diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/tcm/listeners/LegacyStateListener.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/tcm/listeners/LegacyStateListener.java
index 0c72eef202..05915e03bc 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/tcm/listeners/LegacyStateListener.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/tcm/listeners/LegacyStateListener.java
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ public class LegacyStateListener implements ChangeListener.Async
                 Gossiper.instance.addLocalApplicationState(SCHEMA, StorageService.instance.valueFactory.schema(next.schema.getVersion()));
             }
 
+
             if (next.directory.peerState(change) == LEFT)
             {
                 Gossiper.instance.mergeNodeToGossip(change, next, prev.tokenMap.tokens(change));
@@ -122,6 +123,11 @@ public class LegacyStateListener implements ChangeListener.Async
                     GossipHelper.removeFromGossip(endpoint);
                 }
             }
+            else if(next.directory.peerState(change) == MOVING)
+            {
+                // legacy log messages for tests
+                logger.debug("Node {} state MOVING, tokens {}", next.directory.endpoint(change), prev.tokenMap.tokens(change));
+            }
             else if (NodeState.isBootstrap(next.directory.peerState(change)))
             {
                 // For compatibility with clients, ensure we set TOKENS for bootstrapping nodes in gossip.