diff --git a/eth/catalyst/api.go b/eth/catalyst/api.go
index 3c69f5309c75f..6f2d3e76b78e9 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/api.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/api.go
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) makeEnv(parent *types.Block, header *types.Header) (*bl
 }
 
 func (api *ConsensusAPI) GetPayloadV1(payloadID PayloadID) (*ExecutableDataV1, error) {
+	log.Trace("GetPayload", "payloadID", payloadID)
 	data, ok := api.preparedBlocks.Get(payloadID)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, &UnknownPayload
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) GetPayloadV1(payloadID PayloadID) (*ExecutableDataV1, e
 }
 
 func (api *ConsensusAPI) ForkchoiceUpdatedV1(heads ForkchoiceStateV1, PayloadAttributes *PayloadAttributesV1) (ForkChoiceResponse, error) {
+	log.Trace("ForkChoiceUpdatedV1", "head", heads.HeadBlockHash, "finalBH", heads.FinalizedBlockHash, "safeBH", heads.SafeBlockHash)
 	if heads.HeadBlockHash == (common.Hash{}) {
 		return ForkChoiceResponse{Status: SUCCESS.Status, PayloadID: nil}, nil
 	}
@@ -246,6 +248,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) invalid() ExecutePayloadResponse {
 
 // ExecutePayload creates an Eth1 block, inserts it in the chain, and returns the status of the chain.
 func (api *ConsensusAPI) ExecutePayloadV1(params ExecutableDataV1) (ExecutePayloadResponse, error) {
+	log.Trace("ExecutePayloadV1", "hash", params.BlockHash, "number", params.Number)
 	block, err := ExecutableDataToBlock(params)
 	if err != nil {
 		return api.invalid(), err
@@ -276,6 +279,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) ExecutePayloadV1(params ExecutableDataV1) (ExecutePaylo
 	if td.Cmp(ttd) < 0 {
 		return api.invalid(), fmt.Errorf("can not execute payload on top of block with low td got: %v threshold %v", td, ttd)
 	}
+	log.Trace("InsertingBlockWithoutSetHead", "hash", block.Hash(), "number", block.Number)
 	if err := api.eth.BlockChain().InsertBlockWithoutSetHead(block); err != nil {
 		return api.invalid(), err
 	}