diff --git a/app/controllers/requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/requests_controller.rb
index 4c7ed6916..01ad93456 100644
--- a/app/controllers/requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/requests_controller.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class RequestsController < ApplicationController
   
   def create
     rel_hash = relationship_flow(params[:request][:destination_url])
-    
+    Rails.logger.info("Sending request: #{rel_hash}")
     puts rel_hash
     @request = current_user.send_request(rel_hash)
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/requests_helper.rb b/app/helpers/requests_helper.rb
index 258d87e47..3325f4973 100644
--- a/app/helpers/requests_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/requests_helper.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ module RequestsHelper
     end
 
     f = Redfinger.finger(identifier)
+    Rails.logger.info("The webfinger to #{identifier} returned #{f}")
     action = subscription_mode(f)
     url = subscription_url(action, f)