diff --git a/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go b/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go
index 419b11b7e8..2713190062 100644
--- a/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go
+++ b/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ func (w *CDCFlowWorkflowExecution) processCDCFlowConfigUpdate(ctx workflow.Conte
 	mirrorNameSearch map[string]interface{},
 ) error {
 	flowConfigUpdate := state.FlowConfigUpdate
+
 	if flowConfigUpdate != nil {
+		w.logger.Info("processing CDCFlowConfigUpdate", slog.Any("updatedState", flowConfigUpdate))
 		if len(flowConfigUpdate.AdditionalTables) == 0 {
 			return nil
 		}
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ func (w *CDCFlowWorkflowExecution) processCDCFlowConfigUpdate(ctx workflow.Conte
 		}
 		state.CurrentFlowStatus = protos.FlowStatus_STATUS_SNAPSHOT
 
+		w.logger.Info("altering publication for additional tables")
 		alterPublicationAddAdditionalTablesCtx := workflow.WithActivityOptions(ctx, workflow.ActivityOptions{
 			StartToCloseTimeout: 5 * time.Minute,
 		})
@@ -130,6 +133,7 @@ func (w *CDCFlowWorkflowExecution) processCDCFlowConfigUpdate(ctx workflow.Conte
 			return err
 		}
 
+		w.logger.Info("additional tables added to publication")
 		additionalTablesUUID := GetUUID(ctx)
 		childAdditionalTablesCDCFlowID := GetChildWorkflowID("additional-cdc-flow", cfg.FlowJobName, additionalTablesUUID)
 		additionalTablesCfg := proto.Clone(cfg).(*protos.FlowConnectionConfigs)
@@ -163,9 +167,7 @@ func (w *CDCFlowWorkflowExecution) processCDCFlowConfigUpdate(ctx workflow.Conte
 		maps.Copy(state.SyncFlowOptions.TableNameSchemaMapping, res.SyncFlowOptions.TableNameSchemaMapping)
 
 		state.SyncFlowOptions.TableMappings = append(state.SyncFlowOptions.TableMappings, flowConfigUpdate.AdditionalTables...)
-
-		// finished processing, wipe it
-		state.FlowConfigUpdate = nil
+		w.logger.Info("additional tables added to sync flow")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -268,6 +270,9 @@ func CDCFlowWorkflow(
 				if err != nil {
 					return state, err
 				}
+				w.logger.Info("wiping flow state after state update processing")
+				// finished processing, wipe it
+				state.FlowConfigUpdate = nil
 				state.ActiveSignal = model.NoopSignal
 			}
 		}