diff --git a/lib/src/child-writer/index.js b/lib/src/child-writer/index.js
index e3fcb2c1..06443ec9 100644
--- a/lib/src/child-writer/index.js
+++ b/lib/src/child-writer/index.js
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ exports.write = (image, drive, options) => {
       env: process.env
     });
 
+    child.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
+      console.info(`WRITER: ${data.toString()}`);
+    });
+
     child.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
       emitter.emit('error', new Error(data.toString()));
     });
diff --git a/lib/src/child-writer/writer-proxy.js b/lib/src/child-writer/writer-proxy.js
index d22869eb..2ce89157 100644
--- a/lib/src/child-writer/writer-proxy.js
+++ b/lib/src/child-writer/writer-proxy.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ return isElevated().then((elevated) => {
   const logFile = process.env[CONSTANTS.TEMPORARY_LOG_FILE_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE];
 
   if (process.send) {
+    console.log(`Tailing ${logFile}`);
 
     // Sadly, `fs.createReadStream()` won't work since
     // the stream that function returns gets closed
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ return isElevated().then((elevated) => {
   }
 
   if (!elevated) {
+    console.log('Attempting to elevate');
 
     if (os.platform() === 'win32') {
       const elevator = Bluebird.promisifyAll(require('elevator'));
@@ -192,8 +194,19 @@ return isElevated().then((elevated) => {
     });
   }
 
+  console.log('Re-spawning with elevation');
+
   return new Bluebird((resolve, reject) => {
     const child = childProcess.spawn(EXECUTABLE, ETCHER_ARGUMENTS);
+
+    child.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
+      console.log(data.toString());
+    });
+
+    child.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
+      console.error(data.toString());
+    });
+
     child.on('error', reject);
     child.on('close', resolve);
   }).then((exitCode) => {