diff --git a/scripts/datetimes.py b/scripts/datetimes.py
index f3f8a30b..72b6dad6 100644
--- a/scripts/datetimes.py
+++ b/scripts/datetimes.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def format_rfc_3339_nz_midnight_datetime_string(datetime_object: datetime) -> st
     try:
         nz_datetime = parser.parse(naive_midnight_datetime_string).replace(tzinfo=nz_tz)
     except parser.ParserError as err:
-        raise Exception(f"Not a valid date: {err}") from err
+        raise Exception(f"Not a valid date FIXME: {err}") from err
 
     utc_tz = tz.gettz("UTC")
     datetime_utc = nz_datetime.astimezone(utc_tz)
diff --git a/scripts/standardise_validate.py b/scripts/standardise_validate.py
index c41227b9..76b67d7f 100644
--- a/scripts/standardise_validate.py
+++ b/scripts/standardise_validate.py
@@ -73,13 +73,11 @@ def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
         "--start-datetime",
         dest="start_datetime",
         help="Start datetime in format YYYY-MM-DD. Only optional if includeDerived.",
-        # type=valid_date,
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--end-datetime",
         dest="end_datetime",
         help="End datetime in format YYYY-MM-DD. Only optional if includeDerived.",
-        # type=valid_date,
     )
     parser.add_argument("--target", dest="target", help="Target output", required=True)
     parser.add_argument(
@@ -126,7 +124,7 @@ def report_non_visual_qa_errors(file: FileTiff) -> None:
 
 def main() -> None:
     arguments = parse_args()
-    print(arguments)
+    print(arguments.start_datetime, arguments.end_datetime)
 
     standardising_config = StandardisingConfig(
         gdal_preset=arguments.preset,