diff --git a/weed/storage/needle/needle.go b/weed/storage/needle/needle.go
index 7d02758d6..150d6ee4b 100644
--- a/weed/storage/needle/needle.go
+++ b/weed/storage/needle/needle.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type Needle struct {
 }
 
 func (n *Needle) String() (str string) {
-	str = fmt.Sprintf("%s Size:%d, DataSize:%d, Name:%s, Mime:%s", formatNeedleIdCookie(n.Id, n.Cookie), n.Size, n.DataSize, n.Name, n.Mime)
+	str = fmt.Sprintf("%s Size:%d, DataSize:%d, Name:%s, Mime:%s Compressed:%v", formatNeedleIdCookie(n.Id, n.Cookie), n.Size, n.DataSize, n.Name, n.Mime, n.IsCompressed())
 	return
 }
 
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ func CreateNeedleFromRequest(r *http.Request, fixJpgOrientation bool, sizeLimit
 		}
 	}
 	if pu.IsGzipped {
+		// println(r.URL.Path, "is set to compressed", pu.FileName, pu.IsGzipped, "dataSize", pu.OriginalDataSize)
 		n.SetIsCompressed()
 	}
 	if n.LastModified == 0 {
diff --git a/weed/storage/needle/needle_parse_upload.go b/weed/storage/needle/needle_parse_upload.go
index 785217761..dd678f87f 100644
--- a/weed/storage/needle/needle_parse_upload.go
+++ b/weed/storage/needle/needle_parse_upload.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func ParseUpload(r *http.Request, sizeLimit int64) (pu *ParsedUpload, e error) {
 
 	pu.OriginalDataSize = len(pu.Data)
 	pu.UncompressedData = pu.Data
-	// println("received data", len(pu.Data), "isGzipped", pu.IsCompressed, "mime", pu.MimeType, "name", pu.FileName)
+	// println("received data", len(pu.Data), "isGzipped", pu.IsGzipped, "mime", pu.MimeType, "name", pu.FileName)
 	if pu.IsGzipped {
 		if unzipped, e := util.DecompressData(pu.Data); e == nil {
 			pu.OriginalDataSize = len(unzipped)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func ParseUpload(r *http.Request, sizeLimit int64) (pu *ParsedUpload, e error) {
 			mimeType = ""
 		}
 		if shouldBeCompressed, iAmSure := util.IsCompressableFileType(ext, mimeType); mimeType == "" && !iAmSure || shouldBeCompressed && iAmSure {
-			// println("ext", ext, "iAmSure", iAmSure, "shouldGzip", shouldGzip, "mimeType", pu.MimeType)
+			// println("ext", ext, "iAmSure", iAmSure, "shouldBeCompressed", shouldBeCompressed, "mimeType", pu.MimeType)
 			if compressedData, err := util.GzipData(pu.Data); err == nil {
 				if len(compressedData)*10 < len(pu.Data)*9 {
 					pu.Data = compressedData