diff --git a/lib/hooks/core/hook-http.js b/lib/hooks/core/hook-http.js
index 34072640c..7bbab4067 100644
--- a/lib/hooks/core/hook-http.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/core/hook-http.js
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ function requestWrap(request) {
     var root = cls.getRootContext();
 
     if (!root) {
-      agent.logger.debug('Untraced http options:', options);
+      if (typeof options === 'string') {
+        options = url.parse(options);
+      }
+      agent.logger.debug('Untraced http uri:', uriFromOptions(options));
       return request.apply(this, arguments);
     } else if (root === SpanData.nullSpan) {
       return request.apply(this, arguments);
diff --git a/lib/trace-writer.js b/lib/trace-writer.js
index 95bdd0506..202f34443 100644
--- a/lib/trace-writer.js
+++ b/lib/trace-writer.js
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ TraceWriter.prototype.flushBuffer_ = function(projectId) {
   // Privatize and clear the buffer.
   var buffer = this.buffer_;
   this.buffer_ = [];
-
+  this.logger_.debug('Flushing traces', buffer);
   this.publish_(projectId, '{"traces":[' + buffer.join() + ']}');
 };