diff --git a/apps/app-runner/server.go b/apps/app-runner/server.go
index 4174ece..1f7fe01 100644
--- a/apps/app-runner/server.go
+++ b/apps/app-runner/server.go
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 	s.l.Lock()
 	s.ready = false
 	s.l.Unlock()
+	fmt.Fprintf(s.logs, "!!! dodo: Reloading service\n")
 	if err := s.run(); err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
@@ -120,11 +121,13 @@
 	}
 	commit, err := CloneRepositoryBranch(s.repoAddr, s.branch, s.rootDir, s.signer, newDir)
 	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(s.logs, "!!! dodo: Failed to clone repository\n")
 		s.status = &Status{
 			Commit: nil,
 		}
 		return err
 	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(s.logs, "!!! dodo: Successfully cloned repository %s\n", commit.Hash)
 	s.status = &Status{
 		Commit:   commit,
 		Commands: []CommandStatus{},
@@ -155,6 +158,7 @@
 		}
 		cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{Setpgid: true}
 		fmt.Printf("Running: %s\n", c)
+		fmt.Fprintf(s.logs, "!!! dodo: Running: %s\n", c)
 		s.status.Commands[i].State = "running"
 		if i < len(s.runCommands)-1 {
 			if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {