diff --git a/library.py b/library.py
index 11ca407..c4b0485 100644
--- a/library.py
+++ b/library.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def create_mnist_network():
         tf.keras.layers.Dense(30, input_shape=(784,), activation='relu'),
         tf.keras.layers.Dense(10, activation='softmax')
     ])
-    model.compile(loss='categorical_crossentropy', optimizer='sgd',
+    model.compile(loss='categorical_crossentropy', optimizer='adam',
                   metrics=['accuracy'])
     return model
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def create_cbow_network(win, embed):
     blowup = tf.keras.layers.Dense(len(vocab), activation='softmax')(cbow)
     mod = tf.keras.Model(inputs=ctxt, outputs=blowup)
     mod.compile(
-        optimizer='sgd',
+        optimizer='adam',
         loss='categorical_crossentropy',
     )
     return mod
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 0277fab..5495f9b 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -323,8 +323,8 @@ void learner() {
     int my_batcher_rid = rid % number_of(BATCHER);
     int batcher = mpi_id_from_role_id(BATCHER, my_batcher_rid);
     int dispatcher = mpi_id_from_role_id(DISPATCHER, 0);
-    INFO_PRINTF("%d is Learner %d assigned to batcher %d\n", getpid(),
-            rid, my_batcher_rid);
+    INFO_PRINTF("Learner %d (pid %d) is assigned to pipeline %d\n", rid,
+            getpid(), my_batcher_rid);
 
     PyObject* net = create_network(WIN, EMB);
     WeightList wl;
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ void dispatcher() {
     float delta_t = finish - start;
     float delta_l = first_loss - crt_loss;
     INFO_PRINTF(
-            "Laptop MPI sgd consecutive_batch W%d E%d "
+            "Laptop MPI adam consecutive_batch W%d E%d "
             "BS%d R%d bpe%d LPR%d pp%d,"
             "%f,%f,%f\n", WIN, EMB, BS, COMM, ITER, lpr, g_argc - 1,
             delta_l / COMM, delta_l / delta_t, min_loss);