diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthGetLogs.java b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthGetLogs.java
index 7561191adfc..506aa7549e7 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthGetLogs.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthGetLogs.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public String getName() {
   @Override
   public JsonRpcResponse response(final JsonRpcRequestContext requestContext) {
     final FilterParameter filter = requestContext.getRequiredParameter(0, FilterParameter.class);
+    LOG.atTrace().setMessage("eth_getLogs FilterParameter: {}").addArgument(filter).log();
 
     if (!filter.isValid()) {
       return new JsonRpcErrorResponse(
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/task/GetBodiesFromPeerTask.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/task/GetBodiesFromPeerTask.java
index c5a2d1b727a..bd6045e0ea4 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/task/GetBodiesFromPeerTask.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/task/GetBodiesFromPeerTask.java
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ public static GetBodiesFromPeerTask forHeaders(
   protected PendingPeerRequest sendRequest() {
     final List<Hash> blockHashes =
         headers.stream().map(BlockHeader::getHash).collect(Collectors.toList());
+    LOG.atTrace()
+        .setMessage("Requesting {} bodies with hashes {}.")
+        .addArgument(blockHashes.size())
+        .addArgument(blockHashes)
+        .log();
     final long minimumRequiredBlockNumber = headers.get(headers.size() - 1).getNumber();
 
     return sendRequestToPeer(
@@ -106,6 +111,11 @@ protected Optional<List<Block>> processResponse(
 
     final BlockBodiesMessage bodiesMessage = BlockBodiesMessage.readFrom(message);
     final List<BlockBody> bodies = bodiesMessage.bodies(protocolSchedule);
+    LOG.atTrace()
+        .setMessage("Received {} bodies: {}")
+        .addArgument(bodies.size())
+        .addArgument(bodies)
+        .log();
     if (bodies.size() == 0) {
       // Message contains no data - nothing to do
       LOG.debug("Message contains no data. Peer: {}", peer);
@@ -128,6 +138,13 @@ protected Optional<List<Block>> processResponse(
       // Clear processed headers
       headers.clear();
     }
+    LOG.atDebug()
+        .setMessage("Associated {} bodies with {} headers to get {} blocks with these hashes: {}")
+        .addArgument(bodies.size())
+        .addArgument(headers.size())
+        .addArgument(blocks.size())
+        .addArgument(blocks.stream().map(Block::getHash).collect(Collectors.toList()))
+        .log();
     return Optional.of(blocks);
   }
 
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/task/RetryingGetHeadersEndingAtFromPeerByHashTask.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/task/RetryingGetHeadersEndingAtFromPeerByHashTask.java
index e467bfba119..5b5b0cef359 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/task/RetryingGetHeadersEndingAtFromPeerByHashTask.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/task/RetryingGetHeadersEndingAtFromPeerByHashTask.java
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ protected CompletableFuture<List<BlockHeader>> executeTaskOnCurrentPeer(
     return executeSubTask(task::run)
         .thenApply(
             peerResult -> {
-              LOG.debug(
-                  "Get {} block headers by hash {} from peer {} has result {}",
+              LOG.trace(
+                  "Got {} block headers by hash {} from peer {} has result {}",
                   count,
                   referenceHash,
                   currentPeer,
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/backwardsync/BackwardSyncContext.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/backwardsync/BackwardSyncContext.java
index bc618e7c133..3fedf5ee1d2 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/backwardsync/BackwardSyncContext.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/backwardsync/BackwardSyncContext.java
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ public synchronized boolean isSyncing() {
   }
 
   public synchronized void updateHead(final Hash headHash) {
+    LOG.atTrace().setMessage("Maybe update maybeHead to {}").addArgument(headHash).log();
     if (Hash.ZERO.equals(headHash)) {
       maybeHead = Optional.empty();
     } else {
@@ -331,6 +332,11 @@ protected Void saveBlock(final Block block) {
   @VisibleForTesting
   protected void possiblyMoveHead(final Block lastSavedBlock) {
     final MutableBlockchain blockchain = getProtocolContext().getBlockchain();
+    LOG.atTrace()
+        .setMessage("possibleMoveHead(lastSavedBlock={}); maybeHead={}")
+        .addArgument(Optional.ofNullable(lastSavedBlock).map(Block::toLogString).orElse("null"))
+        .addArgument(maybeHead)
+        .log();
     if (maybeHead.isEmpty()) {
       LOG.debug("Nothing to do with the head");
       return;