diff --git a/src/ircbot/irc3module.py b/src/ircbot/irc3module.py
index 9a21336c..5e3a7b0d 100644
--- a/src/ircbot/irc3module.py
+++ b/src/ircbot/irc3module.py
@@ -70,9 +70,10 @@ class Plugin(object):
         """
         #logger.debug("inside get_outgoing_messages()")
         for msg in OutgoingIrcMessage.objects.filter(processed=False).order_by('created'):
+            logger.info("processing irc message to %s: %s" % (msg.target, msg.message))
             # if this message expired mark it as expired and processed without doing anything
             if msg.timeout < timezone.now():
-                # this message is expired
+                logger.info("this message is expired, marking it as such instead of sending it to irc")
                 msg.expired=True
                 msg.processed=True
                 msg.save()
@@ -80,11 +81,12 @@ class Plugin(object):
 
             # is this message for a channel or a nick?
             if msg.target[0] == "#" and msg.target in self.bot.channels:
-                logger.debug("sending privmsg to %s: %s" % (msg.target, msg.message))
+                logger.info("sending privmsg to %s: %s" % (msg.target, msg.message))
                 self.bot.privmsg(msg.target, msg.message)
                 msg.processed=True
                 msg.save()
             elif msg.target:
+                logger.info("sending privmsg to %s: %s" % (msg.target, msg.message))
                 self.bot.privmsg(msg.target, msg.message)
                 msg.processed=True
                 msg.save()