diff --git a/libdap2/env b/libdap2/env
index fd751e0e4..97d80303e 100644
--- a/libdap2/env
+++ b/libdap2/env
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ alias xx="cd ..;make; cd libdap2"
 PARMS=""; ARGS=""; CON="" ; CE="";  OCON="" ; VAR=""; SHARP='#'
 alias q0=;alias qq=;alias qv=;alias q=;alias  qh=;alias qqh=;alias qall=;alias qv=;alias qo=;
 
-F="file://${TOP}/ncdap_test/testdata3/synth9"
+F="http://remotetest.unidata.ucar.edu/dts/test.01"
 
 if test -f ./ncd ; then
 PROG=./ncd
diff --git a/ncdap_test/test_vara.c b/ncdap_test/test_vara.c
index 175277205..d636d45bd 100644
--- a/ncdap_test/test_vara.c
+++ b/ncdap_test/test_vara.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static int check(size_t* start, size_t* count)
 	size_t offset = odom_count(odom);
 	if(floateq(result[offset],expected[offset])) {
 	    fprintf(stderr,"fail: result[%lu] = %f ; expected[%lu] = %f\n",
-		offset,result[offset],offset,expected[offset]);
+		(long unsigned)offset,result[offset],(long unsigned)offset,expected[offset]);
 	    ok=0;
 	}
         odom_incr(odom);
diff --git a/ncdap_test/testdata3/Makefile.am b/ncdap_test/testdata3/Makefile.am
index 3b70c64e2..e3578bb6d 100755
--- a/ncdap_test/testdata3/Makefile.am
+++ b/ncdap_test/testdata3/Makefile.am
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ synth4.das synth4.dds synth4.dods \
 synth5.das synth5.dds synth5.dods \
 synth6.das synth6.dds synth6.dods \
 synth7.das synth7.dds synth7.dods \
-synth8.das synth8.dds synth8.dods \
-synth9.das synth9.dds synth9.dods \
 synth10.das synth10.dds synth10.dods \
 123bears.nc.das 123bears.nc.dds 123bears.nc.dods \
 123.nc.das 123.nc.dds 123.nc.dods \
@@ -96,3 +94,8 @@ test.vs5.das test.vs5.dds test.vs5.dods \
 text.nc.das text.nc.dds text.nc.dods \
 whoi.das whoi.dds whoi.dods \
 CMakeLists.txt
+
+# following are not legally convertible to dap2
+#synth8.das synth8.dds synth8.dods
+#synth9.das synth9.dds synth9.dods
+
diff --git a/ncdap_test/testdata3/synth9.dds b/ncdap_test/testdata3/synth9.dds
index 760c22346..3975d3bda 100644
--- a/ncdap_test/testdata3/synth9.dds
+++ b/ncdap_test/testdata3/synth9.dds
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Dataset {
       } G1;
       Int32 lat[lat=2];
       Int32 long[long=2];
-    } TEST3;
+    } SYNTH9;
diff --git a/ncdap_test/testdata3/synth9.dods b/ncdap_test/testdata3/synth9.dods
index e9257689c..a9482444d 100644
--- a/ncdap_test/testdata3/synth9.dods
+++ b/ncdap_test/testdata3/synth9.dods
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ Dataset {
           Float32 v4;
         } Q2;
       } Q1;
-    } SYNTH8;
+    } SYNTH9;
diff --git a/ncdap_test/tst_ncdap.sh b/ncdap_test/tst_ncdap.sh
index 42ba0e775..77cc32a60 100755
--- a/ncdap_test/tst_ncdap.sh
+++ b/ncdap_test/tst_ncdap.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-set -e
-#set -x
 quiet=0
 leakcheck=0
 
@@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ fi
 rm -fr ${RESULTSDIR}
 mkdir "${RESULTSDIR}"
 
-rm -f ./.dodsrc ./.ocrc
+rm -f ./.dodsrc ./.ocrc ./.daprc
 passcount=0
 xfailcount=0
 failcount=0
@@ -116,13 +114,15 @@ for x in ${TESTSET} ; do
 
 done
 
-rm -f ./.dodsrc
+rm -f ./.dodsrc ./.ocrc ./.daprc
 
 cd ..
+echo "pwd=" `pwd`
 
 totalcount=`expr $passcount + $failcount + $xfailcount`
 okcount=`expr $passcount + $xfailcount`
 
+
 echo "*** PASSED: ${okcount}/${totalcount} ; ${xfailcount} expected failures ; ${failcount} unexpected failures"
 
 #failcount=0
diff --git a/ncdap_test/tst_ncdap_shared.sh b/ncdap_test/tst_ncdap_shared.sh
index 1c969d161..8fbbe7e41 100755
--- a/ncdap_test/tst_ncdap_shared.sh
+++ b/ncdap_test/tst_ncdap_shared.sh
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@
 
 FILEURL="file://${testdata3}"
 
-# Synth8 still fails
+# Synth8 and Synth9 still fail
 
 SYNTHETICDATA="synth1 synth2 synth3 synth4 synth5 synth6 synth7 synth10"
-SYNTHETICDDS="synth9"
-
 
 ACTUALDATA1=\
 "1990-S1700101.HDF.WVC_Lat 1998-6-avhrr.dat \
@@ -53,5 +51,5 @@ fi
 
 FILETESTS="${SYNTHETICDATA} ${ACTUALDATA1} ${ACTUALDATA2}"
 #DDSTESTS intersect FILETESTS should empty
-DDSTESTS="${SYNTHETICDDS}"
+DDSTESTS=
 
diff --git a/oc2/occurlfunctions.c b/oc2/occurlfunctions.c
index 29fee704d..daeb8cae8 100644
--- a/oc2/occurlfunctions.c
+++ b/oc2/occurlfunctions.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ ocset_flags_perlink(OCstate* state)
 
     if(stat == OC_NOERR) stat = ocset_curlflag(state,CURLOPT_ENCODING);
     if(stat == OC_NOERR) stat = ocset_curlflag(state,CURLOPT_NETRC);
-    if(stat == OC_NOERR) stat = ocset_curlflag(state,CURLOPT_VERBOSE);
+//    if(stat == OC_NOERR) stat = ocset_curlflag(state,CURLOPT_VERBOSE);
     if(stat == OC_NOERR) stat = ocset_curlflag(state,CURLOPT_TIMEOUT);
     if(stat == OC_NOERR) stat = ocset_curlflag(state,CURLOPT_USERAGENT);
     if(stat == OC_NOERR) stat = ocset_curlflag(state,CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR);