diff --git a/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs b/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
index 56d1889aa1..649615c016 100644
--- a/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ pub fn purge_old_snapshot_archives<P>(
     P: AsRef<Path>,
 {
     info!(
-        "Purging old snapshot archives in {}, retaining {} full snapshots and {} incremental snapshots",
+        "Purging old snapshot archives in {}, retaining up to {} full snapshots and up to {} incremental snapshots",
         snapshot_archives_dir.as_ref().display(),
         maximum_full_snapshot_archives_to_retain,
         maximum_incremental_snapshot_archives_to_retain
@@ -1257,6 +1257,12 @@ pub fn purge_old_snapshot_archives<P>(
     snapshot_archives.sort_unstable();
     snapshot_archives.reverse();
     let max_snaps = max(1, maximum_full_snapshot_archives_to_retain); // Always keep at least one snapshot
+    trace!(
+        "There are {} full snapshot archives, purging {} of them",
+        snapshot_archives.len(),
+        snapshot_archives.len().saturating_sub(max_snaps)
+    );
+
     for old_archive in snapshot_archives.into_iter().skip(max_snaps) {
         trace!(
             "Purging old full snapshot archive: {}",
@@ -1296,8 +1302,20 @@ pub fn purge_old_snapshot_archives<P>(
             }
         });
 
-    incremental_snapshot_archives_with_same_base_slot.sort_unstable();
+    if !incremental_snapshot_archives_with_different_base_slot.is_empty() {
+        trace!(
+            "Purging {} incremental snapshot archives with a different base slot than the highest full snapshot slot",
+            incremental_snapshot_archives_with_different_base_slot.len()
+        );
+    }
+    trace!(
+        "There are {} incremental snapshots with same base slot as the highest full snapshot slot, purging {} of them",
+        incremental_snapshot_archives_with_same_base_slot.len(),
+        incremental_snapshot_archives_with_same_base_slot.len()
+            .saturating_sub(maximum_incremental_snapshot_archives_to_retain)
+    );
 
+    incremental_snapshot_archives_with_same_base_slot.sort_unstable();
     incremental_snapshot_archives_with_different_base_slot
         .iter()
         .chain(