diff --git a/cmd/vidforward/main.go b/cmd/vidforward/main.go
index 95723f50..202463e4 100644
--- a/cmd/vidforward/main.go
+++ b/cmd/vidforward/main.go
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ func (m *broadcastManager) control(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	default:
 		m.errorLogWrite(m.log, w, "unhandled http method", "method", r.Method)
 	}
+	m.log.Info("finished handling control request")
 }
 
 // slate handles slate API requests to upload a new slate video.
@@ -447,11 +448,13 @@ func (m *broadcastManager) createOrUpdate(broadcast Broadcast) error {
 		maybeOld = &broadcast
 	}
 
+	m.log.Debug("attempting to start init or start pipeline")
 	var err error
 	maybeOld.rv, err = m.initOrStartPipeline(maybeOld.rv, broadcast.urls)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not get revid pipeline: %w", err)
 	}
+	m.log.Debug("finished attempting to init or start pipeline")
 
 	// If the URLS have changed, we need to update the revid pipeline.
 	// We won't enter this if we've just created a new revid pipeline.
@@ -462,6 +465,7 @@ func (m *broadcastManager) createOrUpdate(broadcast Broadcast) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("could not update revid: %w", err)
 		}
+		m.log.Debug("finished updating pipeline config")
 	}
 
 	// If the status has changed, we need to update accordingly.