diff --git a/crates/db_schema/src/utils.rs b/crates/db_schema/src/utils.rs
index acedab97..4b62b5bb 100644
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/utils.rs
@@ -134,9 +134,12 @@ pub fn diesel_option_overwrite_to_url_create(
 }
 
 async fn build_db_pool_settings_opt(settings: Option<&Settings>) -> Result<DbPool, LemmyError> {
+  println!("build_db_pool_settings_opt");
   let db_url = get_database_url(settings);
+  println!("  db_url: {db_url}");
   let pool_size = settings.map(|s| s.database.pool_size).unwrap_or(5);
   let manager = AsyncDieselConnectionManager::<AsyncPgConnection>::new(&db_url);
+  println!("  built manager");
   let pool = Pool::builder(manager)
     .max_size(pool_size)
     .wait_timeout(POOL_TIMEOUT)
@@ -144,12 +147,15 @@ async fn build_db_pool_settings_opt(settings: Option<&Settings>) -> Result<DbPoo
     .recycle_timeout(POOL_TIMEOUT)
     .runtime(Runtime::Tokio1)
     .build()?;
+  println!("  built pool");
 
   // If there's no settings, that means its a unit test, and migrations need to be run
   if settings.is_none() {
+    println!("  running migrations");
     run_migrations(&db_url);
   }
 
+  println!("  complete");
   Ok(pool)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/code_migrations.rs b/src/code_migrations.rs
index c69ce591..0914677d 100644
--- a/src/code_migrations.rs
+++ b/src/code_migrations.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ use tracing::info;
 use url::Url;
 
 pub async fn run_advanced_migrations(pool: &DbPool, settings: &Settings) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  println!("run_advanced_migrations");
   let protocol_and_hostname = &settings.get_protocol_and_hostname();
+  println!("  conn: {protocol_and_hostname}");
   user_updates_2020_04_02(pool, protocol_and_hostname).await?;
   community_updates_2020_04_02(pool, protocol_and_hostname).await?;
   post_updates_2020_04_03(pool, protocol_and_hostname).await?;
@@ -52,6 +54,8 @@ pub async fn run_advanced_migrations(pool: &DbPool, settings: &Settings) -> Resu
   regenerate_public_keys_2022_07_05(pool).await?;
   initialize_local_site_2022_10_10(pool, settings).await?;
 
+  println!("  complete");
+
   Ok(())
 }