diff --git a/iroh-cli/src/commands/blob.rs b/iroh-cli/src/commands/blob.rs
index 6e4c0aeba2..d128640917 100644
--- a/iroh-cli/src/commands/blob.rs
+++ b/iroh-cli/src/commands/blob.rs
@@ -277,8 +277,10 @@ impl BlobCommands {
                     Some(OutputTarget::Stdout) => {
                         // we asserted above that `OutputTarget::Stdout` is only permitted if getting a
                         // single hash and not a hashseq.
+                        tracing::debug!("starting blobs read {}", hash);
                         let mut blob_read = iroh.blobs().read(hash).await?;
                         tokio::io::copy(&mut blob_read, &mut tokio::io::stdout()).await?;
+                        tracing::debug!("finished blobs read {}", hash);
                     }
                     Some(OutputTarget::Path(path)) => {
                         let absolute = std::env::current_dir()?.join(&path);
diff --git a/iroh/src/node.rs b/iroh/src/node.rs
index 13b038ae51..ea2d722d53 100644
--- a/iroh/src/node.rs
+++ b/iroh/src/node.rs
@@ -331,16 +331,19 @@ impl<D: iroh_blobs::store::Store> NodeInner<D> {
         }
 
         // Abort rpc tasks.
+        debug!("shutting down RPC tasks ({})", rpc_join_set.len());
         rpc_join_set.shutdown().await;
 
         self.shutdown(protocols).await;
 
         // Abort remaining tasks.
+        debug!("shutting down remaining tasks ({})", join_set.len());
         join_set.shutdown().await;
     }
 
     /// Shutdown the different parts of the node concurrently.
     async fn shutdown(&self, protocols: Arc<ProtocolMap>) {
+        debug!("shutting down node");
         let error_code = Closed::ProviderTerminating;
 
         // Shutdown future for the docs engine, if enabled.