diff --git a/cli/cli/c_actions.py b/cli/cli/c_actions.py
index 72abeba..4e31679 100755
--- a/cli/cli/c_actions.py
+++ b/cli/cli/c_actions.py
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@
     if data.has_key('tunnel-id'):
         policy_obj_data['tunnel_id'] = data['tunnel-id']
     
-    print policy_obj_data
+    if sdnsh.description:   # description debugging
+        print policy_obj_data
       
 def policy_config_exit():
     global policy_obj_data