diff --git a/server/etcdserver/server.go b/server/etcdserver/server.go
index b5fa89a9de6..9dc5d24673f 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/server.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/server.go
@@ -296,10 +296,13 @@ type EtcdServer struct {
 // NewServer creates a new EtcdServer from the supplied configuration. The
 // configuration is considered static for the lifetime of the EtcdServer.
 func NewServer(cfg config.ServerConfig) (srv *EtcdServer, err error) {
+	cfg.Logger.Info("bootstrapping...")
 	b, err := bootstrap(cfg)
 	if err != nil {
+		cfg.Logger.Error("bootstrap failed", zap.Error(err))
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	cfg.Logger.Info("bootstrap successfully")
 
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1975,7 +1978,9 @@ func removeNeedlessRangeReqs(txn *pb.TxnRequest) {
 // applyConfChange applies a ConfChange to the server. It is only
 // invoked with a ConfChange that has already passed through Raft
 func (s *EtcdServer) applyConfChange(cc raftpb.ConfChange, confState *raftpb.ConfState, shouldApplyV3 membership.ShouldApplyV3) (bool, error) {
+	lg := s.Logger()
 	if err := s.cluster.ValidateConfigurationChange(cc, shouldApplyV3); err != nil {
+		lg.Error("Validation on configuration change failed", zap.Bool("shouldApplyV3", bool(shouldApplyV3)), zap.Error(err))
 		cc.NodeID = raft.None
 		s.r.ApplyConfChange(cc)
 
@@ -1988,7 +1993,6 @@ func (s *EtcdServer) applyConfChange(cc raftpb.ConfChange, confState *raftpb.Con
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	lg := s.Logger()
 	*confState = *s.r.ApplyConfChange(cc)
 	s.beHooks.SetConfState(confState)
 	switch cc.Type {