diff --git a/tix/describe.nix b/tix/describe.nix
index 3d855e9..c83179d 100644
--- a/tix/describe.nix
+++ b/tix/describe.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name:
+builtins.trace "testing ${name}"
 map ({
     msg,
     success,
diff --git a/tix/it.nix b/tix/it.nix
index cbf5021..dc6e74e 100644
--- a/tix/it.nix
+++ b/tix/it.nix
@@ -24,22 +24,11 @@ msg: {
     then builtins.removeAttrs v ["__toString" "__functor"]
     else v;
 
-  out =
-    if safeToPrint
-    then
-      builtins.toJSON (undunder (
-        if throws
-        then (builtins.tryEval actual).value
-        else {
-          inherit actual expected;
-        }
-      ))
-    else ''{"msg": "cannot be stringified ):"}'';
-
   success =
-    if throws
+  builtins.trace "testing if it ${msg}"
+  ( if throws
     then (builtins.tryEval actual).success == false
-    else (a == e);
+    else (a == e) );
 in
   {
     inherit success msg;