diff --git a/actions/login.php b/actions/login.php
index a4e8b33cd9..9366197328 100644
--- a/actions/login.php
+++ b/actions/login.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class LoginAction extends Action {
 			}
 			common_real_login(true);
 			if ($this->boolean('rememberme')) {
-				common_debug('Adding rememberme cookie');
+				common_debug('Adding rememberme cookie for ' . $nickname);
 				common_rememberme();
 			}
 			# success!
diff --git a/actions/register.php b/actions/register.php
index 06ad858997..a8b360f730 100644
--- a/actions/register.php
+++ b/actions/register.php
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class RegisterAction extends Action {
 			}
 			common_real_login(true);
 			if ($this->boolean('rememberme')) {
+				common_debug('Adding rememberme cookie for ' . $nickname);
 				common_rememberme();
 			}
 			common_redirect(common_local_url('profilesettings'));
diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index 8984c1c82c..60242eaf71 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ function common_rememberme() {
 		common_log_db_error($rm, 'INSERT', __FILE__);
 		return false;
 	}
+	common_log(LOG_INFO, 'adding rememberme cookie for ' . $user->nickname);
 	common_set_cookie(REMEMBERME,
 					  implode(':', array($rm->user_id, $rm->code)),
 					  time() + REMEMBERME_EXPIRY);
@@ -504,6 +505,7 @@ function common_remembered_user() {
 						common_log_db_error($rm, 'DELETE', __FILE__);
 						$user = NULL;
 					} else {
+						common_log(LOG_INFO, 'logging in ' . $user->nickname . ' using rememberme code ' . $rm->code);
 						common_set_user($user->nickname);
 						common_real_login(false);
 						# We issue a new cookie, so they can log in