diff --git a/src/rec/longinRecord.c b/src/rec/longinRecord.c
index 794c4ad3d..aa64ff57c 100644
--- a/src/rec/longinRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/longinRecord.c
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ static void monitor(plongin)
 	/* check for value change */
 	delta = plongin->mlst - plongin->val;
 	if(delta<0) delta = -delta;
-        /*If delta=0x80000000 then delta==-delta*/
         if (delta > plongin->mdel || delta==0x80000000) {
 		/* post events for value change */
 		monitor_mask |= DBE_VALUE;
@@ -284,7 +283,7 @@ static void monitor(plongin)
 	/* check for archive change */
 	delta = plongin->alst - plongin->val;
 	if(delta<0) delta = -delta;
-	if (delta > plongin->adel) {
+	if (delta > plongin->adel || delta==0x80000000) {
 		/* post events on value field for archive change */
 		monitor_mask |= DBE_LOG;
 		/* update last archive value monitored */
diff --git a/src/rec/longoutRecord.c b/src/rec/longoutRecord.c
index 3e17d1f07..fdd1d6297 100644
--- a/src/rec/longoutRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/longoutRecord.c
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ static void monitor(plongout)
         /* check for value change */
         delta = plongout->mlst - plongout->val;
         if(delta<0) delta = -delta;
-        /*If delta=0x80000000 then delta==-delta*/
         if (delta > plongout->mdel || delta==0x80000000) {
                 /* post events for value change */
                 monitor_mask |= DBE_VALUE;
@@ -324,7 +323,7 @@ static void monitor(plongout)
         /* check for archive change */
         delta = plongout->alst - plongout->val;
         if(delta<0) delta = -delta;
-        if (delta > plongout->adel) {
+        if (delta > plongout->adel || delta==0x80000000) {
                 /* post events on value field for archive change */
                 monitor_mask |= DBE_LOG;
                 /* update last archive value monitored */