diff --git a/packages/chain/mempool/mempool.go b/packages/chain/mempool/mempool.go
index 32e0c4507b..6ee92e1574 100644
--- a/packages/chain/mempool/mempool.go
+++ b/packages/chain/mempool/mempool.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
 
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/logger"
+
 	consGR "github.com/iotaledger/wasp/packages/chain/cons/cons_gr"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/wasp/packages/chain/mempool/distsync"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/wasp/packages/cryptolib"
@@ -505,6 +506,8 @@ func (mpi *mempoolImpl) distSyncRequestReceivedCB(request isc.Request) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	if err := mpi.shouldAddOffledgerRequest(offLedgerReq); err == nil {
+		mpi.log.Warn("shouldAddOffledgerRequest: true, trying to add to offledger %T: %+v", request, request)
+
 		return mpi.addOffledger(offLedgerReq)
 	}
 	return false
diff --git a/packages/chain/mempool/offledger_pool.go b/packages/chain/mempool/offledger_pool.go
index 7fdc02b8c4..4a01692ebd 100644
--- a/packages/chain/mempool/offledger_pool.go
+++ b/packages/chain/mempool/offledger_pool.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/ds/shrinkingmap"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/logger"
+
 	consGR "github.com/iotaledger/wasp/packages/chain/cons/cons_gr"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/wasp/packages/isc"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/wasp/packages/kv/codec"
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ func (p *OffLedgerPool) Add(request isc.OffLedgerRequest) bool {
 	deleted := p.LimitPoolSize()
 	if lo.Contains(deleted, entry) {
 		// this exact request was deleted from the pool, do not update metrics, or mark available
+		p.log.Debugf("NOT ADDED, was removed already. reqID: %v as key=%v, senderAccount: %v", request.ID(), ref, account)
 		return false
 	}