diff --git a/hyperactor_mesh/src/alloc.rs b/hyperactor_mesh/src/alloc.rs
index 84b9fdc6b..439c7b276 100644
--- a/hyperactor_mesh/src/alloc.rs
+++ b/hyperactor_mesh/src/alloc.rs
@@ -359,10 +359,23 @@ pub trait Alloc {
     /// Stop this alloc and wait for all procs to stop. Call will
     /// block until all ProcState events have been drained.
     async fn stop_and_wait(&mut self) -> Result<(), AllocatorError> {
+        tracing::error!(
+            name = "AllocStatus",
+            alloc_name = %self.world_id(),
+            status = "StopAndWait",
+        );
         self.stop().await?;
         while let Some(event) = self.next().await {
-            tracing::debug!("drained event: {:?}", event);
+            tracing::debug!(
+                alloc_name = %self.world_id(),
+                "drained event: {event:?}"
+            );
         }
+        tracing::error!(
+            name = "AllocStatus",
+            alloc_name = %self.world_id(),
+            status = "Stopped",
+        );
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/host_mesh.rs b/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/host_mesh.rs
index 8557fb1bd..c56570b26 100644
--- a/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/host_mesh.rs
+++ b/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/host_mesh.rs
@@ -900,6 +900,7 @@ impl HostMeshRef {
     pub(crate) async fn stop_proc_mesh(
         &self,
         cx: &impl hyperactor::context::Actor,
+        proc_mesh_name: &Name,
         procs: impl IntoIterator<Item = ProcId>,
         region: Region,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
@@ -940,8 +941,18 @@ impl HostMeshRef {
             host.mesh_agent()
                 .get_rank_status(cx, proc_name, port.bind())
                 .await?;
+
+            tracing::info!(
+                name = "ProcMeshStatus",
+                mesh_name = %proc_mesh_name,
+                %proc_id,
+                status = "Stop::Sent",
+            );
         }
         tracing::info!(
+            mesh_name = %self.name,
+            name = "HostMeshStatus",
+            status = "ProcMesh::Stop::Sent",
             "Sending Stop to host mesh {} for {:?} procs",
             self.name,
             proc_names
@@ -960,11 +971,23 @@ impl HostMeshRef {
             Ok(statuses) => {
                 let failed = statuses.values().any(|s| s.is_failure());
                 if failed {
+                    tracing::error!(
+                        name = "ProcMeshStatus",
+                        mesh_name = %proc_mesh_name,
+                        status = "FailedToStop",
+                        "failed to terminate proc mesh: {:?}",
+                        statuses,
+                    );
                     return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
                         "failed to terminate proc mesh: {:?}",
                         statuses,
                     ));
                 }
+                tracing::info!(
+                    name = "ProcMeshStatus",
+                    mesh_name = %proc_mesh_name,
+                    status = "Stopped",
+                );
             }
             Err(complete) => {
                 // Fill remaining ranks with a timeout status via the
@@ -975,8 +998,16 @@ impl HostMeshRef {
                     Status::is_not_exist,
                     num_ranks,
                 );
+                tracing::error!(
+                    name = "ProcMeshStatus",
+                    mesh_name = %proc_mesh_name,
+                    status = "StoppingTimeout",
+                    "failed to terminate proc mesh before timeout: {:?}",
+                    legacy,
+                );
                 return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
-                    "failed to terminate proc mesh: {:?}",
+                    "failed to terminate proc mesh {} before timeout: {:?}",
+                    proc_mesh_name,
                     legacy
                 ));
             }
diff --git a/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/proc_mesh.rs b/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/proc_mesh.rs
index 909a86315..6665a33d1 100644
--- a/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/proc_mesh.rs
+++ b/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/proc_mesh.rs
@@ -435,41 +435,52 @@ impl ProcMesh {
 
         let stop = Arc::new(Notify::new());
         let extent = alloc.extent().clone();
+        let alloc_name = alloc.world_id().to_string();
 
         {
             let stop = Arc::clone(&stop);
-            let name = name.clone();
-
-            tokio::spawn(async move {
-                loop {
-                    tokio::select! {
-                        _ = stop.notified() => {
-                            // If we are explicitly stopped, the alloc is torn down.
-                            if let Err(e) = alloc.stop_and_wait().await {
-                                tracing::error!("alloc {}: failed to stop: {}", name, e);
-                            }
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        // We are mostly just using this to drive allocation events.
-                        proc_state = alloc.next() => {
-                            match proc_state {
-                                // The alloc was stopped.
-                                None => break,
-                                Some(proc_state) => {
-                                    tracing::info!("unmonitored allocation event for {}: {}", name, proc_state);
+
+            tokio::spawn(
+                async move {
+                    loop {
+                        tokio::select! {
+                            _ = stop.notified() => {
+                                // If we are explicitly stopped, the alloc is torn down.
+                                if let Err(error) = alloc.stop_and_wait().await {
+                                    tracing::error!(
+                                        name = "ProcMeshStatus",
+                                        alloc_name = %alloc.world_id(),
+                                        status = "FailedToStopAlloc",
+                                        %error,
+                                    );
                                 }
+                                break;
                             }
+                            // We are mostly just using this to drive allocation events.
+                            proc_state = alloc.next() => {
+                                match proc_state {
+                                    // The alloc was stopped.
+                                    None => break,
+                                    Some(proc_state) => {
+                                        tracing::debug!(
+                                            alloc_name = %alloc.world_id(),
+                                            "unmonitored allocation event: {}", proc_state);
+                                    }
+                                }
 
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
-            }.instrument(tracing::info_span!("alloc_monitor")));
+                .instrument(tracing::info_span!("alloc_monitor")),
+            );
         }
 
         let mesh = Self::create(
             cx,
             name,
             ProcMeshAllocation::Allocated {
+                alloc_name,
                 stop,
                 extent,
                 ranks: Arc::new(ranks),
@@ -497,15 +508,24 @@ impl ProcMesh {
     pub async fn stop(&mut self, cx: &impl context::Actor) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let region = self.region.clone();
         match &mut self.allocation {
-            ProcMeshAllocation::Allocated { stop, .. } => {
+            ProcMeshAllocation::Allocated {
+                stop, alloc_name, ..
+            } => {
                 stop.notify_one();
+                tracing::info!(
+                    name = "ProcMeshStatus",
+                    mesh_name = %self.name,
+                    alloc_name,
+                    status = "StoppingAlloc",
+                    "sending stop to alloc {alloc_name}; check its log for stop status",
+                );
                 Ok(())
             }
             ProcMeshAllocation::Owned { hosts, .. } => {
-                let names = self.current_ref.proc_ids().collect::<Vec<ProcId>>();
+                let procs = self.current_ref.proc_ids().collect::<Vec<ProcId>>();
                 // We use the proc mesh region rather than the host mesh region
                 // because the host agent stores one entry per proc, not per host.
-                hosts.stop_proc_mesh(cx, names, region).await
+                hosts.stop_proc_mesh(cx, &self.name, procs, region).await
             }
         }
     }
@@ -539,6 +559,9 @@ impl Drop for ProcMesh {
 enum ProcMeshAllocation {
     /// A mesh that has been allocated from an `Alloc`.
     Allocated {
+        // The name of the alloc from which this mesh was allocated.
+        alloc_name: String,
+
         // A cancellation token used to stop the task keeping the alloc alive.
         stop: Arc<Notify>,