diff --git a/src/or/buffers.c b/src/or/buffers.c
index 2f6c64cc5d..c88fa62a11 100644
--- a/src/or/buffers.c
+++ b/src/or/buffers.c
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ int decompress_buf_to_buf(char **buf_in, int *buflen_in, int *buf_datalen_in,
     {
     case Z_OK:
     case Z_STREAM_END:
+      log(LOG_DEBUG, "Uncompressed (%d/%d); filled (%d/%d)",
+	  *buf_datalen_in-zstream->avail_in, *buf_datalen_in,
+	  *buf_datalen_out-zstream->avail_out, *buf_datalen_out);
       memmove(*buf_in, zstream->next_in, zstream->avail_in);
       *buf_datalen_in = zstream->avail_in;
       *buf_datalen_out = *buflen_out - zstream->avail_out;
diff --git a/src/or/connection.c b/src/or/connection.c
index c9d2c2dc5a..41d07293fe 100644
--- a/src/or/connection.c
+++ b/src/or/connection.c
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ repeat_connection_package_raw_inbuf:
     return -1;
   }
 
-  log(LOG_DEBUG,"connection_package_raw_inbuf(): (%d) Packaging %d bytes (%d waiting).",conn->s,cell.length, amount_to_process);
+  log(LOG_DEBUG,"connection_package_raw_inbuf(): (%d) Packaging %d bytes (%d waiting).",conn->s,cell.length, conn->inbuf_datalen);
 
   *(uint16_t *)(cell.payload+2) = htons(conn->topic_id);
   *cell.payload = TOPIC_COMMAND_DATA;
diff --git a/src/or/connection_exit.c b/src/or/connection_exit.c
index 24b1f21b40..b797d71983 100644
--- a/src/or/connection_exit.c
+++ b/src/or/connection_exit.c
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ int connection_exit_process_data_cell(cell_t *cell, circuit_t *circ) {
   connection_t *conn;
   int topic_command;
   int topic_id;
+  int len;
   static int num_seen=0;
 
   /* an outgoing data cell has arrived */
@@ -248,16 +249,19 @@ int connection_exit_process_data_cell(cell_t *cell, circuit_t *circ) {
       if(conn->state != EXIT_CONN_STATE_OPEN) {
         log(LOG_DEBUG,"connection_exit_process_data_cell(): data received while resolving/connecting. Queueing.");
       }
-      log(LOG_DEBUG,"connection_exit_process_data_cell(): put %d bytes on outbuf.",cell->length - TOPIC_HEADER_SIZE);
 #ifdef USE_ZLIB
-      if(connection_decompress_to_buf(cell->payload + TOPIC_HEADER_SIZE,
-                                      cell->length - TOPIC_HEADER_SIZE, 
-                                      conn, Z_SYNC_FLUSH) < 0) {
+      log(LOG_DEBUG,"connection_exit_process_data_cell(): uncompressing %d bytes onto outbuf...",cell->length - TOPIC_HEADER_SIZE);
+      len = connection_decompress_to_buf(cell->payload + TOPIC_HEADER_SIZE,
+					 cell->length - TOPIC_HEADER_SIZE, 
+					 conn, Z_SYNC_FLUSH);
+      log(LOG_DEBUG,"%d bytes written", len);
+      if (len<0) {
         log(LOG_INFO,"connection_exit_process_data_cell(): write to buf failed. Marking for close.");
         conn->marked_for_close = 1;
         return 0;
       }
 #else
+      log(LOG_DEBUG,"connection_exit_process_data_cell(): put %d bytes on outbuf.",cell->length - TOPIC_HEADER_SIZE);
       if(connection_write_to_buf(cell->payload + TOPIC_HEADER_SIZE,
                                  cell->length - TOPIC_HEADER_SIZE, conn) < 0) {
         log(LOG_INFO,"connection_exit_process_data_cell(): write to buf failed. Marking for close.");