diff --git a/compiler/debug.py b/compiler/debug.py
index 271b874b..e6c6a1bd 100644
--- a/compiler/debug.py
+++ b/compiler/debug.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import sys
 
 
 def check(check, str):
-    (frame, filename, line_number, function_name, lines,
-     index) = inspect.getouterframes(inspect.currentframe())[1]
     if not check:
+        (frame, filename, line_number, function_name, lines,
+         index) = inspect.getouterframes(inspect.currentframe())[1]
         sys.stderr.write("ERROR: file {0}: line {1}: {2}\n".format(
             os.path.basename(filename), line_number, str))
         log("ERROR: file {0}: line {1}: {2}\n".format(
diff --git a/compiler/example_configs/big_config_scn4m_subm.py b/compiler/example_configs/big_config_scn4m_subm.py
index 0f71169b..4fa4de8d 100644
--- a/compiler/example_configs/big_config_scn4m_subm.py
+++ b/compiler/example_configs/big_config_scn4m_subm.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-word_size = 8
+word_size = 32
 num_words = 128
 
 tech_name = "scn4m_subm"
diff --git a/compiler/run_profile.sh b/compiler/run_profile.sh
index 1b8df3ae..37a130a4 100755
--- a/compiler/run_profile.sh
+++ b/compiler/run_profile.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-python3 -m cProfile -o profile.dat ./openram.py example_config_scn4m_subm.py -v
+python3 -m cProfile -o profile.dat ./openram.py example_configs/medium_config_scn4m_subm.py -v | tee -i medium.log
 echo "Run view_profile.py to view results"
diff --git a/compiler/view_profile.py b/compiler/view_profile.py
index 5a522b8a..cb5a0cfd 100755
--- a/compiler/view_profile.py
+++ b/compiler/view_profile.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 import pstats
-p = pstats.Stats(‘profile.dat’)
+p = pstats.Stats("profile.dat")
 p.strip_dirs()
-p.sort_stats(‘cumulative’)
-p.print_stats(50)
+p.sort_stats("cumulative")
+#p.print_stats(50)
+p.print_stats()