diff --git a/app/aws/s3.py b/app/aws/s3.py
index d6d4c6552..52e2a5eb1 100644
--- a/app/aws/s3.py
+++ b/app/aws/s3.py
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ def cleanup_old_s3_objects():
     time_limit = aware_utcnow() - datetime.timedelta(days=14)
     try:
         response = s3_client.list_objects_v2(Bucket=bucket_name)
-        print(f"RESPONSE = {response}")
         while True:
             for obj in response.get("Contents", []):
                 if obj["LastModified"] <= time_limit:
diff --git a/app/clients/pinpoint/aws_pinpoint.py b/app/clients/pinpoint/aws_pinpoint.py
index aa454630a..d15d94601 100644
--- a/app/clients/pinpoint/aws_pinpoint.py
+++ b/app/clients/pinpoint/aws_pinpoint.py
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ class AwsPinpointClient(Client):
             # but remove this when that changes
             current_app.logger.info(hilite(response))
         except ClientError:
-            current_app.logger.exception("Could not validate with pinpoint")
+            current_app.logger.exception(
+                "#validate-phone-number Could not validate with pinpoint"
+            )
 
         # TODO This is the structure of the response.  When the phone validation
         # capability we want to offer is better defined (it may just be a question
diff --git a/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py b/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py
index 1c29c4ef5..2e28777c6 100644
--- a/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py
+++ b/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py
@@ -100,8 +100,15 @@ def send_sms_to_provider(notification):
 
                 # TODO This is temporary to test the capability of validating phone numbers
                 # The future home of the validation is TBD
-                if recipient in current_app.config["SIMULATED_SMS_NUMBERS"]:
+                if "+" not in recipient:
+                    recipient_lookup = f"+{recipient}"
+                else:
+                    recipient_lookup = recipient
+                if recipient_lookup in current_app.config["SIMULATED_SMS_NUMBERS"]:
+                    current_app.logger.info(hilite("#validate-phone-number fired"))
                     aws_pinpoint_client.validate_phone_number("01", recipient)
+                else:
+                    current_app.logger.info(hilite("#validate-phone-number not fired"))
 
                 sender_numbers = get_sender_numbers(notification)
                 if notification.reply_to_text not in sender_numbers: