diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/graphql/GraphQLHttpService.java b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/graphql/GraphQLHttpService.java
index d70be3c9a1..0acec45021 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/graphql/GraphQLHttpService.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/graphql/GraphQLHttpService.java
@@ -209,8 +209,14 @@ public class GraphQLHttpService {
   }
 
   private boolean hostIsInWhitelist(final String hostHeader) {
-    return config.getHostsWhitelist().stream()
-        .anyMatch(whitelistEntry -> whitelistEntry.toLowerCase().equals(hostHeader.toLowerCase()));
+    if (config.getHostsWhitelist().stream()
+        .anyMatch(
+            whitelistEntry -> whitelistEntry.toLowerCase().equals(hostHeader.toLowerCase()))) {
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      LOG.trace("Host not in whitelist: '{}'", hostHeader);
+      return false;
+    }
   }
 
   public CompletableFuture<?> stop() {
diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/JsonRpcHttpService.java b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/JsonRpcHttpService.java
index 951aaf3791..d674bce124 100755
--- a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/JsonRpcHttpService.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/JsonRpcHttpService.java
@@ -371,8 +371,14 @@ public class JsonRpcHttpService {
   }
 
   private boolean hostIsInWhitelist(final String hostHeader) {
-    return config.getHostsWhitelist().stream()
-        .anyMatch(whitelistEntry -> whitelistEntry.toLowerCase().equals(hostHeader.toLowerCase()));
+    if (config.getHostsWhitelist().stream()
+        .anyMatch(
+            whitelistEntry -> whitelistEntry.toLowerCase().equals(hostHeader.toLowerCase()))) {
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      LOG.trace("Host not in whitelist: '{}'", hostHeader);
+      return false;
+    }
   }
 
   public CompletableFuture<?> stop() {
diff --git a/metrics/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/metrics/prometheus/MetricsHttpService.java b/metrics/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/metrics/prometheus/MetricsHttpService.java
index 4a0a6ca87e..d9202d1dd7 100644
--- a/metrics/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/metrics/prometheus/MetricsHttpService.java
+++ b/metrics/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/metrics/prometheus/MetricsHttpService.java
@@ -161,8 +161,14 @@ class MetricsHttpService implements MetricsService {
   }
 
   private boolean hostIsInWhitelist(final String hostHeader) {
-    return config.getHostsWhitelist().stream()
-        .anyMatch(whitelistEntry -> whitelistEntry.toLowerCase().equals(hostHeader.toLowerCase()));
+    if (config.getHostsWhitelist().stream()
+        .anyMatch(
+            whitelistEntry -> whitelistEntry.toLowerCase().equals(hostHeader.toLowerCase()))) {
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      LOG.trace("Host not in whitelist: '{}'", hostHeader);
+      return false;
+    }
   }
 
   @Override