diff --git a/L1Trigger/TrackFindingTracklet/interface/Util.h b/L1Trigger/TrackFindingTracklet/interface/Util.h
index 127361b01c67e..37fe0ba503141 100644
--- a/L1Trigger/TrackFindingTracklet/interface/Util.h
+++ b/L1Trigger/TrackFindingTracklet/interface/Util.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace trklet {
         hexword = "1110";
       else if (word == 'F')
         hexword = "1111";
-      else if (hexword.empty()) {
+      else {
         throw cms::Exception("Inconsistency")
             << __FILE__ << " " << __LINE__ << " hex string format invalid: " << stubwordhex;
       }
diff --git a/L1Trigger/TrackFindingTracklet/src/MatchEngine.cc b/L1Trigger/TrackFindingTracklet/src/MatchEngine.cc
index 4338f63b9a7ac..ae6ef25cfc1fb 100644
--- a/L1Trigger/TrackFindingTracklet/src/MatchEngine.cc
+++ b/L1Trigger/TrackFindingTracklet/src/MatchEngine.cc
@@ -262,9 +262,9 @@ void MatchEngine::execute() {
       }
 
       if (print) {
-        cout << "istep index : " << istep << " " << index << " " << vmstub.bend().value()
-             << " rzbin istubtmp : " << rzbin << " " << istubtmp << " dz " << stubfinerz << " " << projfinerzadj
-             << "  dphi: " << deltaphi << endl;
+        edm::LogVerbatim("Tracklet") << "istep index : " << istep << " " << index << " " << vmstub.bend().value()
+                                     << " rzbin istubtmp : " << rzbin << " " << istubtmp << " dz " << stubfinerz << " "
+                                     << projfinerzadj << "  dphi: " << deltaphi;
       }
 
       //Check if stub bend and proj rinv consistent
diff --git a/L1Trigger/TrackFindingTracklet/src/MatchEngineUnit.cc b/L1Trigger/TrackFindingTracklet/src/MatchEngineUnit.cc
index 2d5acfa596d62..43b3ee79cbe46 100644
--- a/L1Trigger/TrackFindingTracklet/src/MatchEngineUnit.cc
+++ b/L1Trigger/TrackFindingTracklet/src/MatchEngineUnit.cc
@@ -141,11 +141,13 @@ void MatchEngineUnit::step(bool) {
   }
 
   // Detailed printout for comparison with HLS code
-  //if (print)
-  //  cout << "MEU TrkId stubindex : " << 128 * proj_->TCIndex() + proj_->trackletIndex() << " "
-  //       << vmstub.stubindex().value() << "   " << ((pass && dphicut) && luttable_.lookup(index)) << " index=" << index
-  //       << " projrinv bend : " << projrinv_ << " " << vmstub.bend().value() << "  shift_ isPSseed_ :" << shift_ << " "
-  //       << isPSseed_ << " slot=" << slot << endl;
+  bool print = false;
+  if (print)
+    edm::LogVerbatim("Tracklet") << "MEU TrkId stubindex : " << 128 * proj_->TCIndex() + proj_->trackletIndex() << " "
+                                 << vmstub.stubindex().value() << "   "
+                                 << ((pass && dphicut) && luttable_.lookup(index)) << " index=" << index
+                                 << " projrinv bend : " << projrinv_ << " " << vmstub.bend().value()
+                                 << "  shift_ isPSseed_ :" << shift_ << " " << isPSseed_ << " slot=" << slot;
 
   //Check if stub bend and proj rinv consistent