diff --git a/bmlutils/bmlutils.c b/bmlutils/bmlutils.c
index 9f8ee2f..9ef04b4 100644
--- a/bmlutils/bmlutils.c
+++ b/bmlutils/bmlutils.c
@@ -58,16 +58,20 @@ static int restore_internal(const char* bml, const char* filename)
 
 int cmd_bml_restore_raw_partition(const char *partition, const char *filename)
 {
-    if (strcmp(partition, "boot") != 0 && strcmp(partition, "recovery") != 0)
+    if (strcmp(partition, "boot") != 0 && strcmp(partition, "recovery") != 0 && strcmp(partition, "recoveryonly") != 0)
         return 6;
 
-    // always restore boot, regardless of whether recovery or boot is flashed.
-    // this is because boot and recovery are the same on some samsung phones.
-    int ret = restore_internal("/dev/block/bml7", filename);
-    if (ret != 0)
-        return ret;
+    int ret = -1;
+    if (strcmp(partition, "recoveryonly") != 0) {
+        // always restore boot, regardless of whether recovery or boot is flashed.
+        // this is because boot and recovery are the same on some samsung phones.
+        // unless of course, recoveryonly is explictly chosen (bml8)
+        ret = restore_internal("/dev/block/bml7", filename);
+        if (ret != 0)
+            return ret;
+    }
 
-    if (strcmp(partition, "recovery") == 0)
+    if (strcmp(partition, "recovery") == 0 || strcmp(partition, "recoveryonly") == 0)
         ret = restore_internal("/dev/block/bml8", filename);
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/flashutils/flashutils.c b/flashutils/flashutils.c
index 2addc72..27f0c66 100644
--- a/flashutils/flashutils.c
+++ b/flashutils/flashutils.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ __system(const char *command)
 }
 
 int get_flash_type(const char* partitionType) {
-    printf("get_flash_type partitionType: %s\n", partitionType);
     int type = UNSUPPORTED;
     if (strcmp(partitionType, "mtd") == 0)
         type = MTD;
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ int get_flash_type(const char* partitionType) {
         type = MMC;
     else if (strcmp(partitionType, "bml") == 0)
         type = BML;
-    printf("get_flash_type type: %d\n", type);
     return type;
 }
 
@@ -97,9 +95,6 @@ static int detect_partition(const char *partitionType, const char *partition)
         type = get_flash_type(partitionType);
     }
 
-    printf("partitionType: %s\n", partitionType);
-    printf("partition: %s\n", partition);
-    printf("detected type: %d\n", type);
     return type;
 }
 int restore_raw_partition(const char* partitionType, const char *partition, const char *filename)