diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index e4d567066..67d04fc04 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -221,12 +221,12 @@ func (node *Node) tryBroadcast(tx *types.Transaction) {
 	msg := proto_node.ConstructTransactionListMessageAccount(types.Transactions{tx})
 
 	shardGroupID := nodeconfig.NewGroupIDByShardID(nodeconfig.ShardID(tx.ShardID()))
-	utils.Logger().Info().Str("shardGroupID", string(shardGroupID)).Msg("tryBroadcast")
+	utils.Logger().Info().Str("tx_hash", tx.Hash().Hex()).Str("shardGroupID", string(shardGroupID)).Msg("tryBroadcast")
 
 	for attempt := 0; attempt < NumTryBroadCast; attempt++ {
 		err := node.host.SendMessageToGroups([]nodeconfig.GroupID{shardGroupID}, p2p.ConstructMessage(msg))
 		if err != nil {
-			utils.Logger().Error().Int("attempt", attempt).Msg("Error when trying to broadcast tx")
+			utils.Logger().Error().Str("tx_hash", tx.Hash().Hex()).Int("attempt", attempt).Msg("Error when trying to broadcast tx")
 		} else {
 			break
 		}
@@ -239,12 +239,12 @@ func (node *Node) tryBroadcastStaking(stakingTx *staking.StakingTransaction) {
 	shardGroupID := nodeconfig.NewGroupIDByShardID(
 		nodeconfig.ShardID(shard.BeaconChainShardID),
 	) // broadcast to beacon chain
-	utils.Logger().Info().Str("shardGroupID", string(shardGroupID)).Msg("tryBroadcastStaking")
+	utils.Logger().Info().Str("tx_hash", stakingTx.Hash().Hex()).Str("shardGroupID", string(shardGroupID)).Msg("tryBroadcastStaking")
 
 	for attempt := 0; attempt < NumTryBroadCast; attempt++ {
 		if err := node.host.SendMessageToGroups([]nodeconfig.GroupID{shardGroupID},
 			p2p.ConstructMessage(msg)); err != nil {
-			utils.Logger().Error().Int("attempt", attempt).Msg("Error when trying to broadcast staking tx")
+			utils.Logger().Error().Str("tx_hash", stakingTx.Hash().Hex()).Int("attempt", attempt).Msg("Error when trying to broadcast staking tx")
 		} else {
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/node/node_handler.go b/node/node_handler.go
index 92c3396d4..698e868e7 100644
--- a/node/node_handler.go
+++ b/node/node_handler.go
@@ -115,6 +115,13 @@ func (node *Node) transactionMessageHandler(msgPayload []byte) {
 				Msg("Failed to deserialize transaction list")
 			return
 		}
+		// log the transactions
+		for _, tx := range txs {
+			utils.Logger().Info().
+				Str("tx_hash", tx.Hash().Hex()).
+				Msg("Received a new transaction, adding to pending transactions")
+		}
+		// add txs to pending list
 		addPendingTransactions(node.registry, txs)
 	}
 }
@@ -132,6 +139,13 @@ func (node *Node) stakingMessageHandler(msgPayload []byte) {
 				Msg("Failed to deserialize staking transaction list")
 			return
 		}
+		// log the transactions
+		for _, tx := range txs {
+			utils.Logger().Info().
+				Str("tx_hash", tx.Hash().Hex()).
+				Msg("Received a new staking transaction, adding to pending staking transactions")
+		}
+		// add txs to pending list
 		node.addPendingStakingTransactions(txs)
 	}
 }