diff --git a/gap/bytable.gi b/gap/bytable.gi
index c35280b..fd028b6 100644
--- a/gap/bytable.gi
+++ b/gap/bytable.gi
@@ -408,20 +408,15 @@ InstallOtherMethod(DirectProductOp,
   function (list, first)
     local n, item, i, jof, bigtable;
     n := Length(list);
-    Print("Hi", n, "\n");
-   # Simple checks
-    Print("Ho", n=0, "\n");
-    Print("Ha", n<1, "\n");
-    # Why does the following fail?
+    # Simple checks
     if n < 1 then
       Error("Usage: Cannot take DirectProduct of zero items.");
+    elif n < 2 then
+      return list[1];
     fi;
-#    if n < 2 then
-#      return list[1];
-#    fi;
     # See if we can handle all objects
     for i in [2..n] do
-      if not HasMultiplicationTable(list(i)) then
+      if not HasMultiplicationTable(list[i]) then
         return DirectProductOp(Permuted(list, (1,i)), list[i]);
       fi;
     od;