diff --git a/src/qos_net/src/proxy.rs b/src/qos_net/src/proxy.rs
index 59332a56..edba0561 100644
--- a/src/qos_net/src/proxy.rs
+++ b/src/qos_net/src/proxy.rs
@@ -104,14 +104,22 @@ impl Proxy {
 			Ok(conn) => {
 				let connection_id = conn.id;
 				let remote_ip = conn.ip.clone();
+				println!("called new_from_name successfully. Saving connection ID {connection_id}...");
 				match self.save_connection(conn) {
 					Ok(()) => {
+						println!("Connection established and saved. Returning ConnectResponse to client");
 						ProxyMsg::ConnectResponse { connection_id, remote_ip }
 					}
-					Err(e) => ProxyMsg::ProxyError(e),
+					Err(e) => {
+						println!("error saving connection.");
+						ProxyMsg::ProxyError(e)
+					}
 				}
 			}
-			Err(e) => ProxyMsg::ProxyError(e),
+			Err(e) => {
+				println!("error calling new_from_name");
+				ProxyMsg::ProxyError(e)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -214,12 +222,14 @@ impl server::RequestProcessor for Proxy {
 					dns_port,
 				} => {
 					println!("Proxy connecting to {hostname}:{port}");
-					self.connect_by_name(
-						hostname,
+					let resp = self.connect_by_name(
+						hostname.clone(),
 						port,
 						dns_resolvers,
 						dns_port,
-					)
+					);
+					println!("Proxy connected to {hostname}:{port}");
+					resp
 				}
 				ProxyMsg::ConnectByIpRequest { ip, port } => {
 					println!("Proxy connecting to {ip}:{port}");
diff --git a/src/qos_net/src/proxy_connection.rs b/src/qos_net/src/proxy_connection.rs
index 52e85201..3c70a88b 100644
--- a/src/qos_net/src/proxy_connection.rs
+++ b/src/qos_net/src/proxy_connection.rs
@@ -32,15 +32,20 @@ impl ProxyConnection {
 		dns_resolvers: Vec<String>,
 		dns_port: u16,
 	) -> Result<ProxyConnection, QosNetError> {
+		println!("new_from_name invoked");
 		let ip = resolve_hostname(hostname, dns_resolvers, dns_port)?;
+		println!("resolved name into an IP");
 
 		// Generate a new random u32 to get an ID. We'll use it to name our
 		// socket. This will be our connection ID.
 		let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
 		let connection_id: u32 = rng.gen::<u32>();
+		println!("Random connection ID generated");
 
 		let tcp_addr = SocketAddr::new(ip, port);
+		println!("TCP addr created. Connecting...");
 		let tcp_stream = TcpStream::connect(tcp_addr)?;
+		println!("Connected");
 		Ok(ProxyConnection {
 			id: connection_id,
 			ip: ip.to_string(),
@@ -88,6 +93,7 @@ fn resolve_hostname(
 	resolver_addrs: Vec<String>,
 	port: u16,
 ) -> Result<IpAddr, QosNetError> {
+	println!("resolving hostname...");
 	let resolver_parsed_addrs = resolver_addrs
 		.iter()
 		.map(|resolver_address| {
@@ -107,7 +113,9 @@ fn resolve_hostname(
 		),
 	);
 	let resolver = Resolver::new(resolver_config, ResolverOpts::default())?;
+	println!("resolver ready");
 	let response = resolver.lookup_ip(hostname.clone())?;
+	println!("resolver successfully invoked");
 	response.iter().next().ok_or_else(|| {
 		QosNetError::DNSResolutionError(format!(
 			"Empty response when querying for host {hostname}"