diff --git a/pykat/__init__.py b/pykat/__init__.py
index 1147e02ce2903a56ba52a8ad3cddf641a958741c..d426115b597a005721ce4b6254a1a5b754fa7ee4 100644
--- a/pykat/__init__.py
+++ b/pykat/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import division
 from __future__ import print_function
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-__version__ = "0.8.6"
+__version__ = "0.8.8"
 
 # This flag is used to switch on the gui features in pkat at import time
 USE_GUI = False
diff --git a/pykat/components.py b/pykat/components.py
index f62916290e2f9560f410776cb65f3ecf76a5cc0f..c1ee2098354e07f9077174b6e236b154ac134fae 100644
--- a/pykat/components.py
+++ b/pykat/components.py
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ class modulator(Component):
         
         try:
             value = int(value)
-            print(value)
+            
             if value <= 1 and value > 6:
                 raise pkex.BasePyKatException("modulator order must be between 1 and 6 or 's' for single sideband")