diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/InternalEngine.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/InternalEngine.java
index 2c4d31edd4c..9ae31e24244 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/InternalEngine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/InternalEngine.java
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ public class InternalEngine extends Engine {
                             long translogId = translogIdGenerator.incrementAndGet();
                             translog.newTransientTranslog(translogId);
                             indexWriter.setCommitData(Collections.singletonMap(Translog.TRANSLOG_ID_KEY, Long.toString(translogId)));
-                            logger.trace("starting commit for flush");
+                            logger.trace("starting commit for flush; commitTranslog=true");
                             commitIndexWriter(indexWriter);
                             logger.trace("finished commit for flush");
                             // we need to refresh in order to clear older version values
@@ -650,7 +650,9 @@ public class InternalEngine extends Engine {
                     try {
                         long translogId = translog.currentId();
                         indexWriter.setCommitData(Collections.singletonMap(Translog.TRANSLOG_ID_KEY, Long.toString(translogId)));
+                        logger.trace("starting commit for flush; commitTranslog=false");
                         commitIndexWriter(indexWriter);
+                        logger.trace("finished commit for flush");
                     } catch (Throwable e) {
                         throw new FlushFailedEngineException(shardId, e);
                     }