diff --git a/config/config.c b/config/config.c
index d4cf23334..d980f76da 100644
--- a/config/config.c
+++ b/config/config.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ configMessage(DBusConnection *connection, DBusMessage *message, void *closure)
     int deviceid = -1;
     DeviceIntPtr pDev = NULL;
 
+#ifdef DEBUG
     ErrorF("[dbus] new message!\n");
     ErrorF("       source: %s\n", dbus_message_get_sender(message));
     ErrorF("       destination: %s\n", dbus_message_get_destination(message));
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ configMessage(DBusConnection *connection, DBusMessage *message, void *closure)
     ErrorF("       method call? %s\n", (dbus_message_get_type(message) ==
                                          DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_METHOD_CALL) ?
                                         "yes" : "no");
+#endif
 
     dbus_error_init(&error);
 
@@ -81,7 +83,9 @@ configMessage(DBusConnection *connection, DBusMessage *message, void *closure)
             return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_NEED_MEMORY; /* ?? */
         }
         if (strcmp(dbus_message_get_member(message), "add") == 0) {
+#ifdef DEBUG
             ErrorF("       we want to add a device!\n");
+#endif
             /* signature should be [ss][ss]... */
             while (dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&iter) == DBUS_TYPE_ARRAY) {
                 option = (InputOption *)xcalloc(sizeof(InputOption), 1);
@@ -160,7 +164,9 @@ configMessage(DBusConnection *connection, DBusMessage *message, void *closure)
             return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_HANDLED;
         }
         else if (strcmp(dbus_message_get_member(message), "remove") == 0) {
+#ifdef DEBUG
             ErrorF("        we want to remove a device!\n");
+#endif
             if (!dbus_message_get_args(message, &error, DBUS_TYPE_INT32,
                                        &deviceid, DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
                 ErrorF("couldn't get args: %s %s\n", error.name, error.message);
@@ -172,7 +178,6 @@ configMessage(DBusConnection *connection, DBusMessage *message, void *closure)
                 dbus_error_free(&error);
                 return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_HANDLED;
             }
-            ErrorF("pDev is %p\n", pDev);
             /* Call PIE here so we don't try to dereference a device that's
              * already been removed.  Technically there's still a small race
              * here, so we should ensure that SIGIO is blocked. */
@@ -200,56 +205,56 @@ configInitialise()
     dbus_error_init(&error);
     bus = dbus_bus_get(DBUS_BUS_SYSTEM, &error);
     if (!bus || dbus_error_is_set(&error)) {
-        ErrorF("[dbus] some kind of error occurred: %s (%s)\n", error.name,
-                error.message);
         dbus_error_free(&error);
+        FatalError("[dbus] some kind of error occurred: %s (%s)\n", error.name,
+                   error.message);
         return;
     }
 
     if (!dbus_connection_get_unix_fd(bus, &configfd)) {
-        ErrorF("[dbus] couldn't get fd for bus\n");
         dbus_connection_close(bus);
         configfd = -1;
+        FatalError("[dbus] couldn't get fd for bus\n");
         return;
     }
 
     snprintf(busname, sizeof(busname), "org.x.config.display%d", atoi(display));
     if (!dbus_bus_request_name(bus, busname, 0, &error) ||
         dbus_error_is_set(&error)) {
-        ErrorF("[dbus] couldn't take over org.x.config: %s (%s)\n",
-               error.name, error.message);
         dbus_error_free(&error);
         dbus_connection_close(bus);
         configfd = -1;
+        FatalError("[dbus] couldn't take over org.x.config: %s (%s)\n",
+                   error.name, error.message);
         return;
     }
 
     /* blocks until we get a reply. */
     dbus_bus_add_match(bus, MATCH_RULE, &error);
     if (dbus_error_is_set(&error)) {
-        ErrorF("[dbus] couldn't match X.Org rule: %s (%s)\n", error.name,
-               error.message);
         dbus_error_free(&error);
         dbus_bus_release_name(bus, busname, &error);
         dbus_connection_close(bus);
         configfd = -1;
+        FatalError("[dbus] couldn't match X.Org rule: %s (%s)\n", error.name,
+                   error.message);
         return;
     }
 
     vtable.message_function = configMessage;
     snprintf(busobject, sizeof(busobject), "/org/x/config/%d", atoi(display));
     if (!dbus_connection_register_object_path(bus, busobject, &vtable, NULL)) {
-        ErrorF("[dbus] couldn't register object path\n");
         configfd = -1;
         dbus_bus_release_name(bus, busname, &error);
         dbus_bus_remove_match(bus, MATCH_RULE, &error);
         dbus_connection_close(bus);
-        configfd = -1;
+        FatalError("[dbus] couldn't register object path\n");
         return;
     }
+#ifdef DEBUG
     ErrorF("[dbus] registered object path %s\n", busobject);
-
     ErrorF("[dbus] registered and listening\n");
+#endif
 
     dbus_error_free(&error);
 
@@ -265,7 +270,6 @@ configFini()
 
     if (configConnection) {
         dbus_error_init(&error);
-        ErrorF("configFini being called\n");
         dbus_bus_remove_match(configConnection, MATCH_RULE, &error);
         dbus_bus_release_name(configConnection, busname, &error);
         dbus_connection_close(configConnection);