diff --git a/lib/tasks/backup.rake b/lib/tasks/backup.rake
index fcac2e5c6..371c8dfe5 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/backup.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/backup.rake
@@ -4,48 +4,54 @@ namespace :backup do
   require 'cloudfiles'
 
   task :mongo do
+    Rails.logger.info("event=backup status=start type=mongo")
 
     if APP_CONFIG[:cloudfiles_username] && APP_CONFIG[:cloudfiles_api_key]
-      puts "Loginning into Cloud Files"
+      puts "Logging into Cloud Files"
+
       cf = CloudFiles::Connection.new(:username => APP_CONFIG[:cloudfiles_username], :api_key => APP_CONFIG[:cloudfiles_api_key])
       mongo_container = cf.container("Mongo Backup")
 
       puts "Dumping Mongo"
       `mongodump -o /tmp/backup/mongo`
-      puts "Taring the archive"
+
       tar_name = "mongo_#{Time.now.to_i}.tar"
       `tar cfP /tmp/backup/#{tar_name} /tmp/backup/mongo`
-      
+
       file = mongo_container.create_object(tar_name)
-      puts "uploading"
-      success = file.write File.open("/tmp/backup/" + tar_name)
-      puts "Successfully uploaded?: #{success}"
-      if success
+
+      if file.write File.open("/tmp/backup/" + tar_name)
+        Rails.logger.info("event=backup status=success type=mongo")
         `rm /tmp/backup/#{tar_name}`
         `rm -rf /tmp/backup/mongo/`
-      end 
+      else
+        Rails.logger.info("event=backup status=failure type=mongo")
+      end
     else
       puts "Cloudfiles username and api key needed"
     end
   end
 
   task :photos do
+    Rails.logger.info("event=backup status=start type=photos")
+
     if APP_CONFIG[:cloudfiles_username] && APP_CONFIG[:cloudfiles_api_key]
-      puts "Loginning into Cloud Files"
+      puts "Logging into Cloud Files"
+
       cf = CloudFiles::Connection.new(:username => APP_CONFIG[:cloudfiles_username], :api_key => APP_CONFIG[:cloudfiles_api_key])
       photo_container = cf.container("Photo Backup")
 
-      puts "Taring Photos"
       tar_name = "photos_#{Time.now.to_i}.tar"
       `tar cfP /tmp/backup/#{tar_name} /usr/local/app/diaspora/public/uploads/images/`
-      
+
       file = photo_container.create_object(tar_name)
-      puts "uploading"
-      success = file.write File.open("/tmp/backup/" + tar_name)
-      puts "Successfully uploaded?: #{success}"
-      if success
+
+      if file.write File.open("/tmp/backup/" + tar_name)
+        Rails.logger.info("event=backup status=success type=photos")
         `rm /tmp/backup/#{tar_name}`
-      end 
+      else
+        Rails.logger.info("event=backup status=failure type=photos")
+      end
     else
       puts "Cloudfiles username and api key needed"
     end