diff --git a/fsw/src/hk_app.c b/fsw/src/hk_app.c
index 61228e2..4d7d951 100644
--- a/fsw/src/hk_app.c
+++ b/fsw/src/hk_app.c
@@ -396,13 +396,9 @@ void HK_AppPipe(const CFE_SB_Buffer_t *BufPtr)
 /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
 void HK_SendCombinedHKCmd(const CFE_SB_Buffer_t *BufPtr)
 {
-    CFE_SB_MsgId_t WhichCombinedPacket = CFE_SB_INVALID_MSG_ID;
-
     HK_Send_Out_Msg_t *CmdPtr = (HK_Send_Out_Msg_t *)BufPtr;
-    WhichCombinedPacket       = CmdPtr->OutMsgToSend;
-
-    HK_SendCombinedHkPacket(WhichCombinedPacket);
 
+    HK_SendCombinedHkPacket(CmdPtr->OutMsgToSend);
 } /* end of HK_SendCombinedHKCmd() */
 
 /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
diff --git a/fsw/src/hk_utils.c b/fsw/src/hk_utils.c
index 13b0d65..4b979ee 100644
--- a/fsw/src/hk_utils.c
+++ b/fsw/src/hk_utils.c
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ int32 HK_ProcessNewCopyTable(hk_copy_table_entry_t *CpyTblPtr, hk_runtime_tbl_en
         OuterRtEntry->InputMidSubscribed = HK_INPUTMID_NOT_SUBSCRIBED;
         OuterRtEntry->DataPresent        = HK_DATA_NOT_PRESENT;
     }
-    printf("after first loop\n");
 
     /* Loop thru the table looking for all of the SB packets that need to be built */
     for (Loop1 = 0; Loop1 < HK_COPY_TABLE_ENTRIES; Loop1++)
@@ -494,7 +493,6 @@ int32 HK_CheckStatusOfCopyTable(void)
                 /* Status should only be CFE_TBL_INFO_UPDATED because we updated it above */
                 if (Status == CFE_TBL_INFO_UPDATED)
                 {
-                    printf("Calling HK_ProcessNewCopyTable\n");
                     Status = HK_ProcessNewCopyTable(HK_AppData.CopyTablePtr, HK_AppData.RuntimeTablePtr);
 
                     if (Status == CFE_SUCCESS)
diff --git a/unit-test/hk_app_tests.c b/unit-test/hk_app_tests.c
index 8a82729..7ac3545 100644
--- a/unit-test/hk_app_tests.c
+++ b/unit-test/hk_app_tests.c
@@ -1191,20 +1191,19 @@ void Test_HK_AppPipe_ProcessIncoming(void)
  */
 void Test_HK_SendCombinedHKCmd(void)
 {
-    /* Arrange */
-    CFE_SB_Buffer_t DummyBuf;
-    uint8           call_count_HK_SendCombinedHkPacket;
+    union
+    {
+        CFE_SB_Buffer_t   sbbuf;
+        HK_Send_Out_Msg_t msg;
+    } msgbuf;
 
-    /* TODO set return value of CFE_SB_GetUserData and check input to
-       HK_SendCombinedHkPacket */
+    memset(&msgbuf, 0, sizeof(msgbuf));
 
     /* Act */
-    HK_SendCombinedHKCmd(&DummyBuf);
-
-    call_count_HK_SendCombinedHkPacket = UT_GetStubCount(UT_KEY(HK_SendCombinedHkPacket));
+    HK_SendCombinedHKCmd(&msgbuf.sbbuf);
 
     /* Assert */
-    UtAssert_INT32_EQ(call_count_HK_SendCombinedHkPacket, 1);
+    UtAssert_STUB_COUNT(HK_SendCombinedHkPacket, 1);
 }
 
 /**********************************************************************/