diff --git a/examples/searchcommands_app/package/bin/generatehello.py b/examples/searchcommands_app/package/bin/generatehello.py
index b61e8d8d6..572f6b740 100755
--- a/examples/searchcommands_app/package/bin/generatehello.py
+++ b/examples/searchcommands_app/package/bin/generatehello.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class GenerateHelloCommand(GeneratingCommand):
     count = Option(require=True, validate=validators.Integer(0))
  
     def generate(self):
+        self.logger.debug("Generating %s events" % self.count)
         for i in range(1, self.count + 1):
             text = 'Hello World %d' % i
             yield {'_time': time.time(), 'event_no': i, '_raw': text}
diff --git a/examples/searchcommands_app/package/bin/generatetext.py b/examples/searchcommands_app/package/bin/generatetext.py
index f999f11b1..8251e6571 100755
--- a/examples/searchcommands_app/package/bin/generatetext.py
+++ b/examples/searchcommands_app/package/bin/generatetext.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class GenerateTextCommand(GeneratingCommand):
 
     def generate(self):
         text = self.text
+        self.logger.debug("Generating %d events with text %s" % (self.count, self.text))
         for i in range(1, self.count + 1):
             yield {'_serial': i, '_time': time.time(), '_raw': six.text_type(i) + '. ' + text}
 
diff --git a/examples/searchcommands_app/package/default/logging.conf b/examples/searchcommands_app/package/default/logging.conf
index a772b75de..69b082534 100644
--- a/examples/searchcommands_app/package/default/logging.conf
+++ b/examples/searchcommands_app/package/default/logging.conf
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ propagate = 0     ; Default: 1
 
 [logger_GenerateHelloCommand]
 qualname = GenerateHelloCommand
-level = NOTSET    ; Default: WARNING
+level = DEBUG     ; Default: WARNING
 handlers = app    ; Default: stderr
 propagate = 0     ; Default: 1
 
 [logger_GenerateTextCommand]
 qualname = GenerateTextCommand
-level = NOTSET    ; Default: WARNING
-handlers = app    ; Default: stderr
-propagate = 0     ; Default: 1
+level = DEBUG           ; Default: WARNING
+handlers = app          ; Default: stderr
+propagate = 0           ; Default: 1
 
 [logger_SimulateCommand]
 qualname = SimulateCommand
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ propagate = 0     ; Default: 1
 [logger_SumCommand]
 qualname = SumCommand
 level = NOTSET    ; Default: WARNING
-handlers = app    ; Default: stderr
+handlers = splunklib    ; Default: stderr
 propagate = 0     ; Default: 1
 
 [handlers]