diff --git a/app/models/track_certificate.rb b/app/models/track_certificate.rb
index 246f159..d0154f3 100644
--- a/app/models/track_certificate.rb
+++ b/app/models/track_certificate.rb
@@ -41,15 +41,20 @@ class TrackCertificate < ApplicationRecord
     self.verification_path = challenge.filename
     self.verification_string = challenge.file_content
     self.save!
+    logger.info "Attempting verification of #{self.domain}"
     challenge.request_verification
     checks = 0
     until challenge.verify_status != "pending"
       checks += 1
-      return false if checks > 30
+      if checks > 30
+        logger.info "Status remained at pending for 30 checks"
+        return false
+      end
       sleep 1
     end
 
     unless challenge.verify_status == "valid"
+      logger.info "Status was not valid (was: #{challenge.verify_status})"
       return false
     end
 
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@ class TrackCertificate < ApplicationRecord
     @retries = 0
     if e.is_a?(Acme::Client::Error::BadNonce) && @retries < 5
       @retries += 1
+      logger.info "Bad nounce encountered. Retrying (#{@retries} of 5 attempts)"
       sleep 1
       verify
     else
@@ -71,12 +77,14 @@ class TrackCertificate < ApplicationRecord
     private_key = OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new(self.key)
     csr.public_key = private_key.public_key
     csr.sign(private_key, OpenSSL::Digest::SHA256.new)
+    logger.info "Getting certificate for #{self.domain}"
     https_cert = Postal::LetsEncrypt.client.new_certificate(csr)
     self.certificate = https_cert.to_pem
     self.intermediaries = https_cert.chain_to_pem
     self.expires_at = https_cert.x509.not_after
     self.renew_after = (self.expires_at - 1.month) + rand(10).days
     self.save!
+    logger.info "Certificate issued (expires on #{self.expires_at}, will renew after #{self.renew_after})"
     return true
   end
 
@@ -92,4 +100,8 @@ class TrackCertificate < ApplicationRecord
     @key_object ||= OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new(self.key)
   end
 
+  def logger
+    Postal::LetsEncrypt.logger
+  end
+
 end