diff --git a/UserData b/UserData
index 664b27b..c8eb9f6 100755
--- a/UserData
+++ b/UserData
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ targetdir=/opt/${maintainer}
 mkdir -p ${targetdir} &&\
 curl -L https://github.com/${maintainer}/${repo}/archive/${release}.tar.gz |\
 tar -xz -C ${targetdir} &&\
-mv ${targetdir}/${repo}-${release} ${targetdir}/${repo}
-${targetdir}/${repo}/scripts/run
+mv ${targetdir}/${repo}-${release} ${targetdir}/${repo} &&\
+${targetdir}/${repo}/scripts/buildAMI &> /var/log/ami_build.log
diff --git a/scripts/run b/scripts/buildAMI
similarity index 66%
rename from scripts/run
rename to scripts/buildAMI
index a01155a..b3e6e7f 100755
--- a/scripts/run
+++ b/scripts/buildAMI
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+echo "*************************"
+echo "* AWS EC2 AMI Generator *"
+echo "*************************"
+export dateformat='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%N UTC%z'
+
 scriptroot=$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
 distro=$(lsb_release -i | sed -r 's/^Distributor ID:\W*(.*)$/\L\1/')
 release=$(lsb_release -c | sed -r 's/^Codename:\W*(.*)$/\L\1/')
@@ -7,23 +12,30 @@ release=$(lsb_release -c | sed -r 's/^Codename:\W*(.*)$/\L\1/')
 # Add global scripts directory
 globalscripts="${scriptroot}/global"
 if [ -d "${globalscripts}" ]; then
+	echo "Found global scripts: ${globalscripts}"
 	PATH="${globalscripts}:${PATH}"
 fi
 
 # Add distro-specific scripts directory
 distroscripts="${scriptroot}/${distro}/all"
 if [ -d "${distroscripts}" ]; then
+	echo "Found distro-specific scripts: ${distroscripts}"
 	PATH="${distroscripts}:${PATH}"
 fi
 
 # Add release-specific scripts directory
 releasescripts="${scriptroot}/${distro}/${release}"
 if [ -d "${releasescripts}" ]; then
+	echo "Found release-specific scripts: ${releasescripts}"
 	PATH="${releasescripts}:${PATH}"
 fi
 
 export PATH
 
+echo -e "\nStarting at $(date +"${dateformat}")"
+
 upgradeSystemPackages
 installSystemPackages python3 python3-pip puppet cloud-utils
 installPythonPackages awscli
+
+echo -e "\nFinished at $(date +"${dateformat}")"
diff --git a/scripts/global/installPythonPackages b/scripts/global/installPythonPackages
index 2f700a5..792c9c9 100755
--- a/scripts/global/installPythonPackages
+++ b/scripts/global/installPythonPackages
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+echo "==Python Package Installer=="
+if [[ "x${dateformat}" != "x" ]]; then
+	echo -e "Begin at $(date +"${dateformat}")"
+fi
 
 if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
-	echo "Please specify at least one package to install" >&2
+	echo -e "\t[FAIL] Please specify at least one package to install" >&2
 	exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -10,9 +14,16 @@ if pip3 --version &>/dev/null; then
 elif pip --version &>/dev/null; then
 	pip=pip
 else
-	echo "No suitable pip found found" >&2
+	echo -e "\t[FAIL] No suitable pip found found" >&2
 	exit 2
 fi
 
-$pip install --upgrade "$@" #&>/dev/null
-exit $?
+echo -e "\tRunning $pip install..."
+$pip install --upgrade "$@" &>/dev/null
+exval=$?
+if [ $exval -eq 0 ]; then
+	echo -e "\t[DONE]"
+else
+	echo -e "\t[FAIL] Code: ${exval}"
+	exit $exval
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/global/installSystemPackages b/scripts/global/installSystemPackages
index ab26555..58f0977 100755
--- a/scripts/global/installSystemPackages
+++ b/scripts/global/installSystemPackages
@@ -1,17 +1,30 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+echo "==System Package Installer=="
+if [[ "x${dateformat}" != "x" ]]; then
+	echo -e "Begin at $(date +"${dateformat}")"
+fi
 
 if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
-	echo "Please specify at least one package to install" >&2
+	echo -e "\t[FAIL] Please specify at least one package to install" >&2
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 if apt-get --version &>/dev/null; then
+	echo -e "\tRunning apt-get install..."
 	apt-get install --assume-yes "$@" &>/dev/null
-	exit $?
+	exval=$?
 elif yum --version &>/dev/null; then
+	echo -e "\tRunning yum install..."
 	yum --assumeyes install "$@" &>/dev/null
-	exit $?
+	exval=$?
 else
-	echo "No package mangers found" >&2
+	echo -e "\t[FAIL] No package mangers found" >&2
 	exit 2
 fi
+
+if [ $exval -eq 0 ]; then
+	echo -e "\t[DONE]"
+else
+	echo -e "\t[FAIL] Code: ${exval}"
+	exit $exval
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/global/upgradeSystemPackages b/scripts/global/upgradeSystemPackages
index 67d88d7..46d5069 100755
--- a/scripts/global/upgradeSystemPackages
+++ b/scripts/global/upgradeSystemPackages
@@ -1,16 +1,29 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+echo "==System Package Updater=="
+if [[ "x${dateformat}" != "x" ]]; then
+	echo -e "Begin at $(date +"${dateformat}")"
+fi
 
 if apt-get --version &>/dev/null; then
+	echo -e "Running apt-get update..."
 	apt-get update &>/dev/null
 	exval=$?
-	if [ $exval -ne 0 ]; then
-		exit $exval
+	if [ $exval -eq 0 ]; then
+		echo -e "Running apt-get upgrade..."
+		apt-get upgrade --assume-yes &>/dev/null
+		exval=$?
 	fi
-	apt-get upgrade --assume-yes &>/dev/null
-	exit $?
 fi
 
 if yum --version &>/dev/null; then
+	echo -e "Running yum upgrade..."
 	yum --assumeyes upgrade  &>/dev/null
-	exit $?
+	exval=$?
+fi
+
+if [ $exval -eq 0 ]; then
+	echo -e "\t[DONE]"
+else
+	echo -e "\t[FAIL] Code: ${exval}"
+	exit $exval
 fi