diff --git a/src/Node.cpp b/src/Node.cpp
index 362a895b57500f64b674c86b03b67c153a0574fc..740fccd4062a83f2987f8a5c874e7a7e06102a89 100644
--- a/src/Node.cpp
+++ b/src/Node.cpp
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ void Node::checkFileListConsistency(){
 	}
 	for (auto& element: fileList) {
 		if(element.second.size() < 4){
-			cout << "Need to rereplicate " <<  element.first << endl;
+			//cout << "Need to rereplicate " <<  element.first << endl;
 			//First check the closest node, successor and predecessor
 			int closestNodePostion = hashRing->locateClosestNode(element.first);
 			int pred = hashRing->getPredecessor(closestNodePostion);
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ vector<tuple<string,string, string>> Node::getRandomNodesToGossipTo()
 void Node::handleMaplejuiceQ(){
 	if (!maplejuiceQ.empty() && !workerRing->size() && !isBlackout){
 		for (auto &e: fileList) {
-			if (e.second.size() < 4) return; //make sure replication is good first
+			if (e.second.size() < 3) return; //make sure replication is good first
 		}
 		string msgCopy(maplejuiceQ.front());
 		cout << "[QUEUE] sending next maple/juice to be processed " << msgCopy << endl;