diff --git a/pkg/stats/monitor.go b/pkg/stats/monitor.go
index 6b4b6ebd..00f67883 100644
--- a/pkg/stats/monitor.go
+++ b/pkg/stats/monitor.go
@@ -193,9 +193,7 @@ func (m *Monitor) CanAccept() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	available := m.cpuStats.GetCPUIdle() - m.pendingCPUs.Load()
-
-	return available > m.maxCost
+	return m.getAvailable() > m.maxCost
 }
 
 func (m *Monitor) canAcceptIngress(info *livekit.IngressInfo) (bool, float64, float64) {
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@ func (m *Monitor) canAcceptIngress(info *livekit.IngressInfo) (bool, float64, fl
 
 	var cpuHold float64
 	var accept bool
-	available := m.cpuStats.GetCPUIdle() - m.pendingCPUs.Load() - minIdle*m.cpuStats.NumCPU()
+	available := m.getAvailable()
 
 	switch info.InputType {
 	case livekit.IngressInput_RTMP_INPUT:
@@ -227,6 +225,8 @@ func (m *Monitor) canAcceptIngress(info *livekit.IngressInfo) (bool, float64, fl
 		logger.Errorw("unsupported request type", errors.New("invalid parameter"))
 	}
 
+	logger.Debugw("checking if request can be handled", "inputType", info.InputType, "accept", accept, "available", available, "cpuHold", cpuHold, "idle", m.cpuStats.GetCPUIdle(), "pending", m.pendingCPUs.Load())
+
 	return accept, cpuHold, available
 }
 
@@ -267,3 +267,7 @@ func (m *Monitor) IngressEnded(info *livekit.IngressInfo) {
 
 	}
 }
+
+func (m *Monitor) getAvailable() float64 {
+	return m.cpuStats.GetCPUIdle() - m.pendingCPUs.Load() - minIdle*m.cpuStats.NumCPU()
+}