diff --git a/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go b/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go
index b94cb0265..3401d603a 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go
@@ -440,9 +440,12 @@ func (b *Buffer) calc(pkt []byte, arrivalTime time.Time) {
 			//   45 - regular packet - offset = 2 (running offset) - passed through with adjusted sequence number as 43
 			//   44 - padding only - out-of-order + duplicate - dropped as duplicate
 			//
+			b.logger.Debugw("PDBG dropping padding", "sn", rtpPacket.Header.SequenceNumber, "esn", flowState.ExtSequenceNumber)	// REMOVE
 			if err := b.snRangeMap.ExcludeRange(flowState.ExtSequenceNumber, flowState.ExtSequenceNumber+1); err != nil {
 				b.logger.Errorw("could not exclude range", err, "sn", rtpPacket.SequenceNumber, "esn", flowState.ExtSequenceNumber)
 			}
+		} else {
+			b.logger.Debugw("PDBG dropping duplicate padding", "sn", rtpPacket.Header.SequenceNumber, "esn", flowState.ExtSequenceNumber)	// REMOVE
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -453,6 +456,7 @@ func (b *Buffer) calc(pkt []byte, arrivalTime time.Time) {
 		b.logger.Errorw("could not get sequence number adjustment", err, "sn", flowState.ExtSequenceNumber, "payloadSize", len(rtpPacket.Payload))
 		return
 	}
+	b.logger.Debugw("PDBG incoming packet", "sn", rtpPacket.Header.SequenceNumber, "esn", flowState.ExtSequenceNumber, "adjust", snAdjustment, "size", len(rtpPacket.Payload))	// REMOVE
 	flowState.ExtSequenceNumber -= snAdjustment
 	rtpPacket.Header.SequenceNumber = uint16(flowState.ExtSequenceNumber)
 	_, err = b.bucket.AddPacketWithSequenceNumber(pkt, rtpPacket.Header.SequenceNumber)
@@ -494,6 +498,7 @@ func (b *Buffer) patchExtPacket(ep *ExtPacket, buf []byte) *ExtPacket {
 	}
 	pkt.Payload = buf[payloadStart:payloadEnd]
 	ep.Packet = &pkt
+	b.logger.Debugw("PDBG forwarding packet", "sn", pkt.Header.SequenceNumber, "esn", ep.ExtSequenceNumber, "size", len(ep.Packet.Payload))	// REMOVE
 
 	return ep
 }
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go b/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go
index 44414d7c8..5a3328d26 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ func (d *DownTrack) WriteRTP(extPkt *buffer.ExtPacket, layer int32) error {
 		}
 	}
 	if d.sequencer != nil {
-		d.sequencer.push(
+		isPushed := d.sequencer.push(
 			extPkt.Packet.SequenceNumber,
 			tp.rtp.sequenceNumber,
 			tp.rtp.timestamp,
@@ -693,8 +693,12 @@ func (d *DownTrack) WriteRTP(extPkt *buffer.ExtPacket, layer int32) error {
 			tp.codecBytes,
 			tp.ddBytes,
 		)
+		if !isPushed {
+			d.params.Logger.Debugw("PDBG sequencer push failed", "isn", extPkt.Packet.SequenceNumber, "iesn", extPkt.ExtSequenceNumber, "layer", layer, "osn", tp.rtp.sequenceNumber, "size", len(payload))	// REMOVE
+		}
 	}
 
+	d.params.Logger.Debugw("PDBG forwarding packet", "isn", extPkt.Packet.SequenceNumber, "iesn", extPkt.ExtSequenceNumber, "layer", layer, "osn", tp.rtp.sequenceNumber, "size", len(payload))	// REMOVE
 	d.pacer.Enqueue(pacer.Packet{
 		Header:             hdr,
 		Extensions:         extensions,
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/sequencer.go b/pkg/sfu/sequencer.go
index a2699427b..e5ed8299a 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/sequencer.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/sequencer.go
@@ -116,13 +116,13 @@ func (s *sequencer) push(
 	layer int8,
 	codecBytes []byte,
 	ddBytes []byte,
-) {
+) bool {
 	s.Lock()
 	defer s.Unlock()
 
 	slot, isValid := s.getSlot(offSn)
 	if !isValid {
-		return
+		return false
 	}
 
 	s.meta[s.metaWritePtr] = packetMeta{
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ func (s *sequencer) push(
 	if s.metaWritePtr >= len(s.meta) {
 		s.metaWritePtr -= len(s.meta)
 	}
+	return true
 }
 
 func (s *sequencer) pushPadding(offSn uint16) {