diff --git a/radiovangelize/config.py b/radiovangelize/config.py
index b51227d..363cf83 100644
--- a/radiovangelize/config.py
+++ b/radiovangelize/config.py
@@ -44,25 +44,27 @@ def get_config(nbdir=None):
         
         def add_config(path, verbose=False):
             if not os.path.exists(path):
-                debug(f"{path} doesn't exist, skipping")
+                message(f"  - {path} doesn't exist, skipping")
                 return
             if os.stat(os.path.dirname(path)).st_uid != os.getuid():
-                debug(f"directory of {path} not owned by us, skipping")
+                message(f"  - directory of {path} not owned by us, skipping")
                 return
             if any(os.path.samefile(x, path) for x in configs):
-                debug(f"{path} is already read, skipping")
+                message(f"  - {path} is already read, skipping")
                 return
             global _config
             try:
                 _config = OmegaConf.merge(_config, OmegaConf.load(path))
             except Exception as exc:
-                warning(f"Error reading f{path}: {traceback.format_exc()}")
+                warning(f"  - error reading f{path}: {traceback.format_exc()}")
                 return
-            (message if verbose else debug)(f"read config from {path}")
+            # (message if verbose else debug)(f"read config from {path}")
+            message(f"  + reading {path}")
             configs.append(path)
 
         # look for some standard config locations
         homedir = os.path.expanduser("~")
+        message("Locating config files:")
         add_config(os.path.join(iglesia.RADIOPADRE_DIR, CONFIG_FILE))
         add_config(os.path.join(f"{homedir}/.config", CONFIG_FILE))
         add_config(os.path.join(f"{homedir}", f".{CONFIG_FILE}"))
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a412c88..8033695 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,23 +3,31 @@ decorator
 astropy
 bokeh
 ipython
-jupyter
-notebook<6.5  # 6.5.2 causes kak, life is to short to figure out, time to move to Jupyter Lab anyway
-
-## pinning nbconvert at <6, see https://github.com/ipython-contrib/jupyter_contrib_nbextensions/issues/1529
-## update: seems OK now
-nbconvert #<6
-
-## Avoid 5.5.2, see https://github.com/ipython/ipykernel/issues/621
-## update: seems fixed
 ipykernel 
 matplotlib
 pillow
-pyparsing ## 10/2022: OK now #<3  # as of 11/2021, 3.0+ gets installed by default and confuses something else
+pyparsing 
 python-casacore
 radiopadre-client
-jupyter-contrib-nbextensions
 nodeenv
 click
 OmegaConf
-ipynbname
+
+ipynbname==2023.2.0.0
+jupyter-nbextensions-configurator==0.6.3
+jupyter_contrib_nbextensions==0.7.0
+nbclient==0.10.0
+nbconvert==7.16.3
+nbformat==5.10.4
+widgetsnbextension==4.0.10
+notebook==6.4.13
+jupyter==1.0.0
+jupyter-console==6.6.3
+jupyter-highlight-selected-word==0.2.0
+jupyter-nbextensions-configurator==0.6.3
+jupyter_client==8.6.1
+jupyter_contrib_core==0.4.2
+jupyter_contrib_nbextensions==0.7.0
+jupyter_core==5.7.2
+jupyterlab_pygments==0.3.0
+jupyterlab_widgets==3.0.10