diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index abb1b7dd..11ad8c70 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ const waitForBtcTxToBeInMempool = async (btcTxHelper, btcTxHash) => {
         console.debug(`The btc tx (${btcTxHash}) was already mined.`);
         return true;
       }
+    } else {
+      return true;
     }
   };
 
@@ -275,12 +277,11 @@ const waitForBtcMempoolToGetTxs = async (btcTxHelper) => {
 
   const initialBitcoinMempoolSize = (await getBitcoinMempool(btcTxHelper)).length;
 
-  console.debug(`The initial btc mempool size is ${initialBitcoinMempoolSize}.`);
+  console.debug(`[waitForBtcMempoolToGetTxs] The initial btc mempool size is ${initialBitcoinMempoolSize}.`);
 
   const getBitcoinMempoolSize = async () => {
     const bitcoinMempool = await getBitcoinMempool(btcTxHelper);
     const bitcoinMempoolSize = bitcoinMempool.length;
-    console.debug(`The btc mempool has ${bitcoinMempoolSize} txs.`);
     return bitcoinMempoolSize;
   };