diff --git a/rts/lra/test/basic/src/test/java/io/narayana/lra/arquillian/FailedLRAIT.java b/rts/lra/test/basic/src/test/java/io/narayana/lra/arquillian/FailedLRAIT.java
index 8d71b6ee20..b25d844d8f 100644
--- a/rts/lra/test/basic/src/test/java/io/narayana/lra/arquillian/FailedLRAIT.java
+++ b/rts/lra/test/basic/src/test/java/io/narayana/lra/arquillian/FailedLRAIT.java
@@ -254,11 +254,14 @@ private URI invokeInTransaction(String resourcePrefix, String resourcePath, int
      */
     private boolean validateStateAndRemove(URI lra, LRAStatus state) {
         JsonArray failedRecords = getFailedRecords(lra);
+
         for (JsonValue failedLRA : failedRecords) {
-            String lraId = failedLRA.asJsonObject().getString("lraId");
-            lraId = lraId.replaceAll("\\\\", "");
+            String lraId = failedLRA.asJsonObject().getString("lraId")
+                    .replaceAll("\\\\", "");
+
             if (lraId.contains(lra.toASCIIString())) {
                 String status = failedLRA.asJsonObject().getString("status");
+
                 if (status.equals(state.name())) {
                     // remove the failed LRA
                     Assert.assertEquals("Could not remove log",
@@ -269,6 +272,9 @@ private boolean validateStateAndRemove(URI lra, LRAStatus state) {
             }
         }
 
+        System.out.printf("lra not in failed list:%n    LRA=%s%n    state=%s%n    json=%s%n",
+                lra, state, failedRecords);
+
         return false;
     }