diff --git a/srtcore/group.cpp b/srtcore/group.cpp
index c5d9d10f6..fd4e0ba0d 100644
--- a/srtcore/group.cpp
+++ b/srtcore/group.cpp
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ int CUDTGroup::sendBroadcast(const char* buf, int len, SRT_MSGCTRL& w_mc)
 
     if (!pendingSockets.empty() || nblocked)
     {
-        HLOGC(gslog.Debug, log << "grp/sendBroadcast: found pending sockets, polling them.");
+        HLOGC(gslog.Debug, log << "grp/sendBroadcast: found pending sockets (blocked: " << nblocked << "), polling them.");
 
         // These sockets if they are in pending state, they should be added to m_SndEID
         // at the connecting stage.
@@ -3449,11 +3449,13 @@ void CUDTGroup::sendBackup_RetryWaitBlocked(SendBackupCtx&       w_sendBackupCtx
     // Note: A link is added in unstableLinks if sending has failed with SRT_ESYNCSND.
     const unsigned num_unstable = w_sendBackupCtx.countMembersByState(BKUPST_ACTIVE_UNSTABLE);
     const unsigned num_wary     = w_sendBackupCtx.countMembersByState(BKUPST_ACTIVE_UNSTABLE_WARY);
-    if ((num_unstable + num_wary == 0) || !w_none_succeeded)
+    const unsigned num_pending  = w_sendBackupCtx.countMembersByState(BKUPST_PENDING);
+    if ((num_unstable + num_wary + num_pending == 0) || !w_none_succeeded)
         return;
 
     HLOGC(gslog.Debug, log << "grp/sendBackup: no successfull sending: "
-        << (num_unstable + num_wary) << " unstable links - waiting to retry sending...");
+        << (num_unstable + num_wary) << " unstable links, "
+        << num_pending << " pending - waiting to retry sending...");
 
     // Note: GroupLock is set already, skip locks and checks
     getGroupData_LOCKED((w_mc.grpdata), (&w_mc.grpdata_size));
diff --git a/test/test_bonding.cpp b/test/test_bonding.cpp
index 7beb75974..c261725f3 100644
--- a/test/test_bonding.cpp
+++ b/test/test_bonding.cpp
@@ -764,6 +764,8 @@ TEST(Bonding, ConnectNonBlocking)
         auto acthr = std::thread([&lsn_eid]() {
                 SRT_EPOLL_EVENT ev[3];
 
+                ThreadName::set("TEST_A");
+
                 cout << "[A] Waiting for accept\n";
 
                 // This can wait in infinity; worst case it will be killed in process.
@@ -814,7 +816,9 @@ TEST(Bonding, ConnectNonBlocking)
         int result = srt_connect_group(ss, cc, 2);
         ASSERT_EQ(result, 0);
         char data[4] = { 1, 2, 3, 4};
+        cout << "Sending...\n";
         int wrong_send = srt_send(ss, data, sizeof data);
+        cout << "Getting error...\n";
         int errorcode = srt_getlasterror(NULL);
         EXPECT_EQ(wrong_send, -1);
         EXPECT_EQ(errorcode, SRT_EASYNCSND) << "REAL ERROR: " << srt_getlasterror_str();