diff --git a/server/core/dcb.c b/server/core/dcb.c
index 653799fa6..1a7727ff8 100644
--- a/server/core/dcb.c
+++ b/server/core/dcb.c
@@ -1019,7 +1019,11 @@ int dcb_read_SSL(
 		    gwbuf_rtrim(buffer,b - n);
 		    LOGIF(LD,(skygw_log_write(LD,"[%lu] SSL: Truncated buffer to correct size from %d to %d bytes.\n",
 		     b,gwbuf_length(buffer))));
-		    LOGIF(LD,(skygw_log_sync_all()));
+		    LOGIF(LD,
+			    if(GWBUF_LENGTH(buffer) != n){
+				skygw_log_sync_all();
+			    }
+		    );
 		    ss_dassert(GWBUF_LENGTH(buffer) == n);
 
 		}