diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index f572c1258a..1846678f9c 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -8131,6 +8131,8 @@ dispose (GObject *object)
 	NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 	NMPlatform *platform;
 
+	_LOGD (LOGD_DEVICE, "dispose(): %s", G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (self));
+
 	dispatcher_cleanup (self);
 
 	_cleanup_generic_pre (self, FALSE);
diff --git a/src/nm-manager.c b/src/nm-manager.c
index bed07e4162..a737b4f527 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-manager.c
@@ -729,6 +729,9 @@ remove_device (NMManager *manager,
 {
 	NMManagerPrivate *priv = NM_MANAGER_GET_PRIVATE (manager);
 
+	nm_log_dbg (LOGD_DEVICE, "(%s): removing device (allow_unmanage %d, managed %d)",
+	            nm_device_get_iface (device), allow_unmanage, nm_device_get_managed (device));
+
 	if (allow_unmanage && nm_device_get_managed (device)) {
 		NMActRequest *req = nm_device_get_act_request (device);
 		gboolean unmanage = FALSE;