diff --git a/src/pocl/device/runtime.jl b/src/pocl/device/runtime.jl
index a39651957..2d11f701f 100644
--- a/src/pocl/device/runtime.jl
+++ b/src/pocl/device/runtime.jl
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# reset the runtime cache from global scope, so that any change triggers recompilation
+GPUCompiler.reset_runtime()
+
 signal_exception() = return
 
 malloc(sz) = C_NULL
@@ -7,23 +10,23 @@ report_oom(sz) = return
 import SPIRVIntrinsics: get_global_id
 
 function report_exception(ex)
-    SPIRVIntrinsics.@printf(
-        "ERROR: a %s was thrown during kernel execution on thread (%d, %d, %d).\n",
-        ex, get_global_id(0), get_global_id(1), get_global_id(2)
-    )
+    # SPIRVIntrinsics.@printf(
+    #     "ERROR: a %s was thrown during kernel execution on thread (%d, %d, %d).\n",
+    #     ex, get_global_id(UInt32(0)), get_global_id(UInt32(1)), get_global_id(UInt32(2))
+    # )
     return
 end
 
 function report_exception_name(ex)
-    SPIRVIntrinsics.@printf(
-        "ERROR: a %s was thrown during kernel execution on thread (%d, %d, %d).\n",
-        ex, get_global_id(0), get_global_id(1), get_global_id(2)
-    )
-    SPIRVIntrinsics.@printf("Stacktrace:\n")
+    # SPIRVIntrinsics.@printf(
+    #     "ERROR: a %s was thrown during kernel execution on thread (%d, %d, %d).\n",
+    #     ex, get_global_id(UInt32(0)), get_global_id(UInt32(1)), get_global_id(UInt32(2))
+    # )
+    # SPIRVIntrinsics.@printf("Stacktrace:\n")
     return
 end
 
 function report_exception_frame(idx, func, file, line)
-    SPIRVIntrinsics.@printf(" [%d] %s at %s:%d\n", idx, func, file, line)
+    # SPIRVIntrinsics.@printf(" [%d] %s at %s:%d\n", idx, func, file, line)
     return
 end