diff --git a/outpostcli/lfs/part.py b/outpostcli/lfs/part.py
index afe9461..d37b1eb 100644
--- a/outpostcli/lfs/part.py
+++ b/outpostcli/lfs/part.py
@@ -39,13 +39,19 @@ def transfer_part(part: PartInfo):
         read_limit=part.chunk_size,
     ) as data:
         try:
+            _log.info(f"uploading part of {part.filepath}, part no: {part.no}")
             r = retriable_upload_part(part.url, data)
+            etag = str(r.headers.get("etag"))
+            _log.info(
+                f"completed upload part of {part.filepath}, part no: {part.no}, etag: {etag}"
+            )
             return UploadedPartObject(
                 {
-                    "etag": str(r.headers.get("etag")),
+                    "etag": etag,
                     "part_number": part.no,
                 }
             )
+
         except Exception as e:
             _log.error(e)
             return ProxyLFSException(code=500, message=f"Unhandled Error: {e}")
diff --git a/outpostcli/lfs/storage_class/gcs.py b/outpostcli/lfs/storage_class/gcs.py
index 96805f1..04fbd92 100644
--- a/outpostcli/lfs/storage_class/gcs.py
+++ b/outpostcli/lfs/storage_class/gcs.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def gcs_multipart_upload(msg: Dict[str, Any]):
     initiate_url = msg["action"]["href"]
 
     upload_id = initiate_multipart_upload(initiate_url)
-
+    _log.info(f"initiated multipart upload of file {filepath}, upload_id: {upload_id}")
     header = msg["action"]["header"]
     chunk_size = int(header.pop("chunk_size"))
     abort_url = gen_upload_specific_url(str(header.pop("abort_url")), upload_id)