diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Criteria.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Criteria.java
index 0640cb2e..8ab2f7aa 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Criteria.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Criteria.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class Criteria implements Predicate {
             @Override
             boolean eval(Object expected, Object actual, PredicateContext ctx) {
                 boolean res = (0 == safeCompare(expected, actual));
-                logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", actual, name(), expected, res);
+                if(logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", actual, name(), expected, res);
                 return res;
             }
         },
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class Criteria implements Predicate {
             @Override
             boolean eval(Object expected, Object actual, PredicateContext ctx) {
                 boolean res = (0 != safeCompare(expected, actual));
-                logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", actual, name(), expected, res);
+                if(logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", actual, name(), expected, res);
                 return res;
             }
         },
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class Criteria implements Predicate {
                     return false;
                 }
                 boolean res = (0 > safeCompare(expected, actual));
-                logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", actual, name(), expected, res);
+                if(logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", actual, name(), expected, res);
                 return res;
             }
         },
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class Criteria implements Predicate {
                     return false;
                 }
                 boolean res = (0 >= safeCompare(expected, actual));
-                logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", actual, name(), expected, res);
+                if(logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", actual, name(), expected, res);
                 return res;
             }
         },
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class Criteria implements Predicate {
                     return false;
                 }
                 boolean res = (0 < safeCompare(expected, actual));
-                logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", actual, name(), expected, res);
+                if(logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", actual, name(), expected, res);
                 return res;
             }
         },
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class Criteria implements Predicate {
                     return false;
                 }
                 boolean res = (0 <= safeCompare(expected, actual));
-                logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", actual, name(), expected, res);
+                if(logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", actual, name(), expected, res);
                 return res;
             }
         },
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class Criteria implements Predicate {
                         break;
                     }
                 }
-                logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", actual, name(), join(", ", exps), res);
+                if(logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", actual, name(), join(", ", exps), res);
                 return res;
             }
         },
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public class Criteria implements Predicate {
             boolean eval(Object expected, Object actual, PredicateContext ctx) {
                 Collection nexps = (Collection) expected;
                 boolean res = !nexps.contains(actual);
-                logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", actual, name(), join(", ", nexps), res);
+                if(logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", actual, name(), join(", ", nexps), res);
                 return res;
             }
         },
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ public class Criteria implements Predicate {
                             break;
                         }
                     }
-                    logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", join(", ", ctx.configuration().jsonProvider().toIterable(actual)), name(), join(", ", exps), res);
+                    if(logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", join(", ", ctx.configuration().jsonProvider().toIterable(actual)), name(), join(", ", exps), res);
                 } else {
                     res = false;
-                    logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", "<NOT AN ARRAY>", name(), join(", ", exps), res);
+                    if(logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", "<NOT AN ARRAY>", name(), join(", ", exps), res);
                 }
                 return res;
             }
@@ -165,14 +165,14 @@ public class Criteria implements Predicate {
                 if (ctx.configuration().jsonProvider().isArray(actual)) {
                     int length = ctx.configuration().jsonProvider().length(actual);
                     res = (length == size);
-                    logger.debug("Array with size {} {} {} => {}", length, name(), size, res);
+                    if(logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("Array with size {} {} {} => {}", length, name(), size, res);
                 } else if (actual instanceof String) {
                     int length = ((String) actual).length();
                     res = length == size;
-                    logger.debug("String with length {} {} {} => {}", length, name(), size, res);
+                    if(logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("String with length {} {} {} => {}", length, name(), size, res);
                 } else {
                     res = false;
-                    logger.debug("{} {} {} => {}", actual == null ? "null" : actual.getClass().getName(), name(), size, res);
+                    if(logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("{} {} {} => {}", actual == null ? "null" : actual.getClass().getName(), name(), size, res);
                 }
                 return res;
             }
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public class Criteria implements Predicate {
                 if (actual != null && actual instanceof String) {
                     res = pattern.matcher(actual.toString()).matches();
                 }
-                logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", actual, name(), expected.toString(), res);
+                if(logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("[{}] {} [{}] => {}", actual, name(), expected.toString(), res);
                 return res;
             }
         },
@@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ public class Criteria implements Predicate {
                     if (ctx.configuration().jsonProvider().isArray(actual)) {
                         int len = ctx.configuration().jsonProvider().length(actual);
                         res = (0 != len);
-                        logger.debug("array length = {} {} => {}", len, name(), res);
+                        if(logger.isDebugEnabled())  logger.debug("array length = {} {} => {}", len, name(), res);
                     } else if (actual instanceof String) {
                         int len = ((String) actual).length();
                         res = (0 != len);
-                        logger.debug("string length = {} {} => {}", len, name(), res);
+                        if(logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("string length = {} {} => {}", len, name(), res);
                     }
                 }
                 return res;
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/PathCompiler.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/PathCompiler.java
index b1a451ad..da88c8a3 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/PathCompiler.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/PathCompiler.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class PathCompiler {
         String cacheKey = path + isRootPath + filterList.toString();
         Path p = cache.get(cacheKey);
         if (p != null) {
-            logger.debug("Using cached path");
+            if(logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("Using cached path");
             return p;
         }
 
diff --git a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/InlineFilterTest.java b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/InlineFilterTest.java
index 68477fec..98fae129 100644
--- a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/InlineFilterTest.java
+++ b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/InlineFilterTest.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class InlineFilterTest extends BaseTest {
 
         Object read = reader.read("$.store.book[?(@.display-price <= $.max-price)]");
 
-        System.out.println(read);
+        //System.out.println(read);
 
     }
 }
diff --git a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/old/HttpProviderTest.java b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/old/HttpProviderTest.java
index 18e553ed..cc46a378 100644
--- a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/old/HttpProviderTest.java
+++ b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/old/HttpProviderTest.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
 
-@Ignore
 public class HttpProviderTest {
 
 
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ public class HttpProviderTest {
             "}";
     
     @Test
+    @Ignore
     public void http_get() throws Exception {
 
         URL url = new URL("http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?sensor=false");
diff --git a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/old/NullHandlingTest.java b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/old/NullHandlingTest.java
index 87b678d0..8e35c939 100644
--- a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/old/NullHandlingTest.java
+++ b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/old/NullHandlingTest.java
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ public class NullHandlingTest {
 
         List<Object> result = JsonPath.using(Configuration.defaultConfiguration().setOptions(Option.DEFAULT_PATH_LEAF_TO_NULL)).parse(json).read("a[?(@.b==5)].d");
 
+        Assertions.assertThat(result).hasSize(1);
+        Assertions.assertThat(result.get(0)).isNull();
 
-        System.out.println(result);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/json-path/src/test/resources/simplelogger.properties b/json-path/src/test/resources/simplelogger.properties
index 158cfb5f..eddc5f90 100644
--- a/json-path/src/test/resources/simplelogger.properties
+++ b/json-path/src/test/resources/simplelogger.properties
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-#org.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=warn
\ No newline at end of file
+org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.com.jayway=debug
+