diff --git a/communicator/step_connect_ssh.go b/communicator/step_connect_ssh.go
index 652b5c4b37..fce6175f6a 100644
--- a/communicator/step_connect_ssh.go
+++ b/communicator/step_connect_ssh.go
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ func (s *StepConnectSSH) waitForSSH(state multistep.StateBag, ctx context.Contex
 		var connFunc func() (net.Conn, error)
 		address := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", host, port)
 		if bAddr != "" {
+			log.Printf("[INFO] connecting with SSH to host %s through bastion at %s",
+				address, bAddr)
 			// We're using a bastion host, so use the bastion connfunc
 			connFunc = ssh.BastionConnectFunc(
 				bProto, bAddr, bConf, "tcp", address)
diff --git a/sdk-internals/communicator/ssh/connect.go b/sdk-internals/communicator/ssh/connect.go
index 80bf0a9f45..34fdd42eda 100644
--- a/sdk-internals/communicator/ssh/connect.go
+++ b/sdk-internals/communicator/ssh/connect.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package ssh
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"net"
 	"time"
 
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ func BastionConnectFunc(
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error connecting to bastion: %s", err)
 		}
 
+		log.Printf("[DEBUG] connected to bastion, hopping to destination")
+
 		// Connect through to the end host
 		conn, err := bastion.Dial(proto, addr)
 		if err != nil {