diff --git a/backfiller/backfiller/main.py b/backfiller/backfiller/main.py
index 412b791..f2a23f1 100644
--- a/backfiller/backfiller/main.py
+++ b/backfiller/backfiller/main.py
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ def list_remote_segments(node, channel, quality, hour, timeout=TIMEOUT):
 	return common.encode_strings(resp.json())
 
 
-def get_remote_segment(base_dir, node, channel, quality, hour, missing_segment,
-			timeout=TIMEOUT):
+def get_remote_segment(base_dir, node, channel, quality, hour, missing_segment, 
+		logger, timeout=TIMEOUT):
 	"""Get a segment from a node.
 
 	Fetches channel/quality/hour/missing_segment from node and puts it in
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def get_remote_segment(base_dir, node, channel, quality, hour, missing_segment,
 	logging.debug('Saving completed segment {} as {}'.format(temp_path, path))
 	common.rename(temp_path, path)
 	segments_backfilled.labels(remote=node, channel=channel, quality=quality, hour=hour).inc()
-
+	logger.info('Segment {}/{}/{} backfilled'.format(quality, hour, missing_segment))
 
 def list_hours(node, channel, qualities, start=None):
 	"""Return a list of all available hours from a node.
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ class BackfillerManager(object):
 			for row in results:
 				nodes[row.name] = row.url
 		nodes.pop(self.localhost, None)
+		self.logger.info('Nodes fetched: {}'.format(nodes.keys()))
 		return nodes.values()
 
 class BackfillerWorker(object):
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ class BackfillerWorker(object):
 	
 			for hour in hours:
 	
-				self.logger.debug('Backfilling {}/{}'.format(quality, hour))
+				self.logger.info('Backfilling {}/{}'.format(quality, hour))
 	
 				local_segments = set(list_local_segments(self.base_dir, self.channel, quality, hour))
 				remote_segments = set(list_remote_segments(self.node, self.channel, quality, hour))
@@ -358,7 +359,7 @@ class BackfillerWorker(object):
 					# start segment as soon as a pool slot opens up, then track it in workers
 					workers.append(pool.spawn(
 						get_remote_segment,
-						self.base_dir, self.node, self.channel, quality, hour, missing_segment
+						self.base_dir, self.node, self.channel, quality, hour, missing_segment, self.logger
 					))
 
 				# verify that all the workers succeeded. if any failed, raise the exception from
@@ -375,7 +376,9 @@ class BackfillerWorker(object):
 		while not self.stopping.is_set():
 
 			try:
+				self.logger.info('Starting backfill')
 				self.backfill(list_hours(self.node, self.channel, self.qualities, self.start))
+				self.logger.info('Backfill complete')
 				failures = 0 #reset failure count on a successful backfill
 				if not self.run_once:
 					self.stopping.wait(common.jitter(self.WAIT_INTERVAL))