diff --git a/p2p/discover/portal_protocol.go b/p2p/discover/portal_protocol.go
index 2af0d4d550..98a5636262 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/portal_protocol.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/portal_protocol.go
@@ -1860,11 +1860,13 @@ func (p *PortalProtocol) Gossip(srcNodeId *enode.ID, contentKeys [][]byte, conte
 	maxClosestNodes := 4
 	maxFartherNodes := 4
 	closestLocalNodes := p.findNodesCloseToContent(contentId, 32)
+	p.Log.Debug("closest local nodes", "count", len(closestLocalNodes))
 
 	gossipNodes := make([]*enode.Node, 0)
 	for _, n := range closestLocalNodes {
 		radius, found := p.radiusCache.HasGet(nil, []byte(n.ID().String()))
 		if found {
+			p.Log.Debug("found closest local nodes", "nodeId", n.ID(), "addr", n.IPAddr().String())
 			nodeRadius := new(uint256.Int)
 			err := nodeRadius.UnmarshalSSZ(radius)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/p2p/discover/portal_protocol_test.go b/p2p/discover/portal_protocol_test.go
index 7f42ee71f4..adfab1e50f 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/portal_protocol_test.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/portal_protocol_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discover/portalwire"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	assert "github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func setupLocalPortalNode(addr string, bootNodes []*enode.Node) (*PortalProtocol, error) {