diff --git a/src/equil/vcs_solve_TP.cpp b/src/equil/vcs_solve_TP.cpp
index 67e019a09b..e1e969a8bd 100644
--- a/src/equil/vcs_solve_TP.cpp
+++ b/src/equil/vcs_solve_TP.cpp
@@ -1943,20 +1943,8 @@ bool VCS_SOLVE::vcs_globStepDamp()
         plogf("   --- subroutine FORCE: End Slope       = %g\n", s2);
     }
 
-    if (s1 > 0.0) {
-        if (m_debug_print_lvl >= 2) {
-            plogf("   --- subroutine FORCE produced no adjustments,");
-            if (s1 < 1.0E-40) {
-                plogf(" s1 positive but really small\n");
-            } else {
-                plogf(" failed s1 test\n");
-            }
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    if (s2 <= 0.0) {
-        debuglog("   --- subroutine FORCE produced no adjustments, s2 < 0\n", m_debug_print_lvl >= 2);
+    if (s1 > 0.0 || s2 <= 0.0) {
+        debuglog("   --- subroutine FORCE produced no adjustments\n", m_debug_print_lvl >= 2);
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -1966,9 +1954,7 @@ bool VCS_SOLVE::vcs_globStepDamp()
         al = s1 / (s1 - s2);
     }
     if (al >= 0.95 || al < 0.0) {
-        if (m_debug_print_lvl >= 2) {
-            plogf("   --- subroutine FORCE produced no adjustments (al = %g)\n", al);
-        }
+        debuglog("   --- subroutine FORCE produced no adjustments\n", m_debug_print_lvl >= 2);
         return false;
     }
     if (m_debug_print_lvl >= 2) {
diff --git a/test_problems/VCSnonideal/LatticeSolid_LiSi/verbose_blessed.txt b/test_problems/VCSnonideal/LatticeSolid_LiSi/verbose_blessed.txt
index a00d6d864f..90abc0c082 100644
--- a/test_problems/VCSnonideal/LatticeSolid_LiSi/verbose_blessed.txt
+++ b/test_problems/VCSnonideal/LatticeSolid_LiSi/verbose_blessed.txt
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ VCS CALCULATION METHOD
    --- Total tentative Dimensionless Gibbs Free Energy = -4.1206752525561E+03
    --- subroutine FORCE: Beginning Slope = -0.109397
    --- subroutine FORCE: End Slope       = -0.0989949
-   --- subroutine FORCE produced no adjustments, s2 < 0
+   --- subroutine FORCE produced no adjustments
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    --- Summary of the Update  (all species):
    ---      Species Status Initial_KMoles Final_KMoles Initial_Mu/RT     Mu/RT     Init_Del_G/RT   Delta_G/RT
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ VCS CALCULATION METHOD
    --- Total tentative Dimensionless Gibbs Free Energy = -4.1206857517346E+03
    --- subroutine FORCE: Beginning Slope = -0.0109994
    --- subroutine FORCE: End Slope       = 5.0022e-07
-   --- subroutine FORCE produced no adjustments (al = 0.999955)
+   --- subroutine FORCE produced no adjustments
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    --- Summary of the Update  (all species):
    ---      Species Status Initial_KMoles Final_KMoles Initial_Mu/RT     Mu/RT     Init_Del_G/RT   Delta_G/RT
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ VCS CALCULATION METHOD
    --- Total tentative Dimensionless Gibbs Free Energy = -4.1206857517346E+03
    --- subroutine FORCE: Beginning Slope = -1.39826e-19
    --- subroutine FORCE: End Slope       = 9.31017e-32
-   --- subroutine FORCE produced no adjustments, s2 < 0
+   --- subroutine FORCE produced no adjustments
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    --- Summary of the Update  (all species):
    ---      Species Status Initial_KMoles Final_KMoles Initial_Mu/RT     Mu/RT     Init_Del_G/RT   Delta_G/RT