diff --git a/services/storehost/storehost.go b/services/storehost/storehost.go
index e4f0f0ae..fb79c01e 100644
--- a/services/storehost/storehost.go
+++ b/services/storehost/storehost.go
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ func (t *StoreHost) OpenAppendStreamHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 
 	req, err := common.GetOpenAppendStreamRequestHTTP(r.Header)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.logger.WithField(`error`, err).Error("unable to parse all needed headers")
+		t.logger.WithField(common.TagErr, err).Error("OpenAppendStreamHandler: unable to parse all needed headers")
 		t.m3Client.IncCounter(metrics.OpenAppendStreamScope, metrics.StorageFailures)
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ func (t *StoreHost) OpenAppendStreamHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 	// setup websocket
 	wsStream, err := t.GetWSConnector().AcceptAppendStream(w, r)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.logger.WithField(`error`, err).Error("unable to upgrade websocket connection")
+		t.logger.WithField(common.TagErr, err).Error("OpenAppendStreamHandler: unable to upgrade websocket connection")
 		t.m3Client.IncCounter(metrics.OpenAppendStreamScope, metrics.StorageFailures)
 		return
 	}
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ func (t *StoreHost) OpenAppendStreamHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 
 	// create thrift stream call wrapper and deligate to streaming call
 	if err = t.OpenAppendStream(ctx, wsStream); err != nil {
-		t.logger.WithField(`error`, err).Error("unable to open append stream")
+		t.logger.WithField(common.TagErr, err).Error("OpenAppendStreamHandler: unable to open append stream")
 		return
 	}
 }
@@ -392,25 +392,13 @@ func (t *StoreHost) OpenAppendStream(ctx thrift.Context, call storeStream.BStore
 
 	t.m3Client.IncCounter(metrics.OpenAppendStreamScope, metrics.StorageRequests)
 
-	if atomic.LoadInt32(&t.started) == 0 {
-		call.Done()
-		t.m3Client.IncCounter(metrics.OpenAppendStreamScope, metrics.StorageFailures)
-		return newInternalServiceError("StoreHost not started")
-	}
-
-	// If the disk available space is low, we should fail any request to write extent
-	if t.storageMonitor != nil && t.storageMonitor.GetStorageMode() == SMReadOnly {
-		call.Done()
-		t.m3Client.IncCounter(metrics.OpenAppendStreamScope, metrics.StorageFailures)
-		return newInternalServiceError("StoreHost in read-only mode")
-	}
-
 	// read in args passed in via the Thrift context headers
 	args, err := getInConnArgs(ctx)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		call.Done()
 		t.m3Client.IncCounter(metrics.OpenAppendStreamScope, metrics.StorageFailures)
+		t.logger.Error("OpenAppendStream: error parsing args")
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -419,8 +407,20 @@ func (t *StoreHost) OpenAppendStream(ctx thrift.Context, call storeStream.BStore
 		common.TagDst: common.FmtDst(args.destID.String()),
 	})
 
-	log.WithField("args", fmt.Sprintf("destType=%v mode=%v", args.destType, args.mode)).
-		Info("OpenAppendStream: starting inConn")
+	if atomic.LoadInt32(&t.started) == 0 {
+		call.Done()
+		t.m3Client.IncCounter(metrics.OpenAppendStreamScope, metrics.StorageFailures)
+		log.Error("OpenAppendStream: storehost not started")
+		return newInternalServiceError("StoreHost not started")
+	}
+
+	// If the disk available space is low, we should fail any request to write extent
+	if t.storageMonitor != nil && t.storageMonitor.GetStorageMode() == SMReadOnly {
+		call.Done()
+		t.m3Client.IncCounter(metrics.OpenAppendStreamScope, metrics.StorageFailures)
+		log.Error("OpenAppendStream: storehost currently readonly")
+		return newInternalServiceError("StoreHost in read-only mode")
+	}
 
 	in := newInConn(args, call, t.xMgr, t.m3Client, log)
 
@@ -431,7 +431,12 @@ func (t *StoreHost) OpenAppendStream(ctx thrift.Context, call storeStream.BStore
 
 	numInConn := atomic.AddInt64(&t.numInConn, 1)
 	t.m3Client.UpdateGauge(metrics.OpenAppendStreamScope, metrics.StorageWriteStreams, numInConn)
-	log.WithField(`numInConn`, numInConn).Info("OpenAppendStream: write stream opened")
+
+	log.WithFields(bark.Fields{
+		`destType`:  args.destType,
+		`mode`:      args.mode,
+		`numInConn`: numInConn,
+	}).Info("OpenAppendStream: inConn started")
 
 	select {
 	// wait for inConn to be done
@@ -439,19 +444,19 @@ func (t *StoreHost) OpenAppendStream(ctx thrift.Context, call storeStream.BStore
 
 	// .. or wait for shutdown to be triggered
 	case <-t.shutdownC:
+		log.Info("OpenAppendStream: shutdown, stopping inConn")
 		err = in.Stop() // attempt to stop connection
 
 	// listen to extreme situations
 	case <-t.disableWriteC:
-		log.Info("Stop write due to available disk space is extremely low")
+		log.Error("OpenAppendStream: writes disabled, stopping inConn")
 		err = in.Stop()
 	}
 
 	numInConn = atomic.AddInt64(&t.numInConn, -1)
 	t.m3Client.UpdateGauge(metrics.OpenAppendStreamScope, metrics.StorageWriteStreams, numInConn)
-	log.WithField(`numInConn`, numInConn).Info("OpenAppendStream: write stream closed")
+	log.WithField(`numInConn`, numInConn).Info("OpenAppendStream: inConn done")
 
-	log.Info("OpenAppendStream done")
 	return err // FIXME: tchannel does *not* currently propagate this to the remote caller
 }
 
@@ -534,12 +539,6 @@ func (t *StoreHost) OpenReadStream(ctx thrift.Context, call storeStream.BStoreOp
 
 	t.m3Client.IncCounter(metrics.OpenReadStreamScope, metrics.StorageRequests)
 
-	if atomic.LoadInt32(&t.started) == 0 {
-		call.Done()
-		t.m3Client.IncCounter(metrics.OpenReadStreamScope, metrics.StorageFailures)
-		return newInternalServiceError("StoreHost not started")
-	}
-
 	// read in args passed in via the Thrift context headers
 	args, e := getOutConnArgs(ctx)
 
@@ -566,6 +565,13 @@ func (t *StoreHost) OpenReadStream(ctx thrift.Context, call storeStream.BStoreOp
 		common.TagCnsm: common.FmtCnsm(args.consGroupID.String()),
 	})
 
+	if atomic.LoadInt32(&t.started) == 0 {
+		call.Done()
+		t.m3Client.IncCounter(metrics.OpenReadStreamScope, metrics.StorageFailures)
+		log.Error("OpenReadStream: storehost not started")
+		return newInternalServiceError("StoreHost not started")
+	}
+
 	out := newOutConn(args, call, t.xMgr, t.m3Client, log)
 
 	t.shutdownWG.Add(1)
@@ -590,6 +596,7 @@ func (t *StoreHost) OpenReadStream(ctx thrift.Context, call storeStream.BStoreOp
 
 	// .. or wait for shutdown to be triggered
 	case <-t.shutdownC:
+		log.Info("OpenReadStream: shutdown, stopping inConn")
 		out.Stop() // attempt to stop connection
 	}