diff --git a/pyfpdb/DerivedStats.py b/pyfpdb/DerivedStats.py
index 4ed9b0d5..320e321c 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/DerivedStats.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/DerivedStats.py
@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@ import logging
 # logging has been set up in fpdb.py or HUD_main.py, use their settings:
 log = logging.getLogger("parser")
 
-DEBUG = False
-
-if DEBUG:
-    import pprint
-    pp = pprint.PrettyPrinter(indent=4)
-
-
 class DerivedStats():
     def __init__(self, hand):
         self.hand = hand
@@ -93,17 +86,9 @@ class DerivedStats():
         self.assembleHands(self.hand)
         self.assembleHandsPlayers(self.hand)
 
-        if DEBUG:
+        if self.hand.saveActions:
             self.assembleHandsActions(self.hand)
 
-        if DEBUG:
-            #print "Hands:"
-            #pp.pprint(self.hands)
-            #print "HandsPlayers:"
-            #pp.pprint(self.handsplayers)
-            print "HandsActions:"
-            pp.pprint(self.handsactions)
-
     def getHands(self):
         return self.hands
 
diff --git a/pyfpdb/Hand.py b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
index 86eaa34c..e06f0582 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Hand.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class Hand(object):
     def __init__(self, config, sitename, gametype, handText, builtFrom = "HHC"):
         #log.debug( _("Hand.init(): handText is ") + str(handText) )
         self.config = config
+        self.saveActions = self.config.get_import_parameters().get('saveActions')
         #log = Configuration.get_logger("logging.conf", "db", log_dir=self.config.dir_log)
         self.sitename = sitename
         self.siteId = self.config.get_site_id(sitename)
@@ -267,8 +268,8 @@ db: a connected Database object"""
             self.dbid_hands = db.storeHand(hh)
             self.dbid_hpid = db.storeHandsPlayers(self.dbid_hands, self.dbid_pids, 
                                                   self.stats.getHandsPlayers(), printdata = printtest)
-            
-            db.storeHandsActions(self.dbid_hands, self.dbid_pids, self.dbid_hpid,
+            if self.saveActions:
+                db.storeHandsActions(self.dbid_hands, self.dbid_pids, self.dbid_hpid,
                                      self.stats.getHandsActions(), printdata = printtest)
         else:
             log.info(_("Hand.insert(): hid #: %s is a duplicate") % hh['siteHandNo'])