diff --git a/akka-bbb-apps/src/main/scala/org/bigbluebutton/core/apps/users/ValidateAuthTokenReqMsgHdlr.scala b/akka-bbb-apps/src/main/scala/org/bigbluebutton/core/apps/users/ValidateAuthTokenReqMsgHdlr.scala
index f9ae376609..cdaf704920 100755
--- a/akka-bbb-apps/src/main/scala/org/bigbluebutton/core/apps/users/ValidateAuthTokenReqMsgHdlr.scala
+++ b/akka-bbb-apps/src/main/scala/org/bigbluebutton/core/apps/users/ValidateAuthTokenReqMsgHdlr.scala
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import org.bigbluebutton.core.bus.InternalEventBus
 import org.bigbluebutton.core.domain.MeetingState2x
 import org.bigbluebutton.core.models._
 import org.bigbluebutton.core.running.{ HandlerHelpers, LiveMeeting, OutMsgRouter }
-import org.bigbluebutton.core2.message.senders.{ MsgBuilder }
+import org.bigbluebutton.core2.message.senders.MsgBuilder
 
 trait ValidateAuthTokenReqMsgHdlr extends HandlerHelpers {
   this: UsersApp =>
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ trait ValidateAuthTokenReqMsgHdlr extends HandlerHelpers {
     var failReason = "Invalid auth token."
     var failReasonCode = EjectReasonCode.VALIDATE_TOKEN
 
+    log.info("Number of registered users [{}]", RegisteredUsers.numRegisteredUsers(liveMeeting.registeredUsers))
     val regUser = RegisteredUsers.getRegisteredUserWithToken(msg.body.authToken, msg.body.userId,
       liveMeeting.registeredUsers)
     regUser match {
diff --git a/akka-bbb-apps/src/main/scala/org/bigbluebutton/core/models/RegisteredUsers.scala b/akka-bbb-apps/src/main/scala/org/bigbluebutton/core/models/RegisteredUsers.scala
index c92bd627e9..5169ba5068 100755
--- a/akka-bbb-apps/src/main/scala/org/bigbluebutton/core/models/RegisteredUsers.scala
+++ b/akka-bbb-apps/src/main/scala/org/bigbluebutton/core/models/RegisteredUsers.scala
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ object RegisteredUsers {
     regUsers.toVector.filter(_.joined).map(_.externId).distinct.length
   }
 
+  def numRegisteredUsers(regUsers: RegisteredUsers): Int = {
+    regUsers.toVector.size
+  }
+
   def add(users: RegisteredUsers, user: RegisteredUser): Vector[RegisteredUser] = {
 
     findWithExternUserId(user.externId, users) match {
diff --git a/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/MeetingService.java b/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/MeetingService.java
index 58c928c2eb..e83f9f8091 100755
--- a/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/MeetingService.java
+++ b/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/MeetingService.java
@@ -263,7 +263,9 @@ public class MeetingService implements MessageListener {
         RegisteredUser ru = registeredUser.getValue();
 
         long elapsedTime = now - ru.getGuestWaitedOn();
+        log.info("Determining if user [{}] should be purged. Elapsed time waiting [{}] with guest status [{}]", registeredUserID, elapsedTime, ru.getGuestStatus());
         if (elapsedTime >= waitingGuestUsersTimeout && ru.getGuestStatus() == GuestPolicy.WAIT) {
+          log.info("Purging user [{}]", registeredUserID);
           if (meeting.userUnregistered(registeredUserID) != null) {
             gw.guestWaitingLeft(meeting.getInternalId(), registeredUserID);
             meeting.setLeftGuestLobby(registeredUserID, true);