diff --git a/arangod/Agency/AgentCallback.cpp b/arangod/Agency/AgentCallback.cpp
index b98a8f0f14..1216656577 100644
--- a/arangod/Agency/AgentCallback.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Agency/AgentCallback.cpp
@@ -42,15 +42,19 @@ bool AgentCallback::operator()(arangodb::ClusterCommResult* res) {
     if (_agent) {
       _agent->reportIn(_slaveID, _last);
     }
-    LOG_TOPIC(DEBUG, Logger::AGENCY) << "comm_status(" << res->status
-                                     << "), last(" << _last << "), follower("
-                                     << _slaveID << "), time("
-                                     << TRI_microtime() - _startTime << ")";
+    LOG_TOPIC(DEBUG, Logger::AGENCY) 
+      << "Got good callback from AppendEntriesRPC: "
+      << "comm_status(" << res->status
+      << "), last(" << _last << "), follower("
+      << _slaveID << "), time("
+      << TRI_microtime() - _startTime << ")";
   } else {
-    LOG_TOPIC(DEBUG, Logger::AGENCY) << "comm_status(" << res->status
-                                     << "), last(" << _last << "), follower("
-                                     << _slaveID << "), time("
-                                     << TRI_microtime() - _startTime << ")";
+    LOG_TOPIC(DEBUG, Logger::AGENCY) 
+      << "Got bad callback from AppendEntriesRPC: "
+      << "comm_status(" << res->status
+      << "), last(" << _last << "), follower("
+      << _slaveID << "), time("
+      << TRI_microtime() - _startTime << ")";
   }
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/arangod/Agency/Constituent.cpp b/arangod/Agency/Constituent.cpp
index cb2ef5877c..e1d2c2ac36 100644
--- a/arangod/Agency/Constituent.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Agency/Constituent.cpp
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ void Constituent::termNoLock(term_t t) {
   _term = t;
 
   if (tmp != t) {
-    LOG_TOPIC(DEBUG, Logger::AGENCY) << _id << ": " << roleStr[_role]
-                                     << " term " << t;
+    LOG_TOPIC(DEBUG, Logger::AGENCY) << _id << ": changing term, current role:"
+      << roleStr[_role] << " new term " << t;
 
     _cast = false;
     Builder body;
@@ -345,7 +345,8 @@ bool Constituent::vote(term_t termOfPeer, std::string id, index_t prevLogIndex,
   if (prevLogTerm > myLastLogEntry.term ||
       (prevLogTerm == myLastLogEntry.term &&
        prevLogIndex >= myLastLogEntry.index)) {
-    LOG_TOPIC(DEBUG, Logger::AGENCY) << "voting for " << id;
+    LOG_TOPIC(DEBUG, Logger::AGENCY) << "voting for " << id << " in term "
+      << _term;
     _cast = true;
     _votedFor = id;
     return true;