diff --git a/src/PamView/PamGui.java b/src/PamView/PamGui.java
index ed596c5d..b5d91e8f 100644
--- a/src/PamView/PamGui.java
+++ b/src/PamView/PamGui.java
@@ -603,17 +603,17 @@ public class PamGui extends PamView implements WindowListener, PamSettings {
 			fileMenu.add(menuItem);
 		}
 
-		if (SMRUEnable.isEnable()) {
-			menuItem = new JMenuItem("Import PAMGuard Modules");
-			menuItem.setToolTipText("Import module settings from a different PAMGuard configuration (psfx files only");
-			menuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
-				@Override
-				public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
-					importSettings();
-				}
-			});
-			fileMenu.add(menuItem);
-		}
+		//		if (SMRUEnable.isEnable()) {
+		menuItem = new JMenuItem("Import PAMGuard Modules");
+		menuItem.setToolTipText("Import module settings from a different PAMGuard configuration (psfx files only");
+		menuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
+			@Override
+			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+				importSettings();
+			}
+		});
+		fileMenu.add(menuItem);
+//		}
 
 		fileMenu.addSeparator();
 
diff --git a/src/metadata/PamguardMetaData.java b/src/metadata/PamguardMetaData.java
index a15b4373..ae4064ab 100644
--- a/src/metadata/PamguardMetaData.java
+++ b/src/metadata/PamguardMetaData.java
@@ -92,11 +92,17 @@ public class PamguardMetaData implements Serializable {
 	 * @return the deploymentWrapper
 	 */
 	public NilusSettingsWrapper<Deployment> getDeploymentWrapper() {
+		if (deploymentWrapper == null) {
+			deploymentWrapper = new NilusSettingsWrapper<>();
+		}
 		return deploymentWrapper;
 	}
 
 	public void checkSerialisation() {
 		// check that all wrappers have their xml up to date. 
+		if (deploymentWrapper == null) {
+			deploymentWrapper = new NilusSettingsWrapper<>();
+		}
 		deploymentWrapper.reSerialise();
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/tethys/dbxml/DBXMLQueries.java b/src/tethys/dbxml/DBXMLQueries.java
index a7967f0f..460fbc66 100644
--- a/src/tethys/dbxml/DBXMLQueries.java
+++ b/src/tethys/dbxml/DBXMLQueries.java
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class DBXMLQueries {
 			result = queries.QueryTethys(xQuery);
 		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
-			e.printStackTrace();
+//			e.printStackTrace();
 		}
 		if (result == null) {
 			return null;
diff --git a/src/tethys/niluswraps/NilusSettingsWrapper.java b/src/tethys/niluswraps/NilusSettingsWrapper.java
index d5ed1401..68fa9628 100644
--- a/src/tethys/niluswraps/NilusSettingsWrapper.java
+++ b/src/tethys/niluswraps/NilusSettingsWrapper.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class NilusSettingsWrapper<T extends Object> implements Serializable, Clo
 	}
 	/**
 	 * Set the nilus object. This marshals the nilus object 
-	 * into xml and saves the data as an intetnal xml string which
+	 * into xml and saves the data as an internal xml string which
 	 * can be safely serialized. 
 	 * @param nilusObject nilus object.
 	 * @return true if it was marshalled OK.