Print statement stops jdbc sproc from executing

I kept trying to execute a very complicated stored procedure that does updates inserts and all of those things. The sproc has multiple Print statements in it to be able to keep track of status when running it manually. It took me hours to figure out the reason why the sproc wasn't finishing was because of the Print statements. It doesn't throw an error or any change of status it just stops executing when it hits one. Is this problem with the print status a bug. Does anyone know of any workarounds?