__objects