diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/vici_control.c b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/vici_control.c
index f74f1d8c1..c4a74000b 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/vici_control.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/vici_control.c
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ CALLBACK(initiate, vici_message_t*,
 	{
 		return send_reply(this, "missing configuration name");
 	}
+
+	DBG1(DBG_CFG, "vici initiate '%s'", child);
+
 	child_cfg = find_child_cfg(child, &peer_cfg);
 	if (!child_cfg)
 	{
@@ -222,6 +225,23 @@ CALLBACK(terminate, vici_message_t*,
 		return send_reply(this, "missing terminate selector");
 	}
 
+	if (ike_id)
+	{
+		DBG1(DBG_CFG, "vici terminate IKE_SA #%d", ike_id);
+	}
+	if (child_id)
+	{
+		DBG1(DBG_CFG, "vici terminate CHILD_SA #%d", child_id);
+	}
+	if (ike)
+	{
+		DBG1(DBG_CFG, "vici terminate IKE_SA '%s'", ike);
+	}
+	if (child)
+	{
+		DBG1(DBG_CFG, "vici terminate CHILD_SA '%s'", child);
+	}
+
 	ids = array_create(sizeof(u_int), 0);
 
 	isas = charon->controller->create_ike_sa_enumerator(charon->controller, TRUE);
@@ -359,6 +379,9 @@ CALLBACK(install, vici_message_t*,
 	{
 		return send_reply(this, "missing configuration name");
 	}
+
+	DBG1(DBG_CFG, "vici install '%s'", child);
+
 	child_cfg = find_child_cfg(child, &peer_cfg);
 	if (!child_cfg)
 	{
@@ -394,6 +417,9 @@ CALLBACK(uninstall, vici_message_t*,
 	{
 		return send_reply(this, "missing configuration name");
 	}
+
+	DBG1(DBG_CFG, "vici uninstall '%s'", child);
+
 	if (charon->shunts->uninstall(charon->shunts, child))
 	{
 		return send_reply(this, NULL);
diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/vici_dispatcher.c b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/vici_dispatcher.c
index 4245898cb..4fd8028a6 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/vici_dispatcher.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/vici_dispatcher.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static void register_event(private_vici_dispatcher_t *this, char *name,
 
 	if (event)
 	{
-		DBG1(DBG_CFG, "vici client %u registered for: %s", id, name);
+		DBG2(DBG_CFG, "vici client %u registered for: %s", id, name);
 		send_op(this, id, VICI_EVENT_CONFIRM, NULL, NULL);
 	}
 	else
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static void unregister_event(private_vici_dispatcher_t *this, char *name,
 	}
 	this->mutex->unlock(this->mutex);
 
-	DBG1(DBG_CFG, "vici client %u unregistered for: %s", id, name);
+	DBG2(DBG_CFG, "vici client %u unregistered for: %s", id, name);
 
 	if (found)
 	{
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ void process_request(private_vici_dispatcher_t *this, char *name, u_int id,
 			.cmd = cmd,
 		);
 
-		DBG1(DBG_CFG, "vici client %u requests: %s", id, name);
+		DBG2(DBG_CFG, "vici client %u requests: %s", id, name);
 
 		thread_cleanup_push(release_command, release);
 
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ CALLBACK(inbound, void,
 CALLBACK(connect_, void,
 	private_vici_dispatcher_t *this, u_int id)
 {
-	DBG1(DBG_CFG, "vici client %u connected", id);
+	DBG2(DBG_CFG, "vici client %u connected", id);
 }
 
 CALLBACK(disconnect, void,
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ CALLBACK(disconnect, void,
 	events->destroy(events);
 	this->mutex->unlock(this->mutex);
 
-	DBG1(DBG_CFG, "vici client %u disconnected", id);
+	DBG2(DBG_CFG, "vici client %u disconnected", id);
 }
 
 METHOD(vici_dispatcher_t, manage_command, void,