diff --git a/meshtastic/__init__.py b/meshtastic/__init__.py
index 746d7c4..7bf3b60 100644
--- a/meshtastic/__init__.py
+++ b/meshtastic/__init__.py
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ class MeshInterface:
         if nodeId == LOCAL_ADDR:
             return self.localNode
         else:
+            logging.info("Requesting configuration from remote node (this could take a while)")
             n = Node(self, nodeId)
             n.requestConfig()
             if not n.waitForConfig(maxsecs = 60):
@@ -620,7 +621,7 @@ class MeshInterface:
         fromRadio = mesh_pb2.FromRadio()
         fromRadio.ParseFromString(fromRadioBytes)
         asDict = google.protobuf.json_format.MessageToDict(fromRadio)
-        logging.debug(f"Received from radio: {fromRadio}")
+        # logging.debug(f"Received from radio: {fromRadio}")
         if fromRadio.HasField("my_info"):
             self.myInfo = fromRadio.my_info
             self.localNode.nodeNum = self.myInfo.my_node_num
@@ -694,7 +695,7 @@ class MeshInterface:
         try:
             return self.nodesByNum[num]["user"]["id"]
         except:
-            logging.warn(f"Node {num} not found for fromId")
+            logging.debug(f"Node {num} not found for fromId")
             return None
 
     def _getOrCreateByNum(self, nodeNum):
@@ -937,8 +938,8 @@ class StreamInterface(MeshInterface):
                 # logging.debug("reading character")
                 b = self._readBytes(1)
                 # logging.debug("In reader loop")
+                # logging.debug(f"read returned {b}")
                 if len(b) > 0:
-                    # logging.debug(f"read returned {b}")
                     c = b[0]
                     ptr = len(self._rxBuf)
 
diff --git a/meshtastic/__main__.py b/meshtastic/__main__.py
index 3448e65..d7b1bfa 100644
--- a/meshtastic/__main__.py
+++ b/meshtastic/__main__.py
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ def setPref(attributes, name, valStr):
     except Exception as ex:
         print(f"Can't set {name} due to {ex}")
 
+targetNode = None
 
 def onConnected(interface):
     """Callback invoked when we connect to a radio"""
@@ -176,7 +177,11 @@ def onConnected(interface):
         print("Connected to radio")
 
         def getNode():
-            return interface.getNode(args.destOrLocal)
+            """This operation could be expensive, so we try to cache the results"""
+            global targetNode
+            if not targetNode:
+                targetNode = interface.getNode(args.destOrLocal)
+            return targetNode
 
         if args.settime or args.setlat or args.setlon or args.setalt:
             closeNow = True
@@ -249,7 +254,7 @@ def onConnected(interface):
         # handle settings
         if args.set:
             closeNow = True
-            prefs = getNode().radioConfig.preferences            
+            prefs = getNode().radioConfig.preferences
 
             # Handle the int/float/bool arguments
             for pref in args.set:
@@ -296,9 +301,11 @@ def onConnected(interface):
             getNode().writeChannel(channelIndex)
 
         if args.info:
-            closeNow = True
-            interface.showInfo()
+            if not args.destOrLocal:  # If we aren't trying to talk to our local node, don't show it
+                interface.showInfo()
+
             getNode().showInfo()
+            closeNow = True  # FIXME, for now we leave the link up while talking to remote nodes
 
         if args.nodes:
             closeNow = True
@@ -318,7 +325,7 @@ def onConnected(interface):
             tunnel.Tunnel(interface, subnet=args.tunnel_net)
 
     except Exception as ex:
-        print(ex)
+        print(f"Exception while handling connection: {ex}")
 
     # if the user didn't ask for serial debugging output, we might want to exit after we've done our operation
     if (not args.seriallog) and closeNow:
@@ -353,7 +360,7 @@ def common():
             args.destOrLocal = "^local"
         else:
             args.destOrAll = args.dest
-            args.destOrLocal = args.dest
+            args.destOrLocal = args.dest  # FIXME, temp hack for debugging remove
 
         if not args.seriallog:
             if args.info or args.nodes or args.set or args.seturl or args.setowner or args.setlat or args.setlon or \
diff --git a/meshtastic/util.py b/meshtastic/util.py
index 62ec06c..6375238 100644
--- a/meshtastic/util.py
+++ b/meshtastic/util.py
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 import serial
 import serial.tools.list_ports
 from queue import Queue
-import threading
-import logging
+import threading, sys, logging
 
 """Some devices such as a seger jlink we never want to accidentally open"""
 blacklistVids = dict.fromkeys([0x1366])
@@ -64,6 +63,6 @@ class DeferredExecution():
             try:
                 o = self.queue.get()
                 o()
-            except Exception as ex:
+            except:
                 logging.error(
-                    f"Unexpected exception in deferred execution {ex}")
+                    f"Unexpected error in deferred execution {sys.exc_info()[0]}")