diff --git a/src/tls.c b/src/tls.c
index 46a8c12c2b..f55c84c7ea 100644
--- a/src/tls.c
+++ b/src/tls.c
@@ -13584,8 +13584,6 @@ static int TLSX_ECH_Parse(WOLFSSL* ssl, const byte* readBuf, word16 size,
     }
     /* HRR with special confirmation */
     else if (msgType == hello_retry_request && ssl->options.useEch) {
-        /* TODO: confirmation may not exist -> segfault? */
-        printf("\n\ngot special confirmation\n\n\n");
         /* length must be 8 */
         if (size != ECH_ACCEPT_CONFIRMATION_SZ)
             return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
@@ -14441,7 +14439,6 @@ static int TLSX_Write(TLSX* list, byte* output, byte* semaphore,
                 WOLFSSL_MSG("ECH extension to write");
                 ret = ECH_WRITE((WOLFSSL_ECH*)extension->data, msgType,
                     output + offset, &offset);
-                fprintf(stderr, "\t\thit this\n");
                 break;
 #endif
             default:
@@ -16975,6 +16972,18 @@ int TLSX_Parse(WOLFSSL* ssl, const byte* input, word16 length, byte msgType,
     if (ret == 0)
         ret = TCA_VERIFY_PARSE(ssl, isRequest);
 
+#if defined(WOLFSSL_TLS13) && defined(HAVE_ECH)
+    /* If client used ECH, server HRR must include ECH confirmation */
+    if (ret == 0 && msgType == hello_retry_request && ssl->options.useEch == 1) {
+        TLSX* echX = TLSX_Find(ssl->extensions, TLSX_ECH);
+        if (echX == NULL || ((WOLFSSL_ECH*)echX->data)->confBuf == NULL) {
+            WOLFSSL_MSG("ECH used but HRR missing ECH confirmation");
+            WOLFSSL_ERROR_VERBOSE(EXT_MISSING);
+            ret = EXT_MISSING;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
     WOLFSSL_LEAVE("Leaving TLSX_Parse", ret);
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/tls13.c b/src/tls13.c
index 292be15054..08c9f7cffa 100644
--- a/src/tls13.c
+++ b/src/tls13.c
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ static int Tls13HKDFExpandKeyLabel(WOLFSSL* ssl, byte* okm, word32 okmLen,
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(HAVE_FIPS) || (defined(FIPS_VERSION_GE) && FIPS_VERSION_GE(6,0))
-    printf("Running this\n");
     ret = wc_Tls13_HKDF_Expand_Label_ex(okm, okmLen, prk, prkLen,
                                       protocol, protocolLen,
                                       label, labelLen,
@@ -5681,10 +5680,8 @@ int DoTls13ServerHello(WOLFSSL* ssl, const byte* input, word32* inOutIdx,
         if (args->extMsgType == hello_retry_request) {
             args->acceptOffset =
                 (word32)(((WOLFSSL_ECH*)args->echX->data)->confBuf - input);
-            printf("\n\n\nCONFBUF %p\n", ((WOLFSSL_ECH*)args->echX->data)->confBuf);
             args->acceptLabel = (byte*)echHrrAcceptConfirmationLabel;
             args->acceptLabelSz = ECH_HRR_ACCEPT_CONFIRMATION_LABEL_SZ;
-            printf("\n\nHELLO RETRY REQUEST\n\n\n");
         }
         else {
             args->acceptLabel = (byte*)echAcceptConfirmationLabel;
@@ -5692,7 +5689,6 @@ int DoTls13ServerHello(WOLFSSL* ssl, const byte* input, word32* inOutIdx,
         }
         /* check acceptance */
         if (ret == 0) {
-            printf("inOutIdx %d  acceptOffset %d\n", *inOutIdx, args->acceptOffset);
             ret = EchCheckAcceptance(ssl, args->acceptLabel,
                 args->acceptLabelSz, input, args->acceptOffset, helloSz);
         }
@@ -5762,7 +5758,6 @@ int DoTls13ServerHello(WOLFSSL* ssl, const byte* input, word32* inOutIdx,
         ssl->options.tls1_3 = 1;
         ssl->options.serverState = SERVER_HELLO_RETRY_REQUEST_COMPLETE;
 
-        printf("\n\n\nRestarting HASH\n\n\n\n");
         ret = RestartHandshakeHash(ssl);
     }
 
@@ -13062,19 +13057,11 @@ int DoTls13HandShakeMsgType(WOLFSSL* ssl, byte* input, word32* inOutIdx,
         return OUT_OF_ORDER_E;
     }
 
-    if (ssl->options.echAccepted == 1) {
-        printf("\n\n\nHIGH LEVEL - ECH ACCEPTED\n\n\n\n");
-    }
-    else {
-        printf("\n\n\nHIGH LEVEL - ECH REJECTED\n\n\n\n");
-    }
-
     /* above checks handshake state */
     switch (type) {
 #ifndef NO_WOLFSSL_CLIENT
     /* Messages only received by client. */
     case server_hello:
-        printf("\n\n\nProcessing SERVER HELLO\n\n\n\n");
         WOLFSSL_MSG("processing server hello");
         ret = DoTls13ServerHello(ssl, input, inOutIdx, size, &type);
     #if !defined(WOLFSSL_NO_CLIENT_AUTH) && \
@@ -13225,14 +13212,6 @@ int DoTls13HandShakeMsgType(WOLFSSL* ssl, byte* input, word32* inOutIdx,
         break;
     }
 
-    if (ssl->options.echAccepted == 1) {
-        printf("\n\n\nHIGH LEVEL 2 - ECH ACCEPTED\n\n\n\n");
-    }
-    else {
-        printf("\n\n\nHIGH LEVEL 2 - ECH REJECTED\n\n\n\n");
-    }
-
-
 #if defined(WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT) || defined(WOLFSSL_ASYNC_IO)
     /* if async, offset index so this msg will be processed again */
     /* NOTE: check this now before other calls can overwrite ret */