diff --git a/gaknot/__init__.py b/gaknot/__init__.py
index 71ab3c0..c3e5972 100644
--- a/gaknot/__init__.py
+++ b/gaknot/__init__.py
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ from .utility import import_sage
 import os
 
 package = __name__.split('.')[0]
-path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+dirname = os.path.dirname
+path = dirname(dirname(__file__))
 import_sage('signature', package=package, path=path)
 import_sage('cable_signature', package=package, path=path)
 import_sage('main', package=package, path=path)
diff --git a/gaknot/utility.py b/gaknot/utility.py
index e41ff82..e420eb0 100644
--- a/gaknot/utility.py
+++ b/gaknot/utility.py
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ import os
 import sys
 import re
 import math
+import logging
 
 def mod_one(n):
-    """
+    r"""calculates the fractional part of the argument
+
     Argument:
         a number
     Return:
@@ -22,31 +24,58 @@ def mod_one(n):
 
 
 def import_sage(module_name, package=None, path=''):
-    """
-    Import or reload SageMath modules with preparse if the sage file exist.
-    """
+    r"""Import or reload SageMath modules with preparse if the sage file exist.
 
+    Arguments:
+        module_name - name of the module (without extension!)
+        package - use only if module is used as a part of a package
+    Return:
+        module
+    Examples:
+
+        from utility import import_sage
+
+        # equivalent to import module_name as my_prefered_shortcut}
+        my_prefered_shortcut = import_sage('module_name')
+
+
+    """
     sage_name = module_name + ".sage"
     python_name = module_name + ".sage.py"
 
+    logging.info("\n\nimport_sage called with arguments:" +
+                 "\n\tmodule_name: " + module_name +
+                 "\n\tpackage: " + str(package) +
+                 "\n\tpath: " + path)
+
+
+
     if package is not None:
+
         path_from_package_name = re.sub(r'\.', r'\\', package)
         path = os.path.join(path, path_from_package_name)
 
+        logging.info("path with package name: " + str(path))
+
+
     sage_path = os.path.join(path, sage_name)
     python_path = os.path.join(path, python_name)
     module_path = os.path.join(path, module_name)
 
     if os.path.isfile(sage_path):
-        # print("\nPreparsing sage file " + sage_name + ".")
+        logging.info("\nPreparsing sage file " + sage_name + ".")
         os.system('sage --preparse {}'.format(sage_path));
         os.system('mv {} {}.py'.format(python_path, module_path))
+    else:
+        logging.info("sage file not found: " + str(sage_path))
+
 
 
     if package is not None:
         module_name = package + "." + module_name
 
     if module_name in sys.modules:
+        logging.info("\nmodule " + module_name + " was found.")
         return importlib.reload(sys.modules[module_name])
     return importlib.import_module(module_name, package=package)