diff --git a/manticore/utils/helpers.py b/manticore/utils/helpers.py
index 288ef2ebe..7896c3a7f 100644
--- a/manticore/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/manticore/utils/helpers.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         sys.setrecursionlimit(PickleSerializer.DEFAULT_RECURSION)
 
     def serialize(self, state, f):
+        logger.info("Serializing %s", f.name if hasattr(f, "name") else "<unknown>")
         try:
             f.write(pickle.dumps(state, 2))
         except RuntimeError:
@@ -92,4 +93,5 @@ def serialize(self, state, f):
             self.serialize(state, f)
 
     def deserialize(self, f):
+        logger.info("Deserializing %s", f.name if hasattr(f, "name") else "<unknown>")
         return pickle.load(f)