diff --git a/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/content/elasticsearch/business/ContentletIndexAPIImpl.java b/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/content/elasticsearch/business/ContentletIndexAPIImpl.java
index 3f4dc937d140..c227b057602b 100644
--- a/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/content/elasticsearch/business/ContentletIndexAPIImpl.java
+++ b/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/content/elasticsearch/business/ContentletIndexAPIImpl.java
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ public boolean fullReindexSwitchover(Connection conn, final boolean forceSwitch)
                 < Config.getLongProperty("REINDEX_THREAD_MINIMUM_RUNTIME_IN_SEC", 30) * 1000) {
             if (reindexTimeElapsed().isPresent()) {
                 Logger.info(this.getClass(),
-                        "Reindex has been running only " + reindexTimeElapsed().get()
+                        "Reindex has been running only " + reindexTimeElapsed().orElse("- No value present -")
                                 + ". Letting the reindex settle.");
             } else {
                 Logger.info(this.getClass(), "Reindex Time Elapsed not set.");
diff --git a/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/content/elasticsearch/business/ESContentletAPIImpl.java b/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/content/elasticsearch/business/ESContentletAPIImpl.java
index 812f6c2d4281..275336d3fb85 100644
--- a/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/content/elasticsearch/business/ESContentletAPIImpl.java
+++ b/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/content/elasticsearch/business/ESContentletAPIImpl.java
@@ -3784,15 +3784,19 @@ public void refresh(Contentlet contentlet) throws DotReindexStateException,
     public void refreshAllContent() throws DotReindexStateException {
         try {
             if (indexAPI.isInFullReindex()) {
+                Logger.info(this, "=======> Full reindex already in progress, skipping refresh all content");
                 return;
             }
             // we prepare the new index and aliases to point both old and new
+            Logger.info(this, "=======> Preparing the new index and aliases to point both old and new");
             indexAPI.fullReindexStart();
 
             // delete failing records
+            Logger.info(this, "=======> Deleting failing records");
             reindexQueueAPI.deleteFailedRecords();
 
             // new records to index
+            Logger.info(this, "=======> Adding all records to reindex queue");
             reindexQueueAPI.addAllToReindexQueue();
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/rest/api/v1/index/ESIndexResource.java b/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/rest/api/v1/index/ESIndexResource.java
index d7eb2453329e..517731bfa819 100644
--- a/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/rest/api/v1/index/ESIndexResource.java
+++ b/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/rest/api/v1/index/ESIndexResource.java
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ public Response startReindex(@Context final HttpServletRequest request, @Context
             APILocator.getContentletAPI().refresh(type);
         }
         else {
+            Logger.info(this, "=======> Refreshing ALL contents in dotCMS");
             APILocator.getContentletAPI().refreshAllContent();
         }
 
diff --git a/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotmarketing/common/reindex/ReindexQueueFactory.java b/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotmarketing/common/reindex/ReindexQueueFactory.java
index 88f459765b1a..6d1b8a58ee5e 100644
--- a/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotmarketing/common/reindex/ReindexQueueFactory.java
+++ b/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotmarketing/common/reindex/ReindexQueueFactory.java
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ protected void addAllToReindexQueue() throws DotDataException {
                             + " from contentlet_version_info where identifier is not null";
             dc.setSQL(sql);
             dc.loadResult();
+
+            dc = new DotConnect();
+            dc.setSQL("SELECT count(*) as count from dist_reindex_journal");
+            final List<Map<String, Object>> count = dc.loadObjectResults();
+            if (!count.isEmpty()) {
+                Logger.info(this, String.format("=======> After adding all from the contentlet_version_info table, there are %s records in the table", count.get(0).getOrDefault("count", "- NO VALUE -")));
+            }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new DotDataException(e.getMessage(), e);
         }
@@ -341,13 +348,25 @@ private void loadUpLocalQueue() throws DotDataException {
         db.addParam(priorityLevel);
         db.addParam(lastIdIndexed);
 
-        for (Map<String, Object> map : db.loadObjectResults()) {
+        Logger.info(this, String.format("Loading %d records from the reindex journal with reindexingServers = [ %s], myIndex = [ %s ], priorityLevel = [ %s ], lastIdIndexed = [ %s ]",
+                REINDEX_RECORDS_TO_FETCH, reindexingServers, myIndex, priorityLevel, lastIdIndexed));
+        final DotConnect dc2 = new DotConnect();
+        dc2.setSQL("SELECT count(*) as count from dist_reindex_journal");
+        final List<Map<String, Object>> count = dc2.loadObjectResults();
+        if (!count.isEmpty()) {
+            Logger.info(this, String.format("=======> Total records in reindex journal: %s", count.get(0).getOrDefault("count", "- NO VALUE -")));
+        }
+
+        final List<Map<String, Object>> results = db.loadObjectResults();
+        Logger.info(this, String.format("=======> Loaded %d records from the reindex journal", results.size()));
+        for (Map<String, Object> map : results) {
             final ReindexEntry entry = mapToReindexEntry(map);
             lastIdIndexed = entry.getId();
             queue.add(entry);
         }
 
         if (queue.isEmpty()) {
+            Logger.info(this, "=======> The reindex queue is empty!");
             lastIdIndexed = 0;
         }
     }