diff --git a/082scenario_screen.cc b/082scenario_screen.cc
index a82862c0..8df0a560 100644
--- a/082scenario_screen.cc
+++ b/082scenario_screen.cc
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ case SCREEN_SHOULD_CONTAIN: {
 }
 :(before "End Primitive Recipe Implementations")
 case SCREEN_SHOULD_CONTAIN: {
+//?   cerr << SIZE(get(Recipe_variants, "insert")) << '\n';
+//?   cerr << debug_string(get(Recipe, get(Recipe_ordinal, "insert_4"))) << '\n';
   if (!Passed) break;
   check_screen(current_instruction().ingredients.at(0).name, -1);
   break;
diff --git a/998check_type_pointers.cc b/998check_type_pointers.cc
index 36c548a9..da19cf3e 100644
--- a/998check_type_pointers.cc
+++ b/998check_type_pointers.cc
@@ -1,33 +1,36 @@
-:(before "End Transform All")
-check_type_pointers();
-
-:(code)
-void check_type_pointers() {
-  for (map<recipe_ordinal, recipe>::iterator p = Recipe.begin(); p != Recipe.end(); ++p) {
-    if (any_type_ingredient_in_header(p->first)) continue;
-    const recipe& r = p->second;
-    for (long long int i = 0; i < SIZE(r.steps); ++i) {
-      const instruction& inst = r.steps.at(i);
-      for (long long int j = 0; j < SIZE(inst.ingredients); ++j) {
-        if (!inst.ingredients.at(j).type) {
-          raise_error << maybe(r.name) << " '" << inst.to_string() << "' -- " << inst.ingredients.at(j).to_string() << " has no type\n" << end();
-          return;
-        }
-        if (!inst.ingredients.at(j).properties.at(0).second) {
-          raise_error << maybe(r.name) << " '" << inst.to_string() << "' -- " << inst.ingredients.at(j).to_string() << " has no type name\n" << end();
-          return;
-        }
-      }
-      for (long long int j = 0; j < SIZE(inst.products); ++j) {
-        if (!inst.products.at(j).type) {
-          raise_error << maybe(r.name) << " '" << inst.to_string() << "' -- " << inst.products.at(j).to_string() << " has no type\n" << end();
-          return;
-        }
-        if (!inst.products.at(j).properties.at(0).second) {
-          raise_error << maybe(r.name) << " '" << inst.to_string() << "' -- " << inst.products.at(j).to_string() << " has no type name\n" << end();
-          return;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
+//: enable this when tracking down null types
+//: (but it interferes with edit/; since recipes created in the environment
+//: can raise warnings here which will stop running the entire environment)
+//? :(before "End Transform All")
+//? check_type_pointers();
+//? 
+//? :(code)
+//? void check_type_pointers() {
+//?   for (map<recipe_ordinal, recipe>::iterator p = Recipe.begin(); p != Recipe.end(); ++p) {
+//?     if (any_type_ingredient_in_header(p->first)) continue;
+//?     const recipe& r = p->second;
+//?     for (long long int i = 0; i < SIZE(r.steps); ++i) {
+//?       const instruction& inst = r.steps.at(i);
+//?       for (long long int j = 0; j < SIZE(inst.ingredients); ++j) {
+//?         if (!inst.ingredients.at(j).type) {
+//?           raise_error << maybe(r.name) << " '" << inst.to_string() << "' -- " << inst.ingredients.at(j).to_string() << " has no type\n" << end();
+//?           return;
+//?         }
+//?         if (!inst.ingredients.at(j).properties.at(0).second) {
+//?           raise_error << maybe(r.name) << " '" << inst.to_string() << "' -- " << inst.ingredients.at(j).to_string() << " has no type name\n" << end();
+//?           return;
+//?         }
+//?       }
+//?       for (long long int j = 0; j < SIZE(inst.products); ++j) {
+//?         if (!inst.products.at(j).type) {
+//?           raise_error << maybe(r.name) << " '" << inst.to_string() << "' -- " << inst.products.at(j).to_string() << " has no type\n" << end();
+//?           return;
+//?         }
+//?         if (!inst.products.at(j).properties.at(0).second) {
+//?           raise_error << maybe(r.name) << " '" << inst.to_string() << "' -- " << inst.products.at(j).to_string() << " has no type name\n" << end();
+//?           return;
+//?         }
+//?       }
+//?     }
+//?   }
+//? }