diff --git a/igor-monitor-plugins/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/igor/plugins/PluginsBuildMonitor.java b/igor-monitor-plugins/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/igor/plugins/PluginsBuildMonitor.java
index 8ccbb78c9..5761263aa 100644
--- a/igor-monitor-plugins/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/igor/plugins/PluginsBuildMonitor.java
+++ b/igor-monitor-plugins/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/igor/plugins/PluginsBuildMonitor.java
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ protected void commitDelta(PluginPollingDelta delta, boolean sendEvents) {
         item -> {
           if (sendEvents) {
             postEvent(item.pluginRelease);
-            log.debug("{} event posted", item.pluginRelease);
+          } else {
+            log.debug("{} processed, but not sending event", item.pluginRelease);
           }
         });
 
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ private void postEvent(PluginRelease release) {
     } else if (release != null) {
       AuthenticatedRequest.allowAnonymous(
           () -> echoService.get().postEvent(new PluginEvent(release)));
+      log.debug("{} event posted", release);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/igor-monitor-plugins/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/igor/plugins/model/PluginRelease.java b/igor-monitor-plugins/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/igor/plugins/model/PluginRelease.java
index 96ec43d61..3e852a3f9 100644
--- a/igor-monitor-plugins/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/igor/plugins/model/PluginRelease.java
+++ b/igor-monitor-plugins/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/igor/plugins/model/PluginRelease.java
@@ -102,4 +102,24 @@ public String getVersion() {
       return version;
     }
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return "PluginRelease{"
+        + "pluginId='"
+        + pluginId
+        + '\''
+        + ", version='"
+        + version
+        + '\''
+        + ", releaseDate='"
+        + releaseDate
+        + '\''
+        + ", preferred="
+        + preferred
+        + ", lastModified='"
+        + lastModified
+        + '\''
+        + '}';
+  }
 }