diff --git a/dbcon/joblist/distributedenginecomm.cpp b/dbcon/joblist/distributedenginecomm.cpp
index 4274c9fc9..3729b8414 100644
--- a/dbcon/joblist/distributedenginecomm.cpp
+++ b/dbcon/joblist/distributedenginecomm.cpp
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ int32_t DistributedEngineComm::Setup()
       }
       else
       {
+	      idblog("cannot connecti to PMS" << connectionId);
         throw runtime_error("Connection refused from PMS" + std::to_string(connectionId));
       }
     }
diff --git a/writeengine/client/we_clients.cpp b/writeengine/client/we_clients.cpp
index dfccf45d2..277b74485 100644
--- a/writeengine/client/we_clients.cpp
+++ b/writeengine/client/we_clients.cpp
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ void WEClients::Listen(boost::shared_ptr<MessageQueueClient> client, uint32_t co
         }
 
         cerr << "WEC got 0 byte message for object " << this << endl;
+	idblog("0 byte message");
         goto Error;
       }
     }