diff --git a/oak-store-document/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/VersionGCRecommendations.java b/oak-store-document/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/VersionGCRecommendations.java
index 370f3b1485a..13126e701d9 100644
--- a/oak-store-document/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/VersionGCRecommendations.java
+++ b/oak-store-document/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/VersionGCRecommendations.java
@@ -350,12 +350,26 @@ private Map<String, Object> getVGCSettings() {
         return settings;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the VGC settings with the given property and value.
+     * If property is not present, it will add the property to versionGC document with given value.
+     *
+     * @param propName the property name
+     * @param val the value
+     * @see VersionGCRecommendations#setVGCSetting(Map)
+     */
     private void setVGCSetting(final String propName, final Object val) {
         setVGCSetting(new HashMap<>() {{
             put(propName, val);
         }});
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the VGC settings with the given properties and values.
+     * If properties are not present, it will add the properties to versionGC document with given values
+     * .
+     * @param propValMap the properties and values to set
+     */
     private void setVGCSetting(final Map<String, Object> propValMap) {
         final UpdateOp updateOp = new UpdateOp(SETTINGS_COLLECTION_ID, true);
         setUpdateOp(propValMap, updateOp);
@@ -370,6 +384,12 @@ private void setUpdateOp(final Map<String, Object> propValMap, final UpdateOp up
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Update the VGC settings with the given properties and values.
+     * Properties are only updated if they already exists in the versionGC document.
+     *
+     * @param propValMap the properties and values to update
+     */
     private void updateVGCSetting(final Map<String, Object> propValMap) {
         final UpdateOp updateOp = new UpdateOp(SETTINGS_COLLECTION_ID, false);
         setUpdateOp(propValMap, updateOp);
diff --git a/oak-store-document/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/VersionGCInitTest.java b/oak-store-document/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/VersionGCInitTest.java
index 14833269e97..47afbf2b7e5 100644
--- a/oak-store-document/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/VersionGCInitTest.java
+++ b/oak-store-document/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/VersionGCInitTest.java
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ public void lazyInitialize() throws Exception {
 
         vgc = store.find(SETTINGS, SETTINGS_COLLECTION_ID);
         assertNotNull(vgc);
-        assertEquals(0L, vgc.get(SETTINGS_COLLECTION_FULL_GC_TIMESTAMP_PROP));
-        assertEquals(MIN_ID_VALUE, vgc.get(SETTINGS_COLLECTION_FULL_GC_DOCUMENT_ID_PROP));
+
+        // fullGC values shouldn't have been updated without fullGC enabled
+        assertNull(vgc.get(SETTINGS_COLLECTION_FULL_GC_TIMESTAMP_PROP));
+        assertNull(vgc.get(SETTINGS_COLLECTION_FULL_GC_DOCUMENT_ID_PROP));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -124,9 +126,6 @@ public void lazyInitializeWithFullGCDryRun() throws Exception {
         vgc = store.find(SETTINGS, SETTINGS_COLLECTION_ID);
         assertNotNull(vgc);
         // fullGC values shouldn't have been updated in dryRun mode
-        System.out.println(stats.oldestModifiedDocId);
-        System.out.println(stats.oldestModifiedDocTimeStamp);
-        System.out.println(vgc);
         assertNull(vgc.get(SETTINGS_COLLECTION_FULL_GC_TIMESTAMP_PROP));
         assertNull(vgc.get(SETTINGS_COLLECTION_FULL_GC_DOCUMENT_ID_PROP));