diff --git a/DDG4/lcio/LCIOFileReader.cpp b/DDG4/lcio/LCIOFileReader.cpp
index 0e8196b3e4ba2ee6bf7775ccc8dcd560440cf334..eb50d05ab6d6bb995850df36a7067e0031bf8130 100644
--- a/DDG4/lcio/LCIOFileReader.cpp
+++ b/DDG4/lcio/LCIOFileReader.cpp
@@ -87,8 +87,10 @@ DD4hep::Simulation::LCIOFileReader::moveToEvent(int event_number) {
   // fg: direct access does not work if run number is different from 0 and/or event numbers are not stored consecutively
   if( m_currEvent == 0 && event_number != 0 ) {
     m_reader->skipNEvents( event_number ) ;
-    printout(INFO,"LCIOFileReader","Skipping the first %d events ", event_number );
+    printout(INFO,"LCIOFileReader::moveToEvent","Skipping the first %d events ", event_number );
+    printout(INFO,"LCIOFileReader::moveToEvent","Event number before skipping: %d", m_currEvent );
     m_currEvent = event_number;
+    printout(INFO,"LCIOFileReader::moveToEvent","Event number after skipping: %d", m_currEvent );
   }
   return EVENT_READER_OK;
 }
diff --git a/DDG4/lcio/LCIOStdHepReader.cpp b/DDG4/lcio/LCIOStdHepReader.cpp
index 82e357a9dd81db0fa98f20ad4d6d56b43309744e..1a04cd3826ed1666b0e65ecd7073db2e4bbe7e6b 100644
--- a/DDG4/lcio/LCIOStdHepReader.cpp
+++ b/DDG4/lcio/LCIOStdHepReader.cpp
@@ -91,13 +91,14 @@ Geant4EventReader::EventReaderStatus
 LCIOStdHepReader::moveToEvent(int event_number) {
   if( m_currEvent == 0 && event_number != 0 ) {
     printout(INFO,"LCIOStdHepReader::moveToEvent","Skipping the first %d events ", event_number );
-    printout(INFO,"LCIOStdHepReader::moveToEvent","Current Event Number: %d", m_currEvent );
+    printout(INFO,"LCIOStdHepReader::moveToEvent","Event number before skipping: %d", m_currEvent );
     while ( m_currEvent < event_number ) {
       EVENT::LCCollection* particles = m_reader->readEvent();
       if ( 0 == particles ) return EVENT_READER_ERROR;
       ++m_currEvent;
     }
   }
+  printout(INFO,"LCIOStdHepReader::moveToEvent","Event number after skipping: %d", m_currEvent );
   return EVENT_READER_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/DDG4/plugins/Geant4EventReaderHepMC.cpp b/DDG4/plugins/Geant4EventReaderHepMC.cpp
index 43c235e777ad542fe072fe828045e3eb4b1855d3..012423c880157cc7376d895d78168eab058399c1 100644
--- a/DDG4/plugins/Geant4EventReaderHepMC.cpp
+++ b/DDG4/plugins/Geant4EventReaderHepMC.cpp
@@ -189,12 +189,13 @@ Geant4EventReader::EventReaderStatus
 Geant4EventReaderHepMC::moveToEvent(int event_number) {
   if( m_currEvent == 0 && event_number != 0 ) {
     printout(INFO,"EventReaderHepMC::moveToEvent","Skipping the first %d events ", event_number );
-    printout(INFO,"EventReaderHepMC::moveToEvent","Current Event Number: %d", m_currEvent );
+    printout(INFO,"EventReaderHepMC::moveToEvent","Event number before skipping: %d", m_currEvent );
     while ( m_currEvent < event_number ) {
       if ( not m_events->read() ) return EVENT_READER_ERROR;
       ++m_currEvent;
     }
   }
+  printout(INFO,"EventReaderHepMC::moveToEvent","Event number after skipping: %d", m_currEvent );
   return EVENT_READER_OK;
 }
 
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ Geant4EventReaderHepMC::readParticles(int /* ev_id */, Particles& output) {
     m_events->clear();
     for(Particles::const_iterator k=output.begin(); k != output.end(); ++k) {
       Geant4ParticleHandle p(*k);
-      printout(INFO,m_name,
+      printout(VERBOSE,m_name,
                "+++ %s ID:%3d status:%08X typ:%9d Mom:(%+.2e,%+.2e,%+.2e)[MeV] "
                "time: %+.2e [ns] #Dau:%3d #Par:%1d",
                "",p->id,p->status,p->pdgID,
diff --git a/DDG4/src/Geant4InputAction.cpp b/DDG4/src/Geant4InputAction.cpp
index ed699f350332a3c6b65955bd7bce864488ffd2b8..f16c734cdabe24d0a5645b1bfa17e4625eb3784d 100644
--- a/DDG4/src/Geant4InputAction.cpp
+++ b/DDG4/src/Geant4InputAction.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Geant4EventReader::moveToEvent(int event_number)   {
   if ( event_number >= INT_MIN )   {
     return EVENT_READER_OK;  // Logic below does not work as expected.
   }                          // This shortcuts it!
+                             // APS: would have been nice to know what exactly doesn't work...
   if ( m_currEvent == event_number )  {
     return EVENT_READER_OK;
   }