diff --git a/core/state/database.go b/core/state/database.go
index 97facc29907f..075b948cf32e 100644
--- a/core/state/database.go
+++ b/core/state/database.go
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ func (db *cachingDB) SaveTransitionState(root common.Hash) {
 		// it has been saved.
 		db.TransitionStatePerRoot[root] = db.CurrentTransitionState.Copy()
 
-		log.Debug("saving transition state", "storage processed", db.CurrentTransitionState.StorageProcessed, "addr", db.CurrentTransitionState.CurrentAccountAddress, "slot hash", db.CurrentTransitionState.CurrentSlotHash, "root", root, "ended", db.CurrentTransitionState.ended, "started", db.CurrentTransitionState.started)
+		fmt.Println("saving transition state", "storage processed", db.CurrentTransitionState.StorageProcessed, "addr", db.CurrentTransitionState.CurrentAccountAddress, "slot hash", db.CurrentTransitionState.CurrentSlotHash, "root", root, "ended", db.CurrentTransitionState.ended, "started", db.CurrentTransitionState.started)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ func (db *cachingDB) LoadTransitionState(root common.Hash) {
 	// as a verkle database.
 	ts, ok := db.TransitionStatePerRoot[root]
 	if !ok || ts == nil {
-		log.Debug("could not find any transition state, starting with a fresh state", "is verkle", db.triedb.IsVerkle())
+		fmt.Println("could not find any transition state, starting with a fresh state", "is verkle", db.triedb.IsVerkle())
 		// Start with a fresh state
 		ts = &TransitionState{ended: false}
 	}
@@ -575,5 +575,5 @@ func (db *cachingDB) LoadTransitionState(root common.Hash) {
 	// doesn't get overwritten.
 	db.CurrentTransitionState = ts.Copy()
 
-	log.Debug("loaded transition state", "storage processed", db.CurrentTransitionState.StorageProcessed, "addr", db.CurrentTransitionState.CurrentAccountAddress, "slot hash", db.CurrentTransitionState.CurrentSlotHash, "root", root, "ended", db.CurrentTransitionState.ended, "started", db.CurrentTransitionState.started)
+	fmt.Println("loaded transition state", "storage processed", db.CurrentTransitionState.StorageProcessed, "addr", db.CurrentTransitionState.CurrentAccountAddress, "slot hash", db.CurrentTransitionState.CurrentSlotHash, "root", root, "ended", db.CurrentTransitionState.ended, "started", db.CurrentTransitionState.started)
 }