diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/validator_pubkey_cache.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/validator_pubkey_cache.rs
index 877c297a3b..0866b0d0cf 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/validator_pubkey_cache.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/validator_pubkey_cache.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> ValidatorPubkeyCache<T> {
             }
         }
 
+        debug!(indices = indices.len(), "Loaded pubkey cache from store");
+
         Ok(ValidatorPubkeyCache {
             pubkeys,
             indices,
@@ -105,6 +107,11 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> ValidatorPubkeyCache<T> {
         self.pubkeys.reserve(validator_keys.len());
         self.indices.reserve(validator_keys.len());
 
+        debug!(
+            count = validator_keys.len(),
+            "Importing new pubkeys to the pubkey cache"
+        );
+
         let mut store_ops = Vec::with_capacity(validator_keys.len());
         for pubkey_bytes in validator_keys {
             let i = self.pubkeys.len();