diff --git a/mbfido/scannews.c b/mbfido/scannews.c
index efb840bc..9d822cb1 100644
--- a/mbfido/scannews.c
+++ b/mbfido/scannews.c
@@ -269,11 +269,12 @@ int do_one_group(List **art, char *grpname, char *ftntag)
 	total = atol(strtok(NULL, " "));
 	start = atol(strtok(NULL, " "));
 	end   = atol(strtok(NULL, " '\0'"));
+	Syslog('n', "GROUP total %d, start %d, end %d", total, start, end);
 	if ((msgs.MaxArticles) && (total > msgs.MaxArticles)) {
 	    start = end - msgs.MaxArticles;
 	    total = msgs.MaxArticles;
+	    Syslog('n', "NEW:  total %d, start %d, end %d", total, start, end);
 	}
-	Syslog('n', "GROUP total %d, start %d, end %d", total, start, end);
 	if (!total) {
 		Syslog('N', "No articles");
 		return RETVAL_OK;