diff --git a/cmd/serve.go b/cmd/serve.go
index f4f8bfc..d9b5240 100644
--- a/cmd/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/serve.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ var serveCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 		defer func() {
 			if r := recover(); r != nil {
+				slog.Debug("panic recovered: preparing panic.log", slog.Any("error", r))
 				stack := debug.Stack()
 
 				f, err := os.OpenFile("panic.log", os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ var serveCmd = &cobra.Command{
 					slog.Error("Failed to open panic.log", slog.Any("error", err))
 				} else {
 					defer f.Close()
+					slog.Debug("flushing stack in to panic.log")
 					fmt.Fprintln(f, "\n--------------------------------------------------------\n")
 					fmt.Fprintf(f, "Time: %s\n", time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339))
 					fmt.Fprintln(f, "If this is unexpected, please report: https://git.oblat.lv/alex/triggerssmith/issues")