diff --git a/src/lib/dailies.cr b/src/lib/dailies.cr
index 7bfd25d..da986de 100644
--- a/src/lib/dailies.cr
+++ b/src/lib/dailies.cr
@@ -8,14 +8,17 @@ module CrystalGauntlet::Dailies
   WEEKLY_OFFSET = 100001
 
   def grab_new_level(weekly : Bool, prev = Time.utc) : {Int32 | Nil, Int32 | Nil, Int32 | Nil}
+    LOG.debug { "grabbing new event level, weekly: #{weekly}" }
     begin
       level_id = DATABASE.query_one("select level_id from #{weekly ? "weekly_queue" : "daily_queue"} order by idx desc limit 1", as: {Int32})
     rescue
+      LOG.debug { "can't find anything in queue" }
       return {nil, nil, nil}
     else
       next_id = IDs.get_next_id(weekly ? "weekly_levels" : "daily_levels")
       # todo: configurable?
       timespan = weekly ? 1.weeks : 1.days
+      LOG.debug { "#{level_id} for #{timespan}" }
       expires_at = prev + timespan
       DATABASE.exec("insert into #{weekly ? "weekly_levels" : "daily_levels"} (level_id, idx, expires_at) values (?, ?, ?)", level_id, next_id, expires_at.to_s(Format::TIME_FORMAT))
       return {level_id, timespan.total_seconds.to_i, next_id}
@@ -23,19 +26,25 @@ module CrystalGauntlet::Dailies
   end
 
   def fetch_current_level(weekly : Bool) : {Int32 | Nil, Int32 | Nil, Int32 | Nil}
+    LOG.debug { "getting current event level, weekly: #{weekly}" }
     begin
       level_id, expires_at, idx = DATABASE.query_one("select level_id, expires_at, idx from #{weekly ? "weekly_levels" : "daily_levels"} order by idx desc limit 1", as: {Int32, String, Int32})
+      LOG.debug { "#{level_id} (#{idx}), expiring at #{expires_at}" }
     rescue
       # make up a brand new daily; using current time because no previous ones have existed
+      LOG.debug { "no levels have ever existed" }
       level_id, expires, idx = grab_new_level(weekly)
     else
       # check if it has expired, roll a new one if so
       expires = (Time.parse(expires_at, Format::TIME_FORMAT, Time::Location::UTC) - Time.utc).total_seconds.to_i
       if expires <= 0
+        LOG.debug { "expired!!" }
         level_id, expires, idx = grab_new_level(weekly, Time.parse(expires_at, Format::TIME_FORMAT, Time::Location::UTC))
       end
     end
 
+    LOG.debug { "returning #{level_id} #{idx}, expiring in #{expires}s" }
+
     return level_id, expires, idx
   end
 end