diff --git a/src/Command/CheckFixityCommand.php b/src/Command/CheckFixityCommand.php
index 042b5e6..b992c01 100644
--- a/src/Command/CheckFixityCommand.php
+++ b/src/Command/CheckFixityCommand.php
@@ -117,11 +117,6 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
             // that digest with a new one.
             if (count($this->persistPlugins) > 0) {
                 foreach ($this->persistPlugins as $persist_plugin_name) {
-
-                    $this->event_detail = new FixityEventDetailManager($this->params);
-                    $this->event_detail->add('event_detail', 'wassup.');
-                    // var_dump($this->event_detail->getDetails());
-                    
                     $json_object_array = json_decode($resource_id, true);
                     $resource_id = $json_object_array['resource_id'];
                     $last_modified_timestamp = $json_object_array['last_modified_timestamp'];
@@ -202,11 +197,14 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
                         $current_digest_value = $current_digest_plugin_output['digest_value'];
                     } else {
                         $current_digest_plugin_output_ok = false;
-                    }                 
+                    }
 
-                    // Initialize $outcome to 'fail', change it to 'success' only if conditions are met.
-                    $outcome = 'fail';
                     if ($current_digest_plugin_output_ok) {
+                        // Initialize $outcome to 'fail', change it to 'success' only if conditions are met.
+                        $outcome = 'fail';
+                        print "Pre\n";
+                        $this->event_detail = new FixityEventDetailManager($this->params);
+                        print "Post\n";
 
                         // var_dump("reference_event_digest_value");
                         // var_dump($reference_event_digest_value);
@@ -246,7 +244,7 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
                             // }
                         }
                     } else {
-                        $this->logger->error("Fetchdigest plugin ran.", array(
+                        $this->logger->error("Fetchdigest plugin ran but could not fetch digest.", array(
                             'plugin_name' => $this->fetchDigestPlugin,
                             'return_code' => $get_current_digest_plugin_return_code,
                             'http_response_code' => $current_digest_plugin_return_value,
@@ -266,14 +264,17 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
                         '--outcome' => $outcome,
                         '--operation' => 'persist_fix_event',
                     ));
+
+                    // Aaarrrgggghhhh! $this->event_detail is getting squashed in the persist plugin.
+                    // var_dump($this->event_detail->getDetails());
+
                     $persist_fix_event_plugin_output = new BufferedOutput();
                     $persist_fix_event_plugin_return_code = $persist_fix_event_plugin_command->run(
                         $persist_fix_event_plugin_input,
                         $persist_fix_event_plugin_output,
                         $this->event_detail
                     );
-                    // Currently not used.
-                    // $persist_fix_event_plugin_output_string = $persist_fix_event_plugin_output->fetch();
+
                     $this->logger->info(
                         "Persist plugin ran.",
                         array(
diff --git a/src/Command/PluginFetchDigestFromShell.php b/src/Command/PluginFetchDigestFromShell.php
index f040d19..892a933 100644
--- a/src/Command/PluginFetchDigestFromShell.php
+++ b/src/Command/PluginFetchDigestFromShell.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ protected function configure()
     protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
     {
         $file_path = $input->getOption('resource_id');
-        var_dump("From plugin");
+        var_dump("From fetchdigest plugin");
         var_dump($file_path);        
         $external_digest_program_command = $this->external_program . ' ' . $file_path;
         $external_digest_program_command = escapeshellcmd($external_digest_program_command);
diff --git a/src/Command/PluginPersistToCsv.php b/src/Command/PluginPersistToCsv.php
index 85ee57b..81c6e4f 100644
--- a/src/Command/PluginPersistToCsv.php
+++ b/src/Command/PluginPersistToCsv.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public function __construct(
         // Set log output path in config/packages/{environment}/monolog.yaml
         $this->logger = $logger;
         $this->event_detail = $event_detail;
+        var_dump("From persist plugin");
         var_dump($this->event_detail->getDetails());
 
         parent::__construct();
diff --git a/src/Service/FixityEventDetailManager.php b/src/Service/FixityEventDetailManager.php
index 6518669..912ea64 100644
--- a/src/Service/FixityEventDetailManager.php
+++ b/src/Service/FixityEventDetailManager.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public function __construct(ParameterBagInterface $params = null)
         } else {
             $this->serialize_delimiter = ';';
         }
+        var_dump("Hi from the event detail manager");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ public function __construct(ParameterBagInterface $params = null)
      *    Associative array with 'event_detail' and 'event_outcome_detail_note'
      *    as keys whose values are an array of strings.
      */
-    public function add($key, $value)
+    public function add($key, $value = '')
     {
         if (!strlen($value)) {
             return $this->event_details;