diff --git a/files/startup.sh b/files/startup.sh
index ab9aaee..a748e93 100755
--- a/files/startup.sh
+++ b/files/startup.sh
@@ -79,7 +79,14 @@ if [[ -n $RANGER_AUDIT_DB_URL ]]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+echo "HELLO NEW WORLD"
+echo $ENABLE_METRICS
+
 if [ -n "$ENABLE_METRICS" ]; then
+    echo "INSIDE HELLO NEW WORLD"
+
+    echo $ENABLE_METRICS
+
     update_property.py hive.metastore.metrics.enabled true /etc/hive/conf/hive-site.xml
     #configure to send metrics to cloudwatch when running on ECS
     if [ -n "$ECS_CONTAINER_METADATA_URI" ]; then
@@ -173,6 +180,10 @@ export AUX_CLASSPATH="/usr/share/java/mariadb-connector-java.jar"
 [[ ! -z $HIVE_DB_WHITELIST ]] && export AUX_CLASSPATH="$AUX_CLASSPATH:/usr/lib/apiary/apiary-metastore-auth-${APIARY_METASTORE_AUTH_VERSION}.jar"
 [[ ! -z $ENABLE_METRICS ]] && export AUX_CLASSPATH="$AUX_CLASSPATH:/usr/lib/apiary/apiary-metastore-metrics-${APIARY_METASTORE_METRICS_VERSION}-all.jar"
 
+echo $ENABLE_METRICS
+echo $AUX_CLASSPATH
+echo "HELLO WORLD"
+
 #configure container credentials provider when running in ECS
 if [ ! -z ${AWS_CONTAINER_CREDENTIALS_RELATIVE_URI} ]; then
     update_property.py fs.s3a.aws.credentials.provider com.amazonaws.auth.ContainerCredentialsProvider /etc/hadoop/conf/core-site.xml