diff --git a/lib/webapp.js b/lib/webapp.js
index 7314d4b6..b9a2fd8e 100644
--- a/lib/webapp.js
+++ b/lib/webapp.js
@@ -1560,9 +1560,11 @@ WebApp.prototype = {
         if ((req.get('x-forwarded-port') != gatewayPort)
           && (req.get('x-forwarded-host') != `${gatewayHost}:${gatewayPort}`)
           && ( req.query['zwed-no-redirect'] != 1 )) {
+          console.log(`default: redirecting user to ${this.options.gatewayRedirect+'/'} due to headers port=${req.get('x-forwarded-port')} and host=${req.get('x-forwarded-host')} without query`);
           res.redirect(this.options.gatewayRedirect+'/');
         } else if (this.options.componentConfig.node.rootRedirectURL) {
           //will go to either gateway full url or own full url depending upon zwed-no-redirect.
+          console.log(`miss: redirecting user to .${this.options.componentConfig.node.rootRedirectURL} due to header port=${req.get('x-forwarded-port')} and host=${req.get('x-forwarded-host')} or query`);
           res.redirect(
             url.format({
               pathname:'.'+this.options.componentConfig.node.rootRedirectURL,
@@ -1570,6 +1572,7 @@ WebApp.prototype = {
             })
           );
         } else {
+          console.log(`else case, next`);
           next();
         }
       });
@@ -1579,14 +1582,17 @@ WebApp.prototype = {
           if ((req.get('x-forwarded-port') != gatewayPort)
               && (req.get('x-forwarded-host') != `${gatewayHost}:${gatewayPort}`)
               && ( req.query['zwed-no-redirect'] != 1 )) {
+             console.log(`default2: redirecting user to ${this.options.gatewayRedirect+this.options.componentConfig.node.rootRedirectURL} due to headers port=${req.get('x-forwarded-port')} and host=${req.get('x-forwarded-host')} without query`);
             res.redirect(this.options.gatewayRedirect+this.options.componentConfig.node.rootRedirectURL);
           } else {
+            console.log(`else case2, next`);
             next();
           }
         });
       }
     } else if (this.options.componentConfig.node.rootRedirectURL) {
       this.expressApp.get('/', (req,res) => {
+        console.log(`no apiml, basic redirect to .${this.options.componentConfig.node.rootRedirectURL}`);
         res.redirect('.'+this.options.componentConfig.node.rootRedirectURL);
       });
       this.expressApp.use('.'+this.options.componentConfig.node.rootRedirectURL, express.static(webdir));