diff --git a/core/detectors/trd/CbmTrdParModGeo.cxx b/core/detectors/trd/CbmTrdParModGeo.cxx
index f91d4611ef850ef9c599d530b233855d4e126151..5560ab17ae77ddedce1d00f51c10e951a6c32433 100644
--- a/core/detectors/trd/CbmTrdParModGeo.cxx
+++ b/core/detectors/trd/CbmTrdParModGeo.cxx
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ bool CbmTrdParModGeo::SetNode()
   fNode = new TGeoPhysicalNode(GetTitle());
   if (!fNode) return false;
 
-  LOG(info) << GetName() << " : " << GetTitle();
-  fNode->GetMatrix()->Print();
+  LOG(debug) << GetName() << " : " << GetTitle();
+  // fNode->GetMatrix()->Print();
 
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/reco/detectors/trd/qa/CbmTrdCalibTracker.cxx b/reco/detectors/trd/qa/CbmTrdCalibTracker.cxx
index 57a14d0c9e5cd1c5cb827c8017162ff3945f0ff1..29e016768ab90b67266a6e662289b86d96ee53b8 100644
--- a/reco/detectors/trd/qa/CbmTrdCalibTracker.cxx
+++ b/reco/detectors/trd/qa/CbmTrdCalibTracker.cxx
@@ -397,6 +397,9 @@ InitStatus CbmTrdCalibTracker::GeometryQa()
   // check geometry of the TRD modules
 
   double lastZ = -1;
+
+  // load alignment matrices
+  fTrdGeoPar->LoadAlignVolumes();
   for (int iStation = 0; iStation < fNtrackingStations; iStation++) {
 
     int ModuleId = fTrdDigiPar->GetModuleId(iStation);