diff --git a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Routing/RouteRequest.cs b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Routing/RouteRequest.cs
index bd8a42d2..19d8655b 100644
--- a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Routing/RouteRequest.cs
+++ b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Routing/RouteRequest.cs
@@ -38,5 +38,10 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
                 Debug.LogMessage(ex, "Exception handling cooldown", Destination);
             }
         }
+
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            return $"Route {Source?.Key ?? "No Source Device"}:{SourcePort?.Key ?? "auto"} to {Destination?.Key ?? "No Destination Device"}:{DestinationPort?.Key ?? "auto"}";
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Routing/RouteRequestQueueItem.cs b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Routing/RouteRequestQueueItem.cs
index f1848b8b..05681991 100644
--- a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Routing/RouteRequestQueueItem.cs
+++ b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Routing/RouteRequestQueueItem.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Queues;
+using PepperDash.Core;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Queues;
 using System;
+using Serilog.Events;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Routing
 {
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Routing
 
         public void Dispatch()
         {
+            Debug.LogMessage(LogEventLevel.Information, "Dispatching route request {routeRequest}", null, routeRequest);
             action(routeRequest);
         }
     }
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Routing
 
         public void Dispatch()
         {
+            Debug.LogMessage(LogEventLevel.Information, "Dispatching release route request for {destination}:{inputPortKey}", null, destination?.Key ?? "no destination", string.IsNullOrEmpty(inputPortKey) ? "auto" : inputPortKey);
             action(destination, inputPortKey);
         }
     }