diff --git a/C/terms.c b/C/terms.c
index a255881e7..ace0d9a6e 100644
--- a/C/terms.c
+++ b/C/terms.c
@@ -1380,9 +1380,10 @@ static Int t_ref(cl_connector *d, cl_connector * q, int max) {
 
 static Int create_entry(Term t, Int i, Int j,  cl_connector * q, Int max) {
   Term ref, h, *s, *ostart;
-  bool pair = false;
   ssize_t n;
   // first time, create a new term
+  if (i==0)
+    return 0;
   if (IsVarTerm(t)) {
     return -1;
   }
@@ -1393,7 +1394,6 @@ static Int create_entry(Term t, Int i, Int j,  cl_connector * q, Int max) {
       return t_ref((cl_connector*)AtomOfTerm(h),q,max);
     }
     n = 2;
-    pair = true;
     ostart = HR;
     ref = AbsPair(ostart);
     HR += 2;
@@ -1439,12 +1439,19 @@ Int cp_link(Term t, Int i, Int j, cl_connector * q, Int max, CELL * tailp) {
     Term ref = Deref(q[me].reference);
     if (IsVarTerm(ref)) {
       q[i].copy[j] = ref;
-    } else {
-      q[i].copy[j] =
-	q[me].parent[0] =
-	UNFOLD_LOOP(ref, tailp);
+    }  else if (i == 0){
+	Term p = TermNil;
+        Term v =	UNFOLD_LOOP(ref,&p);
+	q[i].reference = HeadOfTerm(p);
+        q[i].copy[j] = v;
     }
-    return max;
+    else if (tailp && q[me].parent) {
+      Term v = 	UNFOLD_LOOP(ref, tailp);
+      q[i].copy[j] = v;
+	q[me].parent[0] = v;
+	q[i].reference = v;
+      }
+  return max;
   }
   q[i].copy[j] = t;
   return me;
diff --git a/pl/boot.yap b/pl/boot.yap
index 3e6660197..89188051e 100644
--- a/pl/boot.yap
+++ b/pl/boot.yap
@@ -28,6 +28,25 @@
 
 */
 
+print_message(informational,_) :-
+	yap_flag(verbose, silent),
+	!.
+print_message(informational,E) :-
+	format('informational message ~q.~n',[E]),
+	!.
+%%
+% boot:print_message( Type, Error )
+%
+print_message(Type,error(error(_,_),exception(Desc))) :-
+    !,
+    '$print_exception'(Desc).
+print_message(Type,error(warning(_,_),exception(Desc))) :-
+	!,
+	'$print_exception'(Desc).
+print_message(Type,Error) :-
+	format( user_error, '~w while bootstraping: event is ~q~n',[Type,Error]).
+
+
 /**
 * @pred system_module( _Mod_, _ListOfPublicPredicates, ListOfPrivatePredicates * 
  * Define a system module _Mod_. _ListOfPublicPredicates_ . Currentlt, all
@@ -63,6 +82,10 @@ private(_).
 % boootstrap predicates.
 %
 :- system_module( '$_boot', [
+	!/0,
+        ':-'/1,
+        '?-'/1,
+        []/0,
         bootstrap/1,
         call/1,
         catch/3,
@@ -76,12 +99,7 @@ private(_).
         (not)/1,
         repeat/0,
         throw/1,
-			     true/0]).
-
-:- system_module( '$_init', [!/0,
-        ':-'/1,
-        '?-'/1,
-        []/0,
+	true/0,
         extensions_to_present_answer/1,
         fail/0,
         false/0,
@@ -94,34 +112,12 @@ private(_).
 	'$do_log_upd_clause'/6,
         '$do_log_upd_clause0'/6,
         '$do_log_upd_clause_erase'/6,
-        '$do_static_clause'/5],
+        '$do_static_clause'/5,
         '$system_module'/1]).
 
-:- use_system_module( '$_boot', ['$cut_by'/1]).
 
 % be careful here not to generate an undefined exception..
 
-print_message(informational,_) :-
-	yap_flag(verbose, silent),
-	!.
-print_message(informational,E) :-
-	format('informational message ~q.~n',[E]),
-	!.
-%%
-% boot:print_message( Type, Error )
-%
-print_message(Type,error(_,exception(Desc))) :-
-	'$get_exception'(Desc),
-	print_boot_message(Type,Error,Desc),
-	'$print_exception'(Desc),
-print_message(Type,warning(_,exception(Desc))) :-
-	'$get_exception'(Desc),
-	print_boot_message(Type,Error,Desc),
-	'$print_exception'(Desc),
-	!.
-print_message(Type,Error) :-
-	format( user_error, '~w while bootstraping: event is ~q~n',[Type,Error]).
-
 
 
 print_boot_message(Type,Error,Desc) :-		
diff --git a/pl/consult.yap b/pl/consult.yap
index ef4654cbd..b629500a4 100644
--- a/pl/consult.yap
+++ b/pl/consult.yap
@@ -1450,9 +1450,7 @@ environment. Use initialization/2 for more flexible behavior.
 '$initialization_queue'(G) :-
 	b_getval('$lf_status', TOpts),
 	'$lf_opt'( initialization, TOpts, Ref),
-	writeln(G),
 	nb:nb_queue_enqueue(Ref, G),
-	writeln(Ref),
 	fail.
 '$initialization_queue'(_).
 
diff --git a/pl/ground.yap b/pl/ground.yap
index e3df5c1d5..e50b00990 100644
--- a/pl/ground.yap
+++ b/pl/ground.yap
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 /*
 % grounds all free variables
 % as terms of the form '$VAR'(N)
-*/
 _numbervars(Term, M, N) :-
 	'$variables_in_term'(Term, [], L),
 	'$numbermarked_vars'(L, M, N).
diff --git a/pl/init.yap b/pl/init.yap
index d783a7dc7..e88f2a0b1 100644
--- a/pl/init.yap
+++ b/pl/init.yap
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
     set_prolog_flag(debug, false),
     % simple trick to find out if this is we are booting from Prolog.
     % boot from a saved state
- 	writeln(ok),
    '$init_from_saved_state_and_args', %start_low_level_trace,
 
     '$db_clean_queues'(_),
diff --git a/pl/top.yap b/pl/top.yap
index fd2d9850f..12ea5db19 100644
--- a/pl/top.yap
+++ b/pl/top.yap
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ gated_call(Setup, Goal, Catcher, Cleanup) :-
 
 '$expand_clause'(InputCl, C1, CO) :-
     '$yap_strip_clause'(InputCl, M, ICl),
-    '$expand_a_clause'( M:ICl, SM, C1, CO),
+    '$expand_a_clause'( M:ICl, M, C1, CO),
     !.
 '$expand_clause'(Cl, Cl, Cl).