diff --git a/netann/chan_status_manager.go b/netann/chan_status_manager.go
index feb3a5dd19..758b00d1b7 100644
--- a/netann/chan_status_manager.go
+++ b/netann/chan_status_manager.go
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ func (m *ChanStatusManager) Stop() error {
 func (m *ChanStatusManager) RequestEnable(outpoint wire.OutPoint,
 	manual bool) error {
 
+	log.Debugf("Requesting enable for channel %v", outpoint)
+
 	return m.submitRequest(m.enableRequests, outpoint, manual)
 }
 
@@ -278,6 +280,8 @@ func (m *ChanStatusManager) RequestEnable(outpoint wire.OutPoint,
 func (m *ChanStatusManager) RequestDisable(outpoint wire.OutPoint,
 	manual bool) error {
 
+	log.Debugf("Requesting disable channel %v", outpoint)
+
 	return m.submitRequest(m.disableRequests, outpoint, manual)
 }
 
@@ -285,6 +289,9 @@ func (m *ChanStatusManager) RequestDisable(outpoint wire.OutPoint,
 // If the channel is in the state ChanStatusManuallyDisabled, it will be moved
 // back to the state ChanStatusDisabled. Otherwise, no action will be taken.
 func (m *ChanStatusManager) RequestAuto(outpoint wire.OutPoint) error {
+
+	log.Debugf("Requesting auto for channel %v", outpoint)
+
 	return m.submitRequest(m.autoRequests, outpoint, true)
 }
 
@@ -352,6 +359,8 @@ func (m *ChanStatusManager) statusManager() {
 
 		// Use long-polling to detect when channels become inactive.
 		case <-m.statusSampleTicker.C:
+			log.Debug("Sampling channel statuses")
+
 			// First, do a sweep and mark any ChanStatusEnabled
 			// channels that are not active within the htlcswitch as
 			// ChanStatusPendingDisabled. The channel will then be