                 _fragRetryTimeout = 1000;
                 _fragPrevious = _fragCurrent;
                 _fragSkipping = true;
+                _fragSkipCount++;
+                CONFIG::LOGGING {
+                    Log.debug("fragments skipped / max: " + _fragSkipCount + "/" + HLSSettings.maxSkippedFragments );
+                }
                 // set fragment first loaded to be true to ensure that we can skip first fragment as well
                 _fragmentFirstLoaded = true;
                 _loadingState = LOADING_IDLE;

        private var _fragRetryCount : int;
        private var _fragLoadStatus : int;
        private var _fragSkipping : Boolean;
        /** reference to previous/current fragment */
        private var _fragPrevious : Fragment;
        private var _fragCurrent : Fragment;

            _fragmentFirstLoaded = false;
            _fragPrevious = null;
            _fragSkipping = false;
            _fragSkipCount = 0;
            _levelNext = -1;
            _timer.start();
        }
