diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/backup/backuppers/restic_backupper.py b/selfprivacy_api/backup/backuppers/restic_backupper.py
index f508368..30bf20c 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/backup/backuppers/restic_backupper.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/backup/backuppers/restic_backupper.py
@@ -332,23 +332,32 @@ class ResticBackupper(AbstractBackupper):
         if folders is None or folders == []:
             raise ValueError("cannot restore without knowing where to!")
 
+        print("getting temp dir")
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
+            print(f"temp dir is {temp_dir}")
             if verify:
+                print("attempting verified restore")
                 self._raw_verified_restore(snapshot_id, target=temp_dir)
                 snapshot_root = temp_dir
                 for folder in folders:
+                    print(f"restoring {folder}")
                     src = join(snapshot_root, folder.strip("/"))
                     if not exists(src):
                         raise ValueError(
                             f"No such path: {src}. We tried to find {folder}"
                         )
                     dst = folder
+                    print(f"syncing {src} to {dst}")
                     sync(src, dst)
 
             else:  # attempting inplace restore
+                print("attempting inplace restore")
                 for folder in folders:
+                    print(f"restoring {folder}")
                     rmtree(folder)
+                    print(f"removed {folder}")
                     mkdir(folder)
+                    print(f"created {folder}")
                 self._raw_verified_restore(snapshot_id, target="/")
                 return
 
@@ -358,6 +367,7 @@ class ResticBackupper(AbstractBackupper):
             "restore", snapshot_id, "--target", target, "--verify"
         )
 
+        print(f"starting restore with {restore_command}")
         with subprocess.Popen(
             restore_command,
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
@@ -368,6 +378,7 @@ class ResticBackupper(AbstractBackupper):
             # for some reason restore does not support
             # nice reporting of progress via json
             output = handle.communicate()[0].decode("utf-8")
+            print(f"restore output: {output}")
             if "restoring" not in output:
                 raise ValueError("cannot restore a snapshot: " + output)
 
diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/backup/tasks.py b/selfprivacy_api/backup/tasks.py
index db350d4..f54cb17 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/backup/tasks.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/backup/tasks.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def restore_snapshot(
     """
     The worker task that starts the restore process.
     """
+    print(f"Restoring snapshot {snapshot.id} with strategy {strategy.name}")
     Backups.restore_snapshot(snapshot, strategy)
     return True
 
diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/services/service.py b/selfprivacy_api/services/service.py
index 30e810f..003504a 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/services/service.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/services/service.py
@@ -278,23 +278,34 @@ class StoppedService:
     """
 
     def __init__(self, service: Service):
+        print("Stopping service - init")
         self.service = service
         self.original_status = service.get_status()
+        print(f"Stopping service - original status: {self.original_status}")
 
     def __enter__(self) -> Service:
+        print(f"Stopping service - enter")
         self.original_status = self.service.get_status()
+        print(f"Stopping service - original status: {self.original_status}")
         if self.original_status != ServiceStatus.INACTIVE:
+            print("Original status is not inactive, stopping service")
             self.service.stop()
+            print("Waiting for service to stop")
             wait_until_true(
                 lambda: self.service.get_status() == ServiceStatus.INACTIVE,
                 timeout_sec=DEFAULT_START_STOP_TIMEOUT,
             )
+            print("Service stopped")
         return self.service
 
     def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
+        print(f"Stopping service - exit")
         if self.original_status in [ServiceStatus.ACTIVATING, ServiceStatus.ACTIVE]:
+            print("Original status is active, starting service")
             self.service.start()
+            print("Waiting for service to start")
             wait_until_true(
                 lambda: self.service.get_status() == ServiceStatus.ACTIVE,
                 timeout_sec=DEFAULT_START_STOP_TIMEOUT,
             )
+            print("Service started")