diff --git a/blocking.py b/blocking.py
index 71a8a2204..9eef37478 100644
--- a/blocking.py
+++ b/blocking.py
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ def get_global_block_reason(search_text: str,
 
 
 def get_account_blocks(base_dir: str,
-                       nickname: str, domain: str) -> str:
+                       nickname: str, domain: str,
+                       debug: bool) -> str:
     """Return the text for the textarea for "blocked accounts"
     when editing profile
     """
@@ -101,7 +102,8 @@ def get_account_blocks(base_dir: str,
         with open(blocking_filename, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as fp_block:
             blocking_file_text = fp_block.read()
     except OSError:
-        print('EX: Failed to read account blocks ' + blocking_filename)
+        if debug:
+            print('EX: Failed to read account blocks ' + blocking_filename)
         return ''
 
     blocklist = blocking_file_text.split('\n')
@@ -123,12 +125,13 @@ def get_account_blocks(base_dir: str,
 
 def blocked_timeline_json(actor: str, page_number: int, items_per_page: int,
                           base_dir: str,
-                          nickname: str, domain: str) -> {}:
+                          nickname: str, domain: str,
+                          debug: bool) -> {}:
     """Returns blocked collection for an account
     https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/src/branch/main/fep/c648/fep-c648.md
     """
     blocked_accounts_textarea = \
-        get_account_blocks(base_dir, nickname, domain)
+        get_account_blocks(base_dir, nickname, domain, debug)
     blocked_list: list[str] = []
     if blocked_accounts_textarea:
         blocked_list = blocked_accounts_textarea.split('\n')
diff --git a/daemon_get.py b/daemon_get.py
index 82173613a..7a21d4bdc 100644
--- a/daemon_get.py
+++ b/daemon_get.py
@@ -1073,7 +1073,8 @@ def daemon_http_get(self) -> None:
             blocked_json = \
                 blocked_timeline_json(actor, page_number,
                                       blocked_items_per_page, base_dir,
-                                      nickname, self.server.domain)
+                                      nickname, self.server.domain,
+                                      self.server.debug)
         msg_str = json.dumps(blocked_json,
                              ensure_ascii=False)
         msg_str = convert_domains(calling_domain,
@@ -4542,7 +4543,8 @@ def daemon_http_get(self) -> None:
                          self.server.block_government,
                          self.server.block_bluesky,
                          self.server.block_nostr,
-                         self.server.block_federated_endpoints):
+                         self.server.block_federated_endpoints,
+                         self.server.debug):
             self.server.getreq_busy = False
             return
 
diff --git a/daemon_get_profile.py b/daemon_get_profile.py
index 981b59b9b..d6b163301 100644
--- a/daemon_get_profile.py
+++ b/daemon_get_profile.py
@@ -578,7 +578,8 @@ def edit_profile2(self, calling_domain: str, path: str,
                   block_government: {},
                   block_bluesky: {},
                   block_nostr: {},
-                  block_federated_endpoints: []) -> bool:
+                  block_federated_endpoints: [],
+                  debug: bool) -> bool:
     """Show the edit profile screen
     """
     if '/users/' in path and path.endswith('/editprofile'):
@@ -609,7 +610,8 @@ def edit_profile2(self, calling_domain: str, path: str,
                                 block_government,
                                 block_bluesky,
                                 block_nostr,
-                                block_federated_endpoints)
+                                block_federated_endpoints,
+                                debug)
         if msg:
             msg = msg.encode('utf-8')
             msglen = len(msg)
diff --git a/webapp_profile.py b/webapp_profile.py
index daf78c6d8..8962f0002 100644
--- a/webapp_profile.py
+++ b/webapp_profile.py
@@ -2648,7 +2648,8 @@ def _html_edit_profile_filtering(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                                  block_government: {},
                                  block_bluesky: {},
                                  block_nostr: {},
-                                 block_federated_endpoints: []) -> str:
+                                 block_federated_endpoints: [],
+                                 debug: bool) -> str:
     """Filtering and blocking section of edit profile screen
     """
     filter_str = ''
@@ -2707,7 +2708,7 @@ def _html_edit_profile_filtering(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
             print('EX: _html_edit_profile_filtering unable to read ' +
                   auto_cw_filename)
 
-    blocked_str = get_account_blocks(base_dir, nickname, domain)
+    blocked_str = get_account_blocks(base_dir, nickname, domain, debug)
 
     dm_allowed_instances_str = ''
     dm_allowed_instances_filename = \
@@ -3553,7 +3554,8 @@ def html_edit_profile(server, translate: {},
                       block_government: {},
                       block_bluesky: {},
                       block_nostr: {},
-                      block_federated_endpoints: []) -> str:
+                      block_federated_endpoints: [],
+                      debug: bool) -> str:
     """Shows the edit profile screen
     """
     replacements = {
@@ -3895,7 +3897,8 @@ def html_edit_profile(server, translate: {},
                                      cw_lists, lists_enabled, buy_sites,
                                      block_military, block_government,
                                      block_bluesky, block_nostr,
-                                     block_federated_endpoints)
+                                     block_federated_endpoints,
+                                     debug)
 
     # git projects section
     edit_profile_form += \