diff --git a/src/parsed_text.py b/src/parsed_text.py
index 2c07ad1..a63220e 100644
--- a/src/parsed_text.py
+++ b/src/parsed_text.py
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ def check_touch(line,vars,main_vars):
   all_others = make_single(flatten( map(fun,main_vars) ))
   all_others.sort()
   vars.sort()
-  print vars
   for x,y in zip(vars,all_others):
       if x != y:
         message = "The following entities should be touched:\n"
diff --git a/src/preprocessed_text.py b/src/preprocessed_text.py
index 50a4652..7e7ae4a 100644
--- a/src/preprocessed_text.py
+++ b/src/preprocessed_text.py
@@ -355,24 +355,15 @@ def add_operators(text):
   for line in text:
     buffer = line.text
     if "+=" in buffer:
-        if "if" in buffer:
+        if buffer.lstrip().startswith("if "):
             re_incr = re.compile(r"(.*)(\))(\s*)(.*)(\+=)(.*$)",re.S)
             line.text = re.sub(re_incr,r'\1\2\4=\4+(\6)', buffer)
         else:
             line.text = re.sub(re_incr,r'\1\2=\2+(\4)', buffer)
     elif "-=" in buffer:
-        if "if" in buffer:
-            re_decr = re.compile(r"(.*)(\))(\s*)(.*)(\-=)(.*$)",re.S)
-            line.text = re.sub(re_decr,r'\1\2\4=\4-(\6)', buffer)
-        else:
-            line.text = re.sub(re_decr,r'\1\2=\2-(\4)', buffer)
-#     line.text = re.sub(re_decr,r'\1\2=\2-(\4)', buffer)
+      line.text = re.sub(re_decr,r'\1\2=\2-(\4)', buffer)
     elif "*=" in buffer:
-        if "if" in buffer:
-            re_mult = re.compile(r"(.*)(\))(\s*)(.*)(\*=)(.*$)",re.S)
-            line.text = re.sub(re_mult,r'\1\2\4=\4*(\6)', buffer)
-        else:
-            line.text = re.sub(re_mult,r'\1\2=\2*(\4)', buffer)
+      line.text = re.sub(re_mult,r'\1\2=\2*(\4)', buffer)
     result.append(line)
   return result
 
@@ -671,6 +662,7 @@ def change_includes(text):
     if type(line) == Include:
      txt = line.text.replace('"',"'").split("'")
      if len(txt) != 3:
+       print txt
        error.fail(line,"Error in include statement")
      filename = txt[1].strip()
      try: