diff --git a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/misc_tools_parser.py b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/misc_tools_parser.py
index e4333b5fe..1a750240a 100644
--- a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/misc_tools_parser.py
+++ b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/misc_tools_parser.py
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 import os
 import re
 import urllib
-from typing import List, NamedTuple
-from xmlrpc.client import boolean
+from typing import List
 
 from application.database import db
 from application.defs import cre_defs as defs
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@
 
 
 class MiscTools(ParserInterface):
-    name = "miscelaneous tools"
+    name = "miscellaneous tools"
     tool_urls = [
         "https://github.com/commjoen/wrongsecrets.git",
     ]
@@ -33,23 +32,30 @@ def parse(self, cache: db.Node_collection, ph: prompt_client.PromptHandler):
         tools = {}
         for url in self.tool_urls:
             tool_entries = self.parse_tool(cache=cache, tool_repo=url)
-            tools[tool_entries[0].name] = tool_entries
+            if tool_entries:
+                tools[tool_entries[0].name] = tool_entries
         return ParseResult(results=tools)
 
     def parse_tool(
-        self, tool_repo: str, cache: db.Node_collection, dry_run: boolean = False
-    ):
-        if not dry_run:
-            repo = git.clone(tool_repo)
+        self, tool_repo: str, cache: db.Node_collection, dry_run: bool = False
+    ) -> List[defs.Tool]:
+        if dry_run:
+            logger.info("dry run, skipping clone and parsing for %s", tool_repo)
+            return []
+        repo = git.clone(tool_repo)
         readme = os.path.join(repo.working_dir, "README.md")
         title_regexp = r"# (?P<title>(\w+ ?)+)"
         cre_link = r".*\[.*\]\((?P<url>(https\:\/\/www\.)?opencre\.org\/cre\/(?P<cre>\d+-\d+).*)"
-        tool_entries = []
+        tool_entries: List[defs.Tool] = []
         with open(readme) as rdf:
             mdtext = rdf.read()
 
             if "opencre.org" not in mdtext:
-                logging.error("didn't find a link, bye")
+                logger.error(
+                    "no opencre.org link found in %s for repo %s, skipping",
+                    readme,
+                    tool_repo,
+                )
                 return []
             title = re.search(title_regexp, mdtext)
             cre = re.search(cre_link, mdtext, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
@@ -86,7 +92,7 @@ def parse_tool(
                                 document=dbcre,
                             )
                         )
-                        print(
+                        logger.info(
                             f"Registered new Document of type:Tool, toolType: {tool_type}, name:{tool_name} and hyperlink:{hyperlink},"
                             f"linked to cre:{dbcre.id}"
                         )