diff --git a/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp b/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
index c1ae2475..042b299f 100644
--- a/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
+++ b/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
@@ -434,7 +434,9 @@ void DeviceHandlerBase::doSendWrite() {
 
 		if (result == RETURN_OK) {
 			cookieInfo.state = COOKIE_WRITE_SENT;
+			sif::debug<<" DeviceHandlerBase::doSendWrite: Calling sendMessage succeeded"<<std::endl;
 		} else {
+			sif::debug<<" DeviceHandlerBase::doSendWrite: Calling sendMessage failed"<<std::endl;
 			//always generate a failure event, so that FDIR knows what's up
 			triggerEvent(DEVICE_SENDING_COMMAND_FAILED, result,
 					cookieInfo.pendingCommand->first);