diff --git a/src/or/networkstatus.c b/src/or/networkstatus.c
index 0dfb8afcce6f1f6023b19db12a4a9f9c2773a8e9..fe4b4562ff5cce83a7d5d77eee5ccb08f7bbed13 100644
--- a/src/or/networkstatus.c
+++ b/src/or/networkstatus.c
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ networkstatus_reset_download_failures(void)
 {
   int i;
 
+  log_debug(LD_GENERAL,
+            "In networkstatus_reset_download_failures()");
+
   for (i=0; i < N_CONSENSUS_FLAVORS; ++i)
     download_status_reset(&consensus_dl_status[i]);
 
diff --git a/src/or/routerlist.c b/src/or/routerlist.c
index f87dbed145bf01dc58eea152206a7e2312ce1042..d713fe4854724ee7c40cfaec09eecd4b1ca0b1a6 100644
--- a/src/or/routerlist.c
+++ b/src/or/routerlist.c
@@ -4465,6 +4465,10 @@ void
 routerlist_retry_directory_downloads(time_t now)
 {
   (void)now;
+
+  log_debug(LD_GENERAL,
+            "In routerlist_retry_directory_downloads()");
+
   router_reset_status_download_failures();
   router_reset_descriptor_download_failures();
   reschedule_directory_downloads();
@@ -5277,6 +5281,9 @@ update_extrainfo_downloads(time_t now)
 void
 router_reset_descriptor_download_failures(void)
 {
+  log_debug(LD_GENERAL,
+            "In router_reset_descriptor_download_failures()");
+
   networkstatus_reset_download_failures();
   last_descriptor_download_attempted = 0;
   if (!routerlist)