diff --git a/modules/soc_ovms/main.sh b/modules/soc_ovms/main.sh
index ddb010b14..5d9d7b27b 100755
--- a/modules/soc_ovms/main.sh
+++ b/modules/soc_ovms/main.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ incrementTimer(){
 getAndWriteSoc(){
 	openwbDebugLog ${DMOD} 2 "Lp$CHARGEPOINT: Requesting SoC"
 	echo 0 > $soctimerfile
-	echo $($MODULEDIR/soc_ovms.py --server "$server" --user "$username" --password "$password" --vehicleId "$vehicleId" --chargepoint "$CHARGEPOINT" 2>>$RAMDISKDIR/soc.log)
 	answer=$($MODULEDIR/soc_ovms.py --server "$server" --user "$username" --password "$password" --vehicleId "$vehicleId" --chargepoint "$CHARGEPOINT" 2>>$RAMDISKDIR/soc.log)
 	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
 		# we got a valid answer
diff --git a/modules/soc_ovms/soc_ovms.py b/modules/soc_ovms/soc_ovms.py
index 93629a8a9..2d93ed196 100755
--- a/modules/soc_ovms/soc_ovms.py
+++ b/modules/soc_ovms/soc_ovms.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def get_status(user_id: str) -> Union[int, dict]:
     return int(status_code), respDict
 
 
-# async function to fetch soc, range, soc_ts
+# function to fetch soc, range, soc_ts
 def _fetch_soc(user_id: str, password: str, chargepoint: int) -> int:
     global log, session, token, vehicleId