diff --git a/parsers/survex.py b/parsers/survex.py
index c25f22a..49227e5 100644
--- a/parsers/survex.py
+++ b/parsers/survex.py
@@ -680,7 +680,6 @@ class LoadingSurvex:
                 )
                 if created:
                     nc += 1
-                    print(f"  - {pr} Created", file=sys.stderr)
                 else:
                     ns += 1
                     # update the block if it changed
@@ -728,7 +727,7 @@ class LoadingSurvex:
             
             bulk_kwargs
             try:            
-                 QM.objects.bulk_create(qms, **bulk_kwargs)                    
+                 QM.objects.bulk_create(qms_valid_list, **bulk_kwargs)                    
             except Exception as e:
                 message = f"\n ! - EXCEPTION '{e}' - in QM bulk update. Falling back onto sequential updates"
                 print(message)
@@ -740,7 +739,7 @@ class LoadingSurvex:
         def qm_save_mysql():
             nc = 0
             ns = 0
-            for qm in qms:
+            for qm in qms_valid_list:
                 got_obj, created = QM.objects.get_or_create(
                     cave_id=qm.cave_id,
                     blockname=qm.blockname,
@@ -751,7 +750,6 @@ class LoadingSurvex:
                 )
                 if created:
                     nc += 1
-                    print(f"  - {qm} Created", file=sys.stderr)
                 else:
                     ns += 1
                     got_obj.block = qm.block
@@ -760,41 +758,20 @@ class LoadingSurvex:
  
         qms = []
         for blk in self._pending_qm_saves:
-            qm_list = self._pending_qm_saves[blk]
-            qms = qms + qm_list
+            qms = qms + self._pending_qm_saves[blk]
         print(f" - Saving {len(qms)} QMs to db", file=sys.stderr)
-        for blk in self._pending_qm_saves:
-                           
-            # Now commit to db
-            qm_list = self._pending_qm_saves[blk]
-            # print(f" PR_LIST {pr_list} {blk}", file=sys.stderr)
-            valid_list = []
-            for qm in qm_list:
-                # nqms = QM.objects.filter(
-                    # cave=qm.cave, blockname=qm.blockname, grade=qm.grade,
-                    # number=qm.number, expoyear=qm.expoyear)
-                # print(f"QM found a prior match {nqms}", file=sys.stderr)
-                try:
-                    qm.full_clean()
-                    valid_list.append(qm)
-                except ValidationError as e:
-                    message = f"  ! QM is invalid: {e}  {qm}"
-                    print(message, file=sys.stderr)
-                    stash_data_issue(
-                        parser="survex",
-                        message=message
-                    )  
-            qms = []
-            for blk in self._pending_qm_saves:
-                try:
-                    for qm in self._pending_qm_saves[blk]:
-                        qms.append(qm)
-                except Exception as e:
-                    message = f"\n ! - EXCEPTION '{e}' - in buk update. Falling back on sequential updates"
-                    print(message)
-                    print(message, file=sys.stderr)
-                    stash_data_issue(parser="survex", message=message)
-                    
+        qms_valid_list = []
+        for qm in qms:                  
+            try:
+                qm.full_clean()
+                qms_valid_list.append(qm)
+            except ValidationError as e:
+                message = f"  ! QM is invalid: '{e}'  '{qm}'"
+                print(message, file=sys.stderr)
+                stash_data_issue(
+                    parser="survex",
+                    message=message
+                )                     
  
             if connection.vendor == 'mysql': 
                 qm_save_mysql()