diff --git a/src/backupformat/rsync.js b/src/backupformat/rsync.js
index bac8525dd..c90fad67f 100644
--- a/src/backupformat/rsync.js
+++ b/src/backupformat/rsync.js
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ async function upload(backupSite, remotePath, dataLayout, progressCallback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof dataLayout, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof progressCallback, 'function');
 
+    debug(`upload: uploading to site ${backupSite.id} path ${remotePath} (encrypted: ${!!backupSite.encryption}) dataLayout ${dataLayout.toString()}`);
+
     await saveFsMetadata(dataLayout, `${dataLayout.localRoot()}/fsmetadata.json`);
     return await sync(backupSite, remotePath, dataLayout, progressCallback); // { stats, integrityMap }
 }
diff --git a/src/backupformat/tgz.js b/src/backupformat/tgz.js
index 6ac5becde..3f265105e 100644
--- a/src/backupformat/tgz.js
+++ b/src/backupformat/tgz.js
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ async function upload(backupSite, remotePath, dataLayout, progressCallback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof dataLayout, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof progressCallback, 'function');
 
-    debug(`upload: Uploading ${dataLayout.toString()} to ${remotePath}`);
+    debug(`upload: uploading to site ${backupSite.id} path ${remotePath} (encrypted: ${!!backupSite.encryption}) dataLayout ${dataLayout.toString()}`);
 
     return await promiseRetry({ times: 5, interval: 20000, debug }, async () => {
         progressCallback({ message: `Uploading backup ${remotePath}` });