diff --git a/bin/systemcheck.sh b/bin/systemcheck.sh
index c089fb3..8e93ae1 100755
--- a/bin/systemcheck.sh
+++ b/bin/systemcheck.sh
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ version_compare () {
 # @param $1 detecteed version
 # @param $2 dependency name
 # @param $3 desired minimum version
-version_require () {
-    version_compare $2 $3
-    if [[ $? == 1 ]]
-    then
-        echo >&2 "ERROR: '$1' version '$2' is old. Please update it to version '$3' or greater."
-        exit 1;
-    fi
-}
-
+# version_require () {
+    #version_compare $2 $3
+    #if [[ $? == 1 ]]
+    ##then
+        #echo >&2 "ERROR: '$1' version '$2' is old. Please update it to version '$3' or greater."
+        #exit 1;
+    #fi
+# }
+#
 # utilit fn, installs an npm package
 #
 # @param $1 pkg to install
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 35fbb36..7777f37 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "bower": "latest",
+    "bower": "~1.3.3",
     "group-grunt-tasks": "~0.1.3",
     "grunt": "~0.4.1",
     "grunt-bump": "~0.0.11",
diff --git a/src/lib/ngAutobahn/utils/connectionPing/connectionPing.spec.js b/src/lib/ngAutobahn/utils/connectionPing/connectionPing.spec.js
index 5039775..4e7443a 100644
--- a/src/lib/ngAutobahn/utils/connectionPing/connectionPing.spec.js
+++ b/src/lib/ngAutobahn/utils/connectionPing/connectionPing.spec.js
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ describe('ngAutobahnConnectionPing', function () {
         }));
 
     beforeEach(inject(function () {
-        console.log('pingProvider spy', pingProvider);
-
         spyOn(pingProvider, 'configure').and.callThrough();
     }));