diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/tests/test_utils.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/tests/test_utils.py
index a35f6d8b78..53a61ba7e1 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
 import json
 import mock
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -296,7 +298,7 @@ class CategoryMapTestCase(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         now = datetime.now()
         later = datetime.max
         self.create_discussion("Chapter 1", "Discussion 1", start=now)
-        self.create_discussion("Chapter 1", "Discussion 2", start=later)
+        self.create_discussion("Chapter 1", "Discussion 2 обсуждение", start=later)
         self.create_discussion("Chapter 2", "Discussion", start=now)
         self.create_discussion("Chapter 2 / Section 1 / Subsection 1", "Discussion", start=later)
         self.create_discussion("Chapter 2 / Section 1 / Subsection 2", "Discussion", start=later)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/utils.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/utils.py
index 10d83c00ee..a0ff410ac4 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/utils.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/utils.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def _filter_unstarted_categories(category_map):
                         if key != "start_date":
                             filtered_map["entries"][child][key] = unfiltered_map["entries"][child][key]
                 else:
-                    print "filtering %s" % child, unfiltered_map["entries"][child]["start_date"]
+                    log.debug(u"Filtering out:%s with start_date: %s", child, unfiltered_map["entries"][child]["start_date"])
             else:
                 if unfiltered_map["subcategories"][child]["start_date"] < now:
                     filtered_map["children"].append(child)