diff --git a/crates/cuddle-ci/src/rust_service/sqlx.rs b/crates/cuddle-ci/src/rust_service/sqlx.rs
index b9e7631..d91ffe2 100644
--- a/crates/cuddle-ci/src/rust_service/sqlx.rs
+++ b/crates/cuddle-ci/src/rust_service/sqlx.rs
@@ -31,12 +31,16 @@ impl Sqlx {
 impl DaggerMiddleware for Sqlx {
     async fn handle(&self, container: Container) -> eyre::Result<Container> {
         let container = if std::path::PathBuf::from(".sqlx/").exists() {
+            tracing::debug!("found .sqlx folder enabling offline mode");
+
             let src = self.client.host().directory(".sqlx/");
 
             container
                 .with_directory(".sqlx", src)
                 .with_env_variable("SQLX_OFFLINE", "true")
         } else {
+            tracing::debug!("did not find a .sqlx folder, requires a running database");
+
             container
         };