diff --git a/igneous/task_execution.py b/igneous/task_execution.py
index aae48c0d..ffab1133 100755
--- a/igneous/task_execution.py
+++ b/igneous/task_execution.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from taskqueue import TaskQueue
 
 from igneous import EmptyVolumeException
-from igneous import logger
+#from igneous import logger
 
 from igneous.secrets import QUEUE_NAME, QUEUE_TYPE, SQS_URL, LEASE_SECONDS
 
@@ -78,16 +78,19 @@ def execute(tag, queue, server, qurl, loop):
         task.execute()
         print("delete task in queue...")
         tq.delete(task)
-        logger.log('INFO', task , "succesfully executed")
+        #logger.log('INFO', task , "succesfully executed")
+        print("successfully executed")
         tries = 0
       except TaskQueue.QueueEmpty:
         time.sleep(random_exponential_window_backoff(tries))
         continue
       except EmptyVolumeException:
-        logger.log('WARNING', task, "raised an EmptyVolumeException")
-        tq.delete(task)
+        #logger.log('WARNING', task, "raised an EmptyVolumeException")
+        print('raised an EmptyVolumeException')
+        raise 
+	#tq.delete(task)
       except Exception as e:
-        logger.log('ERROR', task, "raised {}\n {}".format(e , traceback.format_exc()))
+        #logger.log('ERROR', task, "raised {}\n {}".format(e , traceback.format_exc()))
         raise #this will restart the container in kubernetes
       if (not loop) or (not LOOP):
         print("not in loop mode, will break the loop and exit")
diff --git a/igneous/tasks.py b/igneous/tasks.py
index a5fcf6b4..18d65f64 100755
--- a/igneous/tasks.py
+++ b/igneous/tasks.py
@@ -1344,8 +1344,8 @@ def _mask_output(self):
       assert np.any(self.output)
 
   def _read_image(self):
-    self.image_vol = CloudVolume(self.image_layer_path, bounded=False, 
-                           fill_missing=False, progress=True, 
+    self.image_vol = CloudVolume(self.image_layer_path, bounded=True, 
+                           fill_missing=True, progress=True, 
                            mip=self.image_mip, parallel=False)
     output_slices = self.output_bounds.to_slices()
     self.input_slices = tuple(slice(s.start - m, s.stop + m) for s, m in
@@ -1422,8 +1422,8 @@ def _validate_image(self):
             content_type='application/json') 
       raise Exception("detected a black box by template matching!")
 
-    validate_vol = CloudVolume(self.image_layer_path, bounded=False, 
-                               fill_missing=False, progress=True, 
+    validate_vol = CloudVolume(self.image_layer_path, bounded=True, 
+                               fill_missing=True, progress=True, 
                                mip=self.image_validate_mip, parallel=False)
     validate_image = validate_vol[validate_bbox.to_slices()]
     assert validate_image.shape[3] == 1