diff --git a/internal/grpc/services/gateway/storageprovider.go b/internal/grpc/services/gateway/storageprovider.go
index 086f3f95df9..dc7b9d542b9 100644
--- a/internal/grpc/services/gateway/storageprovider.go
+++ b/internal/grpc/services/gateway/storageprovider.go
@@ -1396,12 +1396,14 @@ func (s *svc) statSharesFolder(ctx context.Context) (*provider.StatResponse, err
 }
 
 func (s *svc) stat(ctx context.Context, req *provider.StatRequest) (*provider.StatResponse, error) {
+	log := appctx.GetLogger(ctx)
 	providers, err := s.findProviders(ctx, req.Ref)
 	if err != nil {
 		return &provider.StatResponse{
 			Status: status.NewStatusFromErrType(ctx, "stat ref: "+req.Ref.String(), err),
 		}, nil
 	}
+	log.Debug().Interface("ref", req.Ref).Msg("calling getUniqueProviders")
 	providers = getUniqueProviders(providers)
 
 	resPath := req.Ref.GetPath()
@@ -1412,6 +1414,7 @@ func (s *svc) stat(ctx context.Context, req *provider.StatRequest) (*provider.St
 				Status: status.NewInternal(ctx, err, "error connecting to storage provider="+providers[0].Address),
 			}, nil
 		}
+		log.Debug().Interface("ref", req.Ref).Msg("calling Stat")
 		rsp, err := c.Stat(ctx, req)
 		if err != nil || rsp.Status.Code != rpc.Code_CODE_OK {
 			return rsp, err
@@ -2264,6 +2267,8 @@ func (s *svc) findProviders(ctx context.Context, ref *provider.Reference) ([]*re
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "gateway: error getting storage registry client")
 	}
 
+	log := appctx.GetLogger(ctx)
+	log.Debug().Interface("ref", ref).Msg("calling GetStorageProviders")
 	res, err := c.GetStorageProviders(ctx, &registry.GetStorageProvidersRequest{
 		Ref: ref,
 	})