diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index d6b40d746..995c94c91 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -2628,8 +2628,9 @@ async function autoupdateApps(updateInfo, auditSource) { // updateInfo is { appI
             force: false
         };
 
+        debug(`app ${app.fqdn} will be automatically updated`);
         const [updateError] = await safe(updateApp(app, data, auditSource));
-        if (updateError) debug(`Error initiating autoupdate of ${appId}. ${updateError.message}`);
+        if (updateError) debug(`Error autoupdating ${appId}. ${updateError.message}`);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cron.js b/src/cron.js
index 159278fdc..c8b25b6c4 100644
--- a/src/cron.js
+++ b/src/cron.js
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ async function handleAutoupdatePatternChanged(pattern) {
             const updateInfo = updateChecker.getUpdateInfo();
             // do box before app updates. for the off chance that the box logic fixes some app update logic issue
             if (updateInfo.box && !updateInfo.box.unstable) {
-                debug('Starting box autoupdate to %j', updateInfo.box);
+                debug('Starting box autoupdate to %j', updateInfo.box.version);
                 const [error] = await safe(updater.updateToLatest({ skipBackup: false }, AuditSource.CRON));
                 if (!error) return; // do not start app updates when a box update got scheduled
                 debug(`Failed to start box autoupdate task: ${error.message}`);
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ async function handleAutoupdatePatternChanged(pattern) {
 
             const appUpdateInfo = _.omit(updateInfo, 'box');
             if (Object.keys(appUpdateInfo).length > 0) {
-                debug('Starting app update to %j', appUpdateInfo);
+                debug('Starting app autoupdate: %j', Object.keys(appUpdateInfo));
                 const [error] = await safe(apps.autoupdateApps(appUpdateInfo, AuditSource.CRON));
                 if (error) debug(`Failed to app autoupdate: ${error.message}`);
             } else {