diff --git a/epoch.go b/epoch.go
index 90df43ac..fbac1851 100644
--- a/epoch.go
+++ b/epoch.go
@@ -318,7 +318,8 @@ func (e *Epoch) loadBlockRecord(block Block) error {
 	e.Logger.Debug("Verifying block from WAL", zap.Uint64("Round", block.BlockHeader().Round), zap.Uint64("Seq", block.BlockHeader().Seq))
 	verifiedBlock, err := block.Verify(e.finishCtx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to verify block: %w", err)
+		e.Logger.Error("Failed to verify block from WAL", zap.Uint64("Round", block.BlockHeader().Round), zap.Uint64("Seq", block.BlockHeader().Seq), zap.Error(err))
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to verify block: %w. round %d", err, block.BlockHeader().Round)
 	}
 
 	e.rounds[block.BlockHeader().Round] = NewRound(verifiedBlock)
@@ -2656,6 +2657,7 @@ func (e *Epoch) monitorProgress(round uint64) {
 		// While we waited, a block might have been notarized.
 		// If so, then don't start monitoring for it being notarized.
 		if cancelled.Load() {
+			e.Logger.Debug("Not starting monitoring for block notarization because we were cancelled while waiting for block to be built", zap.Uint64("epoch round", epochRound), zap.Uint64("monitored round", round))
 			return
 		}