diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_11.c b/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_11.c
index d1fdfb997..08d8fdfd1 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_11.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_11.c
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ int gsm411_send_sms(struct gsm_subscriber_connection *conn, struct gsm_sms *sms)
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	DEBUGP(DLSMS, "send_sms_lchan()\n");
+	DEBUGP(DLSMS, "%s()\n", __func__);
 
 	/* FIXME: allocate transaction with message reference */
 	trans = trans_alloc(conn->bts->network, conn->subscr,
@@ -996,10 +996,14 @@ int gsm411_send_sms_subscr(struct gsm_subscriber *subscr,
 	 * if yes, send the SMS this way */
 	conn = connection_for_subscr(subscr);
 	if (conn) {
+		LOGP(DLSMS, LOGL_DEBUG, "Sending SMS via already open connection %p to %s\n",
+		     conn, subscr_name(subscr));
 		return gsm411_send_sms(conn, sms);
 	}
 
 	/* if not, we have to start paging */
+	LOGP(DLSMS, LOGL_DEBUG, "Sending SMS: no connection open, start paging %s\n",
+	     subscr_name(subscr));
 	res = subscr_request_channel(subscr, RSL_CHANNEED_SDCCH,
 					paging_cb_send_sms, sms);
 	if (!res) {
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/sms_queue.c b/openbsc/src/libmsc/sms_queue.c
index 5dbe81f2f..ebc53c239 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/sms_queue.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/sms_queue.c
@@ -225,10 +225,14 @@ static void sms_submit_pending(void *_data)
 
 
 		sms = take_next_sms(smsq);
-		if (!sms)
+		if (!sms) {
+			LOGP(DLSMS, LOGL_DEBUG, "Sending SMS done (%d attempted)\n",
+			     attempted);
 			break;
+		}
 
 		rounds += 1;
+		LOGP(DLSMS, LOGL_DEBUG, "Sending SMS round %d\n", rounds);
 
 		/*
 		 * This code needs to detect a loop. It assumes that no SMS
@@ -243,6 +247,8 @@ static void sms_submit_pending(void *_data)
 			first_sub = sms->receiver->id;
 			initialized = 1;
 		} else if (first_sub == sms->receiver->id) {
+			LOGP(DLSMS, LOGL_DEBUG, "Sending SMS done (loop) (%d attempted)\n",
+			     attempted);
 			sms_free(sms);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -324,6 +330,7 @@ no_pending_sms:
  */
 int sms_queue_trigger(struct gsm_sms_queue *smsq)
 {
+	LOGP(DLSMS, LOGL_DEBUG, "Triggering SMS queue\n");
 	if (osmo_timer_pending(&smsq->push_queue))
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c b/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c
index fd3771abf..6f0006cc9 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ static int _send_sms_str(struct gsm_subscriber *receiver,
 		sms_free(sms);
 		return CMD_WARNING;
 	}
+	LOGP(DLSMS, LOGL_DEBUG, "SMS stored in DB\n");
 
 	sms_free(sms);
 	sms_queue_trigger(receiver->group->net->sms_queue);