diff --git a/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LedgerMaster.cpp b/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LedgerMaster.cpp
index 7bc1bf243..4cc195815 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LedgerMaster.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LedgerMaster.cpp
@@ -1080,6 +1080,16 @@ LedgerMaster::checkAccept(std::shared_ptr<Ledger const> const& ledger)
     if (!fees.empty())
     {
         std::sort(fees.begin(), fees.end());
+        if (auto stream = m_journal.debug())
+        {
+            std::stringstream s;
+            s << "Received fees from validations: (" << fees.size() << ") ";
+            for (auto const fee1 : fees)
+            {
+                s << " " << fee1;
+            }
+            stream << s.str();
+        }
         fee = fees[fees.size() / 2];  // median
     }
     else
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/misc/LoadFeeTrack.h b/src/ripple/app/misc/LoadFeeTrack.h
index 30c8766a9..0109468cb 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/misc/LoadFeeTrack.h
+++ b/src/ripple/app/misc/LoadFeeTrack.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define RIPPLE_CORE_LOADFEETRACK_H_INCLUDED
 
 #include <ripple/basics/FeeUnits.h>
+#include <ripple/basics/Log.h>
 #include <ripple/beast/utility/Journal.h>
 #include <ripple/json/json_value.h>
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ public:
     void
     setRemoteFee(std::uint32_t f)
     {
+        JLOG(j_.trace()) << "setRemoteFee: " << f;
         std::lock_guard sl(lock_);
         remoteTxnLoadFee_ = f;
     }
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ public:
     void
     setClusterFee(std::uint32_t fee)
     {
+        JLOG(j_.trace()) << "setClusterFee: " << fee;
         std::lock_guard sl(lock_);
         clusterTxnLoadFee_ = fee;
     }
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/tx/impl/Transactor.cpp b/src/ripple/app/tx/impl/Transactor.cpp
index 8b74463de..619ce031b 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/tx/impl/Transactor.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/tx/impl/Transactor.cpp
@@ -174,15 +174,19 @@ Transactor::checkFee(PreclaimContext const& ctx, FeeUnit64 baseFee)
     if (!isLegalAmount(feePaid) || feePaid < beast::zero)
         return temBAD_FEE;
 
-    auto const feeDue =
-        minimumFee(ctx.app, baseFee, ctx.view.fees(), ctx.flags);
-
     // Only check fee is sufficient when the ledger is open.
-    if (ctx.view.open() && feePaid < feeDue)
+    if (ctx.view.open())
     {
-        JLOG(ctx.j.trace()) << "Insufficient fee paid: " << to_string(feePaid)
-                            << "/" << to_string(feeDue);
-        return telINSUF_FEE_P;
+        auto const feeDue =
+            minimumFee(ctx.app, baseFee, ctx.view.fees(), ctx.flags);
+
+        if (feePaid < feeDue)
+        {
+            JLOG(ctx.j.trace())
+                << "Insufficient fee paid: " << to_string(feePaid) << "/"
+                << to_string(feeDue);
+            return telINSUF_FEE_P;
+        }
     }
 
     if (feePaid == beast::zero)
diff --git a/src/ripple/core/impl/JobQueue.cpp b/src/ripple/core/impl/JobQueue.cpp
index d87664416..fc50ff603 100644
--- a/src/ripple/core/impl/JobQueue.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/core/impl/JobQueue.cpp
@@ -168,15 +168,13 @@ JobQueue::addLoadEvents(JobType t, int count, std::chrono::milliseconds elapsed)
 bool
 JobQueue::isOverloaded()
 {
-    int count = 0;
-
     for (auto& x : m_jobData)
     {
         if (x.second.load().isOver())
-            ++count;
+            return true;
     }
 
-    return count > 0;
+    return false;
 }
 
 Json::Value