diff --git a/base/api/client.go b/base/api/client.go
index 6bab2de53..5aeb3d470 100644
--- a/base/api/client.go
+++ b/base/api/client.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func (o *Client) Request(ctx *context.Context, method, url string,
 		return httpResp, errors.Wrap(err, "Response body reading failed")
 	}
 
+	utils.LogDebug("bodyBytes", bodyBytes, "client.Request()")
 	if len(bodyBytes) > 0 {
 		err = json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, responseOutPtr)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/manager/controllers/template_systems_update.go b/manager/controllers/template_systems_update.go
index 25e0d7b47..b56e66e6f 100644
--- a/manager/controllers/template_systems_update.go
+++ b/manager/controllers/template_systems_update.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ func TemplateSystemsUpdateHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
+	utils.LogDebug("TemplateSystemsUpdateHandler env assigned")
 
 	// re-evaluate systems added/removed from templates
 	if config.EnableTemplateChangeEval {
@@ -172,16 +173,19 @@ func templateArchVersionMatch(
 func callCandlepin(ctx context.Context, consumer string, request *candlepin.ConsumersUpdateRequest) (
 	*candlepin.ConsumersUpdateResponse, error) {
 	candlepinEnvConsumersURL := utils.CoreCfg.CandlepinAddress + "/consumers/" + consumer
+	utils.LogDebug("candlepinEnvConsumersURL ", candlepinEnvConsumersURL)
 	candlepinFunc := func() (interface{}, *http.Response, error) {
 		utils.LogTrace("request", *request, "candlepin /consumers request")
 		candlepinResp := candlepin.ConsumersUpdateResponse{}
 		resp, err := candlepinClient.Request(&ctx, http.MethodPut, candlepinEnvConsumersURL, request, &candlepinResp)
+		utils.LogDebug("resp", resp.Body, "err", err, "candlepinClient.Request()")
 		statusCode := utils.TryGetStatusCode(resp)
 		utils.LogDebug("status_code", statusCode, "candlepin /consumers call")
 		utils.LogTrace("response", resp, "candlepin /consumers response")
 		if err != nil && statusCode == 400 {
 			err = errors.Wrap(errCandlepin, err.Error())
 		}
+		utils.LogDebug("return callCandlepin")
 		return &candlepinResp, resp, err
 	}
 
@@ -225,6 +229,7 @@ func assignCandlepinEnvironment(db *gorm.DB, accountID int, env *string, invento
 			err = errors2.Join(err, apiErr, errors.New(resp.Message))
 		}
 	}
+	utils.LogDebug("return assignCandlepinEnvironment")
 
 	return err
 }