diff --git a/relp_handler.go b/relp_handler.go
index 6d101f6..b88de07 100644
--- a/relp_handler.go
+++ b/relp_handler.go
@@ -81,8 +81,14 @@ func (r *RELPHandler) connectToRELPServer() (net.Conn, error) {
 	}
 	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", net.JoinHostPort(host, port))
 	if err != nil {
+		if relpDebug {
+			log.Printf("Failed to connect to RELP server at %s: %v", net.JoinHostPort(host, port), err)
+		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if relpDebug {
+		log.Printf("Successfully connected to RELP server at %s", net.JoinHostPort(host, port))
+	}
 	return conn, nil
 }
 
@@ -90,8 +96,14 @@ func (r *RELPHandler) Startup() error {
 	var err error
 	r.conn, err = r.connectToRELPServer()
 	if err != nil {
+		if relpDebug {
+			log.Printf("Failed to establish TCP connection: %v", err)
+		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to establish TCP connection: %v", err)
 	}
+	if relpDebug {
+		log.Printf("Successfully connected to RELP server at %s", r.relpServerURL)
+	}
 	go r.receiveEventsFromChannel()
 	go r.processFailedEvents()
 	go r.watchDirectoryForFailedEventFiles()
@@ -172,6 +184,9 @@ func (r *RELPHandler) watchDirectoryForFailedEventFiles() {
 			return
 		default:
 			if r.isConnected() {
+				if relpDebug {
+					log.Printf("Reconnected to RELP server at %s", r.relpServerURL)
+				}
 				files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(cacheDir)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Printf("Error reading cache directory: %v", err)