diff --git a/contrib/adaptive-compression/adapt.c b/contrib/adaptive-compression/adapt.c
index 5a3b723d..e07333fc 100644
--- a/contrib/adaptive-compression/adapt.c
+++ b/contrib/adaptive-compression/adapt.c
@@ -354,23 +354,29 @@ static void adaptCompressionLevel(adaptCCtx* ctx)
     if (1-createWaitCompressionCompletion > threshold && 1-writeWaitCompressionCompletion > threshold) {
         /* both create and write threads waiting on compression */
         /* use writeWaitCompressionCompletion */
-        unsigned const change = (unsigned)((1-writeWaitCompressionCompletion) * MAX_COMPRESSION_LEVEL_CHANGE);
+        double const completion = MAX(createWaitCompressionCompletion, writeWaitCompressionCompletion);
+        unsigned const change = (unsigned)((1-completion) * MAX_COMPRESSION_LEVEL_CHANGE);
         unsigned const boundChange = MIN(change, ctx->compressionLevel - 1);
         ctx->compressionLevel -= boundChange;
+        DEBUG(2, "create and write threads waiting, tried to decrease compression level by %u\n", boundChange);
     }
     else if (1-createWaitWriteCompletion > threshold && 1-compressWaitWriteCompletion > threshold) {
         /* both create and compression thread waiting on write */
         /* use createWaitWriteCompletion */
-        unsigned const change = (unsigned)((1-createWaitWriteCompletion) * MAX_COMPRESSION_LEVEL_CHANGE);
+        double const completion = MAX(createWaitWriteCompletion, compressWaitWriteCompletion);
+        unsigned const change = (unsigned)((1-completion) * MAX_COMPRESSION_LEVEL_CHANGE);
         unsigned const boundChange = MIN(change, ZSTD_maxCLevel() - ctx->compressionLevel);
         ctx->compressionLevel += boundChange;
+        DEBUG(2, "create and compression threads waiting, tried to increase compression level by %u\n", boundChange);
     }
     else if (1-writeWaitCreateCompletion > threshold && 1-compressWaitCreateCompletion > threshold) {
         /* both compression and write waiting on create */
         /* use compressWaitCreateCompletion */
-        unsigned const change = (unsigned)((1-compressWaitCreateCompletion) * MAX_COMPRESSION_LEVEL_CHANGE);
+        double const completion = MAX(writeWaitCreateCompletion, compressWaitCreateCompletion);
+        unsigned const change = (unsigned)((1-completion) * MAX_COMPRESSION_LEVEL_CHANGE);
         unsigned const boundChange = MIN(change, ZSTD_maxCLevel() - ctx->compressionLevel);
         ctx->compressionLevel += boundChange;
+        DEBUG(2, "compression and write threads waiting, tried to increase compression level by %u\n", boundChange);
     }
 
     if (g_forceCompressionLevel) {
@@ -404,8 +410,8 @@ static void* compressionThread(void* arg)
             ctx->compressWaitWriteCompletion = ctx->writeCompletion;
             DEBUG(3, "compression thread waiting : compressWaitCreateCompletion %f : compressWaitWriteCompletion %f\n", ctx->compressWaitCreateCompletion, ctx->compressWaitWriteCompletion);
             DEBUG(3, "create completion: %f\n", ctx->createCompletion);
+            DEBUG(2, "compression thread waiting for nextJob: %u, compressWaitCreateCompletion %f, compressWaitWriteCompletion %f\n", currJob, ctx->compressWaitCreateCompletion, ctx->compressWaitWriteCompletion);
             pthread_mutex_unlock(&ctx->completion_mutex.pMutex);
-            DEBUG(2, "waiting on job ready, nextJob: %u\n", currJob);
             pthread_cond_wait(&ctx->jobReady_cond.pCond, &ctx->jobReady_mutex.pMutex);
         }
         pthread_mutex_unlock(&ctx->jobReady_mutex.pMutex);
@@ -422,6 +428,7 @@ static void* compressionThread(void* arg)
         /* adapt compression level */
         if (currJob) adaptCompressionLevel(ctx);
 
+        DEBUG(2, "job %u compressed with level %u\n", currJob, ctx->compressionLevel);
         /* compress the data */
         {
             size_t const compressionBlockSize = 1 << 17; /* 128 KB */
@@ -487,7 +494,7 @@ static void* compressionThread(void* arg)
                     /* update completion */
                     pthread_mutex_lock(&ctx->completion_mutex.pMutex);
                     ctx->compressionCompletion = 1 - (double)remaining/job->src.size;
-                    DEBUG(3, "compression completion %f\n", ctx->compressionCompletion);
+                    DEBUG(2, "compression completion %f\n", ctx->compressionCompletion);
                     pthread_mutex_unlock(&ctx->completion_mutex.pMutex);
                 }
             } while (remaining != 0);
@@ -545,8 +552,8 @@ static void* outputThread(void* arg)
             ctx->writeWaitCompressionCompletion = ctx->compressionCompletion;
             ctx->writeWaitCreateCompletion = ctx->createCompletion;
             DEBUG(3, "write thread waiting : writeWaitCreateCompletion %f : writeWaitCompressionCompletion %f\n", ctx->writeWaitCreateCompletion, ctx->writeWaitCompressionCompletion);
+            DEBUG(2, "writer thread waiting for nextJob: %u, writeWaitCompressionCompletion %f, writeWaitCreateCompletion %f\n", currJob, ctx->writeWaitCompressionCompletion, ctx->writeWaitCreateCompletion);
             pthread_mutex_unlock(&ctx->completion_mutex.pMutex);
-            DEBUG(2, "waiting on job compressed, nextJob: %u\n", currJob);
             pthread_cond_wait(&ctx->jobCompressed_cond.pCond, &ctx->jobCompressed_mutex.pMutex);
         }
         pthread_mutex_unlock(&ctx->jobCompressed_mutex.pMutex);
@@ -579,7 +586,7 @@ static void* outputThread(void* arg)
                     /* update completion variable for writing */
                     pthread_mutex_lock(&ctx->completion_mutex.pMutex);
                     ctx->writeCompletion = 1 - (double)remaining/compressedSize;
-                    DEBUG(3, "write completion %f\n", ctx->writeCompletion);
+                    DEBUG(2, "write completion %f\n", ctx->writeCompletion);
                     pthread_mutex_unlock(&ctx->completion_mutex.pMutex);
 
                     if (remaining == 0) break;
@@ -630,8 +637,8 @@ static int createCompressionJob(adaptCCtx* ctx, size_t srcSize, int last)
         ctx->createWaitWriteCompletion = ctx->writeCompletion;
         DEBUG(3, "creation thread waiting : createWaitCompressionCompletion %f : createWaitWriteCompletion %f\n", ctx->createWaitCompressionCompletion, ctx->createWaitWriteCompletion);
         DEBUG(3, "writeCompletion: %f\n", ctx->writeCompletion);
+        DEBUG(2, "create thread waiting for nextJob: %u, createWaitCompressionCompletion %f, createWaitWriteCompletion %f\n", nextJob, ctx->createWaitCompressionCompletion, ctx->createWaitWriteCompletion);
         pthread_mutex_unlock(&ctx->completion_mutex.pMutex);
-        DEBUG(2, "waiting on job Write, nextJob: %u\n", nextJob);
         pthread_cond_wait(&ctx->jobWrite_cond.pCond, &ctx->jobWrite_mutex.pMutex);
     }
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&ctx->jobWrite_mutex.pMutex);
@@ -721,7 +728,7 @@ static int performCompression(adaptCCtx* ctx, FILE* const srcFile, outputThreadA
                 remaining -= ret;
                 pthread_mutex_lock(&ctx->completion_mutex.pMutex);
                 ctx->createCompletion = 1 - (double)remaining/((size_t)FILE_CHUNK_SIZE);
-                DEBUG(3, "create completion: %f\n", ctx->createCompletion);
+                DEBUG(2, "create completion: %f\n", ctx->createCompletion);
                 pthread_mutex_unlock(&ctx->completion_mutex.pMutex);
             }
             if (remaining != 0 && !feof(srcFile)) {