diff --git a/source/glest_game/ai/path_finder.cpp b/source/glest_game/ai/path_finder.cpp
index 1845f266..479fcec4 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/ai/path_finder.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/ai/path_finder.cpp
@@ -767,9 +767,10 @@ TravelState PathFinder::aStar(Unit *unit, const Vec2i &targetPos, bool inBailout
 		//printf("AStar set maxNodeCount = %d\n",maxNodeCount);
 	}
 
-	if(maxNodeCount >= 1 && unit->getPathfindFailedConsecutiveFrameCount() >= 10) {
+	if(maxNodeCount >= 1 && unit->getPathfindFailedConsecutiveFrameCount() >= 3) {
+		int orgmaxNodeCount = maxNodeCount;
 		maxNodeCount = 200;
-		//printf("AStar maxpath cut for unit [%d - %s]  to %d\n",unit->getId(),unit->getFullName().c_str(), maxNodeCount);
+		//printf("AStar maxpath cut for unit [%d - %s]  to %d [orig: %d] [unit->getPathfindFailedConsecutiveFrameCount(): %d]\n",unit->getId(),unit->getFullName().c_str(), maxNodeCount,orgmaxNodeCount,unit->getPathfindFailedConsecutiveFrameCount());
 	}
 
 	UnitPathInterface *path= unit->getPath();
diff --git a/source/glest_game/ai/path_finder.h b/source/glest_game/ai/path_finder.h
index bd9d8fd9..0417cf61 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/ai/path_finder.h
+++ b/source/glest_game/ai/path_finder.h
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ private:
 		//!!!
 		//if(SystemFlags::getSystemSettingType(SystemFlags::debugPerformance).enabled == true && chrono.getMillis() > 1) SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugPerformance,"In [%s::%s Line: %d] took msecs: %lld nodeLimitReached = %d whileLoopCount = %d nodePoolCount = %d\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,chrono.getMillis(),nodeLimitReached,whileLoopCount,factionState.nodePoolCount);
 		if(chrono.getMillis() > 1) {
-			printf("AStar for unit [%d - %s] took msecs: %lld nodeLimitReached = %d whileLoopCount = %d nodePoolCount = %d curFrameIndex = %d travel distance = %f\n",unit->getId(),unit->getFullName().c_str(), (long long int)chrono.getMillis(),nodeLimitReached,whileLoopCount,factionState.nodePoolCount,curFrameIndex,unit->getPos().dist(finalPos));
+			//printf("AStar for unit [%d - %s] took msecs: %lld nodeLimitReached = %d whileLoopCount = %d nodePoolCount = %d curFrameIndex = %d travel distance = %f\n",unit->getId(),unit->getFullName().c_str(), (long long int)chrono.getMillis(),nodeLimitReached,whileLoopCount,factionState.nodePoolCount,curFrameIndex,unit->getPos().dist(finalPos));
 		}
 	}