diff --git a/align.c b/align.c
index d18cfed..e1855f3 100644
--- a/align.c
+++ b/align.c
@@ -210,6 +210,13 @@ static void mm_align_pair(void *km, const mm_mapopt_t *opt, int qlen, const uint
 		ksw_extz2_sse(km, qlen, qseq, tlen, tseq, 5, mat, opt->q, opt->e, w, zdrop, end_bonus, flag, ez);
 	else
 		ksw_extd2_sse(km, qlen, qseq, tlen, tseq, 5, mat, opt->q, opt->e, opt->q2, opt->e2, w, zdrop, end_bonus, flag, ez);
+	if (mm_dbg_flag & MM_DBG_PRINT_ALN_SEQ) {
+		int i;
+		fprintf(stderr, "score=%d, cigar=", ez->score);
+		for (i = 0; i < ez->n_cigar; ++i)
+			fprintf(stderr, "%d%c", ez->cigar[i]>>4, "MIDN"[ez->cigar[i]&0xf]);
+		fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+	}
 }
 
 static inline int mm_get_hplen_back(const mm_idx_t *mi, uint32_t rid, uint32_t x)
diff --git a/ksw2.h b/ksw2.h
index dcea9f8..48f3596 100644
--- a/ksw2.h
+++ b/ksw2.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static inline uint32_t *ksw_push_cigar(void *km, int *n_cigar, int *m_cigar, uin
 //   bit 0-2: which type gets the max - 0 for H, 1 for E, 2 for F, 3 for \tilde{E} and 4 for \tilde{F}
 //   bit 3/0x08: 1 if a continuation on the E state (bit 5/0x20 for a continuation on \tilde{E})
 //   bit 4/0x10: 1 if a continuation on the F state (bit 6/0x40 for a continuation on \tilde{F})
-static inline void ksw_backtrack(void *km, int is_rot, int is_rev, int with_N, const uint8_t *p, const int *off, const int *off_end, int n_col, int i0, int j0,
+static inline void ksw_backtrack(void *km, int is_rot, int is_rev, int min_intron_len, const uint8_t *p, const int *off, const int *off_end, int n_col, int i0, int j0,
 								 int *m_cigar_, int *n_cigar_, uint32_t **cigar_)
 { // p[] - lower 3 bits: which type gets the max; bit
 	int n_cigar = 0, m_cigar = *m_cigar_, i = i0, j = j0, r, state = 0;
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ static inline void ksw_backtrack(void *km, int is_rot, int is_rev, int with_N, c
 		if (state == 0) state = tmp & 7; // TODO: probably this line can be merged into the "else if" line right above; not 100% sure
 		if (force_state >= 0) state = force_state;
 		if (state == 0) cigar = ksw_push_cigar(km, &n_cigar, &m_cigar, cigar, 0, 1), --i, --j; // match
-		else if (state == 1 || (state == 3 && !with_N)) cigar = ksw_push_cigar(km, &n_cigar, &m_cigar, cigar, 2, 1), --i; // deletion
-		else if (state == 3 && with_N) cigar = ksw_push_cigar(km, &n_cigar, &m_cigar, cigar, 3, 1), --i; // intron
+		else if (state == 1 || (state == 3 && min_intron_len <= 0)) cigar = ksw_push_cigar(km, &n_cigar, &m_cigar, cigar, 2, 1), --i; // deletion
+		else if (state == 3 && min_intron_len > 0) cigar = ksw_push_cigar(km, &n_cigar, &m_cigar, cigar, 3, 1), --i; // intron
 		else cigar = ksw_push_cigar(km, &n_cigar, &m_cigar, cigar, 1, 1), --j; // insertion
 	}
-	if (i >= 0) cigar = ksw_push_cigar(km, &n_cigar, &m_cigar, cigar, 2, i + 1); // first deletion
+	if (i >= 0) cigar = ksw_push_cigar(km, &n_cigar, &m_cigar, cigar, i >= min_intron_len? 3 : 2, i + 1); // first deletion
 	if (j >= 0) cigar = ksw_push_cigar(km, &n_cigar, &m_cigar, cigar, 1, j + 1); // first insertion
 	if (!is_rev)
 		for (i = 0; i < n_cigar>>1; ++i) // reverse CIGAR
diff --git a/ksw2_exts2_sse.c b/ksw2_exts2_sse.c
index 2578bd5..d8178e1 100644
--- a/ksw2_exts2_sse.c
+++ b/ksw2_exts2_sse.c
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ void ksw_exts2_sse(void *km, int qlen, const uint8_t *query, int tlen, const uin
 	if (with_cigar) { // backtrack
 		int rev_cigar = !!(flag & KSW_EZ_REV_CIGAR);
 		if (!ez->zdropped && !(flag&KSW_EZ_EXTZ_ONLY))
-			ksw_backtrack(km, 1, rev_cigar, 1, (uint8_t*)p, off, off_end, n_col_*16, tlen-1, qlen-1, &ez->m_cigar, &ez->n_cigar, &ez->cigar);
+			ksw_backtrack(km, 1, rev_cigar, long_thres, (uint8_t*)p, off, off_end, n_col_*16, tlen-1, qlen-1, &ez->m_cigar, &ez->n_cigar, &ez->cigar);
 		else if (ez->max_t >= 0 && ez->max_q >= 0)
-			ksw_backtrack(km, 1, rev_cigar, 1, (uint8_t*)p, off, off_end, n_col_*16, ez->max_t, ez->max_q, &ez->m_cigar, &ez->n_cigar, &ez->cigar);
+			ksw_backtrack(km, 1, rev_cigar, long_thres, (uint8_t*)p, off, off_end, n_col_*16, ez->max_t, ez->max_q, &ez->m_cigar, &ez->n_cigar, &ez->cigar);
 		kfree(km, mem2); kfree(km, off);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 15bc906..c51f747 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "mmpriv.h"
 #include "getopt.h"
 
-#define MM_VERSION "2.6-r639-dirty"
+#define MM_VERSION "2.6-r651-dirty"
 
 #ifdef __linux__
 #include <sys/resource.h>
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		else if (c == 0 && long_idx == 6) mm_dbg_flag |= MM_DBG_PRINT_QNAME | MM_DBG_PRINT_SEED, n_threads = 1; // --print-seed
 		else if (c == 0 && long_idx == 7) opt.max_chain_skip = atoi(optarg); // --max-chain-skip
 		else if (c == 0 && long_idx == 8) opt.min_ksw_len = atoi(optarg); // --min-dp-len
-		else if (c == 0 && long_idx == 9) mm_dbg_flag |= MM_DBG_PRINT_QNAME | MM_DBG_PRINT_ALN_SEQ; // --print-aln-seq
+		else if (c == 0 && long_idx == 9) mm_dbg_flag |= MM_DBG_PRINT_QNAME | MM_DBG_PRINT_ALN_SEQ, n_threads = 1; // --print-aln-seq
 		else if (c == 0 && long_idx ==10) opt.flag |= MM_F_SPLICE; // --splice
 		else if (c == 0 && long_idx ==12) opt.flag |= MM_F_NO_LJOIN; // --no-long-join
 		else if (c == 0 && long_idx ==13) opt.flag |= MM_F_SR; // --sr