diff --git a/app/musicmuster.py b/app/musicmuster.py
index 64a0f7d..7322759 100755
--- a/app/musicmuster.py
+++ b/app/musicmuster.py
@@ -1110,6 +1110,10 @@ class Window(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
             log.error("musicmuster.play_next(): no path for next track")
             return
 
+        # TODO temporary measure to help isolate issue #223
+        self.timer10.stop()
+        self.show_status_message("10ms timer disabled", 0)
+
         # If there's currently a track playing, fade it.
         self.stop_playing(fade=True)
 
@@ -1158,16 +1162,11 @@ class Window(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
         self.playing = True
 
         # Disable play next controls
-        log.error("catch return key")
         self.catch_return_key = True
         self.show_status_message("Play controls: Disabled", 0)
 
         # Notify model
-        log.error("Pause before calling active_proxy_model().current_track_started()")
-        sleep(2)
         self.active_proxy_model().current_track_started()
-        sleep(2)
-        log.error("Pause finished after calling active_proxy_model().current_track_started()")
 
         # Update headers
         log.debug("update headers")
@@ -1550,6 +1549,11 @@ class Window(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
             time_to_fade = track_sequence.now.fade_at - playtime
             time_to_silence = track_sequence.now.silence_at - playtime
 
+            # TODO working on issue #223
+            if playtime > 10000 and not self.timer10.isActive():
+                self.timer10.start(10)
+                self.show_status_message("10ms timer enabled", 0)
+
             # Elapsed time
             self.label_elapsed_timer.setText(
                 helpers.ms_to_mmss(playtime)
diff --git a/app/playlistmodel.py b/app/playlistmodel.py
index aea00a2..cd45ee4 100644
--- a/app/playlistmodel.py
+++ b/app/playlistmodel.py
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ class PlaylistModel(QAbstractTableModel):
             return
 
         # Check for OBS scene change
-        # TODO: log.error used to debug #223 - change to log.debug later
         log.debug("Call OBS scene change")
         self.obs_scene_change(row_number)