diff --git a/pkg/cmd/backuprestore/backupserver.go b/pkg/cmd/backuprestore/backupserver.go
index 75acb9c78..95a08f480 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/backuprestore/backupserver.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/backuprestore/backupserver.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type backupRunner interface {
 type backupRunnerImpl struct{}
 
 func (b backupRunnerImpl) runBackup(backupOpts *backupOptions, pruneOpts *prune.PruneOpts) error {
+	klog.Infof("@Mustafa: being runBackup() - backupOpts are [%v] - pruneOpts are [%v] ", backupOpts, pruneOpts)
 	dateString := time.Now().Format("2006-01-02_150405")
 	backupOpts.backupDir = path.Join(backupVolume, dateString)
 	err := backup(backupOpts)
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/backuprestore/backuputils.go b/pkg/cmd/backuprestore/backuputils.go
index 391c8b631..09104f04f 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/backuprestore/backuputils.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/backuprestore/backuputils.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ var backupResourcePodList = []string{
 }
 
 func archiveLatestResources(configDir, backupFile string) error {
+	klog.Infof("@Mustafa: being archiveLatestResources() - configDir are [%v] - backupFile are [%v]", configDir, backupFile)
 	klog.Info("Static Pod Resources are being stored in: ", backupFile)
 
 	paths := []string{}
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ func archiveLatestResources(configDir, backupFile string) error {
 }
 
 func backup(r *backupOptions) error {
+	klog.Infof("@Mustafa: being backup() - backupOpts are [%v] - endpoints are [%v]", r, r.endpoints)
 	cli, err := getEtcdClient(r.endpoints)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("backup: failed to get etcd client: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/backuprestore/etcdclientutils.go b/pkg/cmd/backuprestore/etcdclientutils.go
index 37a970da9..23e2d7ef7 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/backuprestore/etcdclientutils.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/backuprestore/etcdclientutils.go
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 func getEtcdClient(endpoints []string) (*clientv3.Client, error) {
+	klog.Infof("@Mustafa: being getEtcdClient() -  endpoints are [%v]", endpoints)
 	grpclog.SetLoggerV2(grpclog.NewLoggerV2(ioutil.Discard, ioutil.Discard, os.Stderr))
 	dialOptions := []grpc.DialOption{
 		grpc.WithBlock(), // block until the underlying connection is up
 	}
 
+	klog.Infof("@Mustafa: before tlsInfo in getEtcdClient()")
 	tlsInfo := transport.TLSInfo{
 		CertFile:      os.Getenv("ETCDCTL_CERT"),
 		KeyFile:       os.Getenv("ETCDCTL_KEY"),
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ func getEtcdClient(endpoints []string) (*clientv3.Client, error) {
 	}
 	tlsConfig, err := tlsInfo.ClientConfig()
 	if err != nil {
+		klog.Infof("@Mustafa: before tlsInfo in getEtcdClient() - tlsConfig are [%v]", tlsConfig)
+		klog.Infof("@Mustafa: before tlsInfo in getEtcdClient() - err  is [%v]", err)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate tls client config endpoints %v and env %v: %w", endpoints, os.Environ(), err)
 	}
 
@@ -38,14 +42,18 @@ func getEtcdClient(endpoints []string) (*clientv3.Client, error) {
 		TLS:         tlsConfig,
 	}
 
+	klog.Infof("@Mustafa: after tlsInfo in getEtcdClient()")
 	cli, err := clientv3.New(*cfg)
 	if err != nil {
+		klog.Infof("@Mustafa: after tlsInfo in getEtcdClient() - cli are [%v]", cli)
+		klog.Infof("@Mustafa: after tlsInfo in getEtcdClient() - err is [%v]", err)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to make etcd client for endpoints %v and env %v: %w", endpoints, os.Environ(), err)
 	}
 	return cli, nil
 }
 
 func saveSnapshot(cli *clientv3.Client, dbPath string) error {
+	klog.Infof("@Mustafa: being saveSnapshot() - cli are [%v] - dbPath are [%v]", cli, dbPath)
 	partpath := dbPath + ".part"
 	defer os.RemoveAll(partpath)
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/backuprestore/fileioutils.go b/pkg/cmd/backuprestore/fileioutils.go
index 11115e857..b881e9ec8 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/backuprestore/fileioutils.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/backuprestore/fileioutils.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -71,12 +72,15 @@ func findTheLatestRevision(dir, filePrefix string, isDir bool) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func checkAndCreateDir(dirName string) error {
+	klog.Infof("@Mustafa: being checkAndCreateDir() - dirName are [%v]", dirName)
 	_, err := os.Stat(dirName)
 	if err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		klog.Infof("@Mustafa: being checkAndCreateDir() - err are [%v]", err)
 		return fmt.Errorf("checkAndCreateDir failed: %w", err)
 	}
 	// If dirName already exists, remove it
 	if err == nil {
+		klog.Infof("@Mustafa: being checkAndCreateDir() - err are [%v]", err)
 		if err := os.RemoveAll(dirName); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("checkAndCreateDir failed to remove %s: %w", dirName, err)
 		}