diff --git a/lib/compress/zstd_opt.c b/lib/compress/zstd_opt.c
index 7efae9b8..a7618c87 100644
--- a/lib/compress/zstd_opt.c
+++ b/lib/compress/zstd_opt.c
@@ -849,6 +849,8 @@ static void ldm_getNextMatchAndUpdateSeqStore(rawSeqStore_t* ldmSeqStore,
         ldmSeqStore->posInSequence = 0;
         ldmSeqStore->pos++;
     }
+    DEBUGLOG(6, "ldm_getNextMatchAndUpdateSeqStore(): got an ldm that beginning at pos: %u, end at pos: %u, with offset: %u",
+             *matchStartPosInBlock, *matchEndPosInBlock, *matchOffset);
 }
 
 /* ldm_maybeAddLdm():
@@ -870,6 +872,8 @@ static void ldm_maybeAddLdm(ZSTD_match_t* matches, U32* nbMatches,
         candidateMatchLength < MINMATCH)
         return;
 
+    DEBUGLOG(6, "ldm_maybeAddLdm(): Adding ldm candidate match (offCode: %u matchLength %u) at block position=%u",
+             candidateOffCode, candidateMatchLength, currPosInBlock);
     if (*nbMatches == 0) {
         matches[*nbMatches].len = candidateMatchLength;
         matches[*nbMatches].off = candidateOffCode;
@@ -985,14 +989,14 @@ ZSTD_compressBlock_opt_generic(ZSTD_matchState_t* ms,
     U32 ldmStartPosInBlock = 0;
     U32 ldmEndPosInBlock = 0;
     U32 ldmOffset = 0;
-    
+
     /* Get first match from ldm seq store if long mode is enabled */
     if (ms->ldmSeqStore.size > 0 && ms->ldmSeqStore.pos < ms->ldmSeqStore.size) {
         ldm_getNextMatchAndUpdateSeqStore(&ms->ldmSeqStore, &ldmStartPosInBlock,
                                           &ldmEndPosInBlock, &ldmOffset,
                                           (U32)(ip-istart), (U32)(iend-ip));
     }
-
+    
     /* init */
     DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTD_compressBlock_opt_generic: current=%u, prefix=%u, nextToUpdate=%u",
                 (U32)(ip - base), ms->window.dictLimit, ms->nextToUpdate);
diff --git a/tests/playTests.sh b/tests/playTests.sh
index ee3ef42f..3959a8f3 100755
--- a/tests/playTests.sh
+++ b/tests/playTests.sh
@@ -1343,8 +1343,6 @@ optCSize19=$(datagen -g2M | zstd -19 -c | wc -c)
 longCSize19=$(datagen -g2M | zstd -19 --long -c | wc -c)
 optCSize19wlog23=$(datagen -g2M | zstd -19 -c  --zstd=wlog=23 | wc -c)
 longCSize19wlog23=$(datagen -g2M | zstd -19 -c --long=23 | wc -c)
-optCSize19wlog27=$(datagen -g5M | zstd -19 -c  --zstd=wlog=27 | wc -c)
-longCSize19wlog27=$(datagen -g5M | zstd -19 -c --long=27 | wc -c)
 optCSize22=$(datagen -g900K | zstd -22 --ultra -c | wc -c)
 longCSize22=$(datagen -g900K | zstd -22 --ultra --long -c | wc -c)
 if [ "$longCSize16" -gt "$optCSize16" ]; then
@@ -1356,9 +1354,6 @@ elif [ "$longCSize19" -gt "$optCSize19" ]; then
 elif [ "$longCSize19wlog23" -gt "$optCSize19wlog23" ]; then
     echo using --long on compression level 19 with wLog=23 should not cause compressed size regression
     exit 1
-elif [ "$longCSize19wlog27" -gt "$optCSize19wlog27" ]; then
-    echo using --long on compression level 19 with wLog=27 should not cause compressed size regression
-    exit 1
 elif [ "$longCSize22" -gt "$optCSize22" ]; then
     echo using --long on compression level 22 should not cause compressed size regression
     exit 1