diff --git a/cli/main.go b/cli/main.go
index 8b9c85b..d7338ad 100644
--- a/cli/main.go
+++ b/cli/main.go
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ func fsDaemon(
 	// By default fuse will use 128kb read-ahead even though we ask for 1024kb
 	// If running as root on linux, raise read-ahead to 1024kb after mounting
 	if user.Uid == "0" && runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
-		logger.Printf("Setting kernel read-ahead for dxfuse to 1024kb")
 		mntInfo, err := os.Stat(mountpoint)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Printf(err.Error())
diff --git a/dx_ops.go b/dx_ops.go
index b69a1e5..53c7bc4 100644
--- a/dx_ops.go
+++ b/dx_ops.go
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ func (ops *DxOps) DxFileCloseAndWait(
 		switch fDesc.State {
 		case "closed":
 			// done. File is closed.
+			ops.log("Closed %s:%s", projectId, fid)
 			return nil
 		case "closing":
 			// not done yet.
diff --git a/dxfuse.go b/dxfuse.go
index 29172f3..2ef97ac 100644
--- a/dxfuse.go
+++ b/dxfuse.go
@@ -1092,11 +1092,12 @@ func (fsys *Filesys) Unlink(ctx context.Context, op *fuseops.UnlinkOp) error {
 	objectIds := make([]string, 1)
 	objectIds[0] = fileToRemove.Id
 	if err := fsys.ops.DxRemoveObjects(ctx, oph.httpClient, parentDir.ProjId, objectIds); err != nil {
-		fsys.log("Error in removing file (%s:%s/%s) on dnanexus: %s",
+		fsys.log("Error in removing %s:%s%s on dnanexus: %s",
 			parentDir.ProjId, parentDir.ProjFolder, op.Name,
 			err.Error())
 		return fsys.translateError(err)
 	}
+	fsys.log("Removed %s, %s:%s%s", op.Name, parentDir.ProjId, parentDir.ProjFolder, op.Name)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -1577,8 +1578,6 @@ func (fsys *Filesys) WriteFile(ctx context.Context, op *fuseops.WriteFileOp) err
 			fsys.opClose(oph)
 			fsys.mutex.Unlock()
 			fh.writeBuffer = fsys.uploader.AllocateWriteBuffer(partId, false)
-			fsys.log("allocated wb for %s", fh.Id)
-
 		}
 		// all data copied into buffer slice, break
 		if bytesCopied == len(bytesToWrite) {
@@ -1729,7 +1728,9 @@ func (fsys *Filesys) ReleaseFileHandle(ctx context.Context, op *fuseops.ReleaseF
 	case AM_AO_Remote:
 		// Special case for empty files which are not uploaded during FlushFile since their size is 0
 		if fh.size == 0 && len(fh.writeBuffer) == 0 && fh.lastPartId == 0 {
-			fsys.log("Upload and close empty file")
+			if fsys.ops.options.Verbose {
+				fsys.log("Upload and close empty %s", fh.Id)
+			}
 			fh.lastPartId++
 			partId := fh.lastPartId
 			httpClient := <-fsys.httpClientPool
diff --git a/metadata_db.go b/metadata_db.go
index 2f2a1c0..bfe9958 100644
--- a/metadata_db.go
+++ b/metadata_db.go
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ func (mdb *MetadataDb) CreateFile(
 	mode os.FileMode) (File, error) {
 	if mdb.options.Verbose {
 		mdb.log("CreateFile %s/%s projpath=%s%s",
-			dir.FullPath, fname, dir.ProjFolder, dir.ProjId)
+			dir.FullPath, fname, dir.ProjId, dir.ProjFolder)
 	}
 
 	// Create remote file
@@ -1292,6 +1292,8 @@ func (mdb *MetadataDb) CreateFile(
 		mdb.log("CreateFile error creating data object")
 		return File{}, err
 	}
+	mdb.log("Created file %s/%s %s:%s",
+		dir.FullPath, fname, dir.ProjId, fileId)
 
 	// 3. return a File structure
 	return File{