diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/IndexSettings.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/IndexSettings.java
index 3af7553f39cc8..e0647e5b6e4fd 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/IndexSettings.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/IndexSettings.java
@@ -823,7 +823,9 @@ public IndexSettings(final IndexMetadata indexMetadata, final Settings nodeSetti
         maxFullFlushMergeWaitTime = scopedSettings.get(INDEX_MERGE_ON_FLUSH_MAX_FULL_FLUSH_MERGE_WAIT_TIME);
         mergeOnFlushEnabled = scopedSettings.get(INDEX_MERGE_ON_FLUSH_ENABLED);
         setMergeOnFlushPolicy(scopedSettings.get(INDEX_MERGE_ON_FLUSH_POLICY));
+        System.out.println("CHETAN LOGSSSS    "  +IndexMetadata.SETTING_INDEX_VERSION_CREATED.get(settings));
         widenIndexSortType = IndexMetadata.SETTING_INDEX_VERSION_CREATED.get(settings).onOrBefore(LegacyESVersion.V_2_7_0);
+        System.out.println("CHETAN LOGSSSS    "  +widenIndexSortType);
 
         scopedSettings.addSettingsUpdateConsumer(MergePolicyConfig.INDEX_COMPOUND_FORMAT_SETTING, mergePolicyConfig::setNoCFSRatio);
         scopedSettings.addSettingsUpdateConsumer(