diff --git a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/mod.rs b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/mod.rs
index c63c8fbe29..02802dff66 100644
--- a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/mod.rs
@@ -1145,6 +1145,7 @@ where
                 if blocks_to_persist.is_empty() {
                     debug!(target: "engine::tree", "Returned empty set of blocks to persist");
                 } else {
+                    debug!(target: "engine::tree", blocks = ?blocks_to_persist.iter().map(|block| block.block.num_hash()).collect::<Vec<_>>(), "Persisting blocks");
                     let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
                     let _ = self.persistence.save_blocks(blocks_to_persist, tx);
                     self.persistence_state.start(rx);
@@ -1173,7 +1174,7 @@ where
                         return Ok(())
                     };
 
-                    trace!(target: "engine::tree", ?last_persisted_block_hash, ?last_persisted_block_number, "Finished persisting, calling finish");
+                    debug!(target: "engine::tree", ?last_persisted_block_hash, ?last_persisted_block_number, "Finished persisting, calling finish");
                     self.persistence_state
                         .finish(last_persisted_block_hash, last_persisted_block_number);
                     self.on_new_persisted_block()?;