diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/etesync/syncadapter/ui/setup/BaseConfigurationFinder.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/etesync/syncadapter/ui/setup/BaseConfigurationFinder.kt
index 4ece9937..7b58aa47 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/etesync/syncadapter/ui/setup/BaseConfigurationFinder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/etesync/syncadapter/ui/setup/BaseConfigurationFinder.kt
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ class BaseConfigurationFinder(protected val context: Context, protected val cred
             val userInfoManager = UserInfoManager(authenticatedHttpClient, uri.toHttpUrlOrNull()!!)
             userInfo = userInfoManager.fetch(credentials.userName)
         } catch (e: Exceptions.HttpException) {
-            Logger.log.warning(e.message)
+            Logger.log.warning(e.localizedMessage)
             exception = e
         } catch (e: IOException) {
-            Logger.log.warning(e.message)
+            Logger.log.warning(e.localizedMessage)
             exception = e
         }
 
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class BaseConfigurationFinder(protected val context: Context, protected val cred
             val etebase = Account.login(client, credentials.userName, credentials.password)
             etebaseSession = etebase.save(null)
         } catch (e: EtebaseException) {
+            Logger.log.warning(e.localizedMessage)
             exception = e
         }
 
@@ -114,8 +115,10 @@ class BaseConfigurationFinder(protected val context: Context, protected val cred
     fun findInitialConfiguration(): Configuration {
         try {
             if (isServerEtebase()) {
+                Logger.log.fine("Attempting to login to etebase")
                 return findInitialConfigurationEtebase()
             } else {
+                Logger.log.fine("Attempting to login to EteSync legacy")
                 return findInitialConfigurationLegacy()
             }
         } catch (e: Exception) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/etesync/syncadapter/ui/setup/DetectConfigurationFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/etesync/syncadapter/ui/setup/DetectConfigurationFragment.kt
index 28059cac..74d9a409 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/etesync/syncadapter/ui/setup/DetectConfigurationFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/etesync/syncadapter/ui/setup/DetectConfigurationFragment.kt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class DetectConfigurationFragment : DialogFragment(), LoaderManager.LoaderCallba
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
 
+        Logger.log.fine("DetectConfigurationFragment: loading")
         loaderManager.initLoader(0, arguments, this)
     }
 
@@ -49,17 +50,20 @@ class DetectConfigurationFragment : DialogFragment(), LoaderManager.LoaderCallba
     override fun onLoadFinished(loader: Loader<Configuration>, data: Configuration?) {
         if (data != null) {
             if (data.isFailed) {
+                Logger.log.warning("Failed login configuration ${data.error?.localizedMessage}")
                 // no service found: show error message
                 requireFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
                         .add(NothingDetectedFragment.newInstance(data.error!!.localizedMessage), null)
                         .commitAllowingStateLoss()
             } else if (data.isLegacy) {
                 // legacy service found: continue
+                Logger.log.info("Found legacy account - asking for encryption details")
                 requireFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
                         .replace(android.R.id.content, EncryptionDetailsFragment.newInstance(data))
                         .addToBackStack(null)
                         .commitAllowingStateLoss()
             } else {
+                Logger.log.info("Found Etebase account account")
                 requireFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
                         .replace(android.R.id.content, CreateAccountFragment.newInstance(data))
                         .addToBackStack(null)