diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py b/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py
index a8d338aba..6ba1ae9c8 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def py_dc_callback(ctx, evt, data1, data2):
     CFFI only allows us to set one global event handler, so this one
     looks up the correct event handler for the given context.
     """
+    print("py_dc_callback", evt, data1, data2, ctx)
     try:
         callback = _DC_CALLBACK_MAP.get(ctx, lambda *a: 0)
     except AttributeError:
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ def py_dc_callback(ctx, evt, data1, data2):
 
 
 def set_context_callback(dc_context, func):
+    print("set_context_callback", dc_context, func)
     _DC_CALLBACK_MAP[dc_context] = func
 
 
diff --git a/python/tests/test_lowlevel.py b/python/tests/test_lowlevel.py
index e3c5705b8..3020ea49c 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_lowlevel.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_lowlevel.py
@@ -1,12 +1,26 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 import pytest
-from deltachat import capi, Account, const
+from deltachat import capi, Account, const, set_context_callback
+from deltachat.cutil import as_dc_charpointer
+from queue import Queue
 
 
 def test_empty_context():
     ctx = capi.lib.dc_context_new(capi.ffi.NULL, capi.ffi.NULL, capi.ffi.NULL)
     capi.lib.dc_close(ctx)
 
+def test_set_context():
+    ctx = capi.lib.dc_context_new(capi.ffi.NULL, capi.ffi.NULL, capi.ffi.NULL)
+
+    q = Queue()
+    set_context_callback(ctx, lambda *args: q.put(args))
+
+    name = as_dc_charpointer("ein")
+    email = as_dc_charpointer("ein@kontakt.org")
+    contact_id = capi.lib.dc_create_contact(ctx, name, email)
+    capi.lib.dc_close(ctx)
+    q.get(timeout=10)
+
 
 def test_wrong_db(tmpdir):
     tmpdir.join("hello.db").write("123")
diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index f564efc65..abd519224 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ impl Context {
     }
 
     pub fn call_cb(&self, event: Event, data1: uintptr_t, data2: uintptr_t) -> uintptr_t {
+        println!("call_cb: called");
         if let Some(cb) = self.cb {
             unsafe { cb(self, event, data1, data2) }
         } else {
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ pub fn dc_context_new(
     userdata: *mut libc::c_void,
     os_name: *const libc::c_char,
 ) -> Context {
-    Context {
+    let context = Context {
         blobdir: Arc::new(RwLock::new(std::ptr::null_mut())),
         dbfile: Arc::new(RwLock::new(std::ptr::null_mut())),
         inbox: Arc::new(RwLock::new({
@@ -179,7 +180,12 @@ pub fn dc_context_new(
         ))),
         probe_imap_network: Arc::new(RwLock::new(0)),
         perform_inbox_jobs_needed: Arc::new(RwLock::new(0)),
-    }
+    };
+    println!("context created");
+    info!(context, 0, "context created");
+    context
+    
+    
 }
 
 unsafe fn cb_receive_imf(
@@ -284,13 +290,21 @@ pub unsafe fn dc_context_unref(context: &mut Context) {
 }
 
 pub unsafe fn dc_close(context: &Context) {
+    println!("disconnecting inbox watch yooaa");
+    info!(
+        context,
+        0,
+        "disconnecting INBOX-watch",
+    );
     context.inbox.read().unwrap().disconnect(context);
+    info!(context, 0, "disconnecting sentbox-thread",);
     context
         .sentbox_thread
         .read()
         .unwrap()
         .imap
         .disconnect(context);
+    info!(context, 0, "disconnecting mvbox-thread",);
     context
         .mvbox_thread
         .read()
@@ -298,8 +312,10 @@ pub unsafe fn dc_close(context: &Context) {
         .imap
         .disconnect(context);
 
+    info!(context, 0, "disconnecting SMTP");
     context.smtp.clone().lock().unwrap().disconnect();
 
+    info!(context, 0, "closing SQL");
     context.sql.close(context);
     let mut dbfile = context.dbfile.write().unwrap();
     free(*dbfile as *mut libc::c_void);
diff --git a/src/dc_log.rs b/src/dc_log.rs
index aa060f438..0c608faf1 100644
--- a/src/dc_log.rs
+++ b/src/dc_log.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ macro_rules! info {
         info!($ctx, $data1, $msg,)
     };
     ($ctx:expr, $data1:expr, $msg:expr, $($args:expr),* $(,)?) => {{
+        println!("xxx");
         let formatted = format!($msg, $($args),*);
         let formatted_c = $crate::dc_tools::to_cstring(formatted);
         $ctx.call_cb($crate::constants::Event::INFO, $data1 as uintptr_t,
diff --git a/src/imap.rs b/src/imap.rs
index 0e436d985..b00471dc5 100644
--- a/src/imap.rs
+++ b/src/imap.rs
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ impl Imap {
     }
 
     fn unsetup_handle(&self, context: &Context) {
+        info!(context, 0, "IMAP unsetup_handle starts");
         let session = self.session.lock().unwrap().0.take();
         if session.is_some() {
             match session.unwrap().close() {