diff --git a/shell_integration/nautilus/syncstate.py b/shell_integration/nautilus/syncstate.py
index af9d19fb84c12..33ecf6b792e1f 100644
--- a/shell_integration/nautilus/syncstate.py
+++ b/shell_integration/nautilus/syncstate.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self._listeners = [self._update_registered_paths, self._get_version]
         self._remainder = ''.encode()
         self.protocolVersion = '1.0'
-        self.nautilusVFSFile_table = {}  # not needed in this object actually but shared 
+        self.nautilusVFSFile_table = {}  # not needed in this object actually but shared
                                          # all over the other objects.
 
         # returns true when one should try again!
@@ -96,19 +96,16 @@ def _connectToSocketServer(self):
             self._sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
             sock_file = os.path.join(get_runtime_dir(), appname, "socket")
             try:
-                print("Socket File: " + sock_file)
                 self._sock.connect(sock_file) # fails if sock_file doesn't exist
                 self.connected = True
-                print("Setting connected to %r." % self.connected )
                 self._watch_id = GObject.io_add_watch(self._sock, GObject.IO_IN, self._handle_notify)
-                print("Socket watch id: " + str(self._watch_id))
 
                 self.sendCommand('VERSION:\n')
                 self.sendCommand('GET_STRINGS:\n')
 
                 return False  # Don't run again
             except Exception as e:
-                print("Could not connect to unix socket. " + str(e))
+                print("Could not connect to unix socket " + sock_file + ". " + str(e))
         except Exception as e:  # Bad habbit
             print("Connect could not be established, try again later.")
             self._sock.close()
@@ -131,7 +128,7 @@ def read_socket_data_with_timeout(self, timeout):
 
     # Parses response lines out of collected data, returns list of strings
     def get_available_responses(self):
-        end = self._remainder.rfind('\n'.encode())
+        end = self._remainder.rfind(b'\n')
         if end == -1:
             return []
         data = self._remainder[:end]
@@ -152,7 +149,7 @@ def _handle_notify(self, source, condition):
         return True  # Run again
 
     def handle_server_response(self, line):
-        print("Server response: " + line)
+        # print("Server response: " + line)
         parts = line.split(':')
         action = parts[0]
         args = parts[1:]
@@ -342,7 +339,7 @@ def legacy_menu_items(self, files):
 
 
     def context_menu_action(self, menu, action, filename):
-        print("Context menu: " + action + ' ' + filename)
+        # print("Context menu: " + action + ' ' + filename)
         socketConnect.sendCommand(action + ":" + filename + "\n")