diff --git a/src/zm_packetqueue.cpp b/src/zm_packetqueue.cpp
index 3cf77b866..93edd6da8 100644
--- a/src/zm_packetqueue.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_packetqueue.cpp
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ void PacketQueue::clearPackets(const std::shared_ptr<ZMPacket> &add_packet) {
       zm_packet = *it;
       lp = new ZMLockedPacket(zm_packet);
       if (!lp->trylock()) {
+        Debug(3, "Failed locking packet %d", zm_packet->index);
         delete lp;
         break;
       }
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ void PacketQueue::clearPackets(const std::shared_ptr<ZMPacket> &add_packet) {
           next_front = it;
         }
         ++video_packets_to_delete;
-        Debug(4, "Counted %d video packets. Which would leave %d in packetqueue tail count is %d",
+        Debug(3, "Counted %d video packets. Which would leave %d in packetqueue tail count is %d",
             video_packets_to_delete, packet_counts[video_stream_id]-video_packets_to_delete, tail_count);
         if (packet_counts[video_stream_id] - video_packets_to_delete <= pre_event_video_packet_count + tail_count) {
           break;
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ void PacketQueue::clearPackets(const std::shared_ptr<ZMPacket> &add_packet) {
       ++it;
     } // end while
   }  // end if first packet not locked
-  Debug(1, "Resulting pointing at latest packet? %d, next front points to begin? %d",
+  Debug(1, "Resulting it pointing at latest packet? %d, next front points to begin? %d",
       ( *it == add_packet ),
       ( next_front == pktQueue.begin() )
       );