diff --git a/bob/bio/base/tools/scoring.py b/bob/bio/base/tools/scoring.py
index 06aecdbd136275da31a78c6240a48c61e368c5a1..e2c13d7f4088f0028d96bf379b008c02553933ea 100644
--- a/bob/bio/base/tools/scoring.py
+++ b/bob/bio/base/tools/scoring.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def _open_to_read(score_file):
   """check for the existence of the normal and the compressed version of the file, and calls bob.measure.load.open_file for the existing one."""
   if not os.path.exists(score_file):
     score_file += '.tar.bz2'
-    if not os.path.exist(score_file):
+    if not os.path.exists(score_file):
       f.close()
       os.remove(output)
       raise IOError("The score file '%s' cannot be found. Aborting!" % score_file)
diff --git a/buildout.cfg b/buildout.cfg
index 1886d156a9b89b073d94b73ff1f4fbedcafae5c0..a64aa942080cf59feb9bea2cabbd5eea0db2023f 100644
--- a/buildout.cfg
+++ b/buildout.cfg
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ extensions = bob.buildout
 develop = .
          
 ; options for bob.buildout
-debug = true
+debug = false
 verbose = true
 newest = false