diff --git a/server/upstream/helper.go b/server/upstream/helper.go
index b6dbcd9..fecb2bd 100644
--- a/server/upstream/helper.go
+++ b/server/upstream/helper.go
@@ -19,17 +19,19 @@ func GetBranchTimestamp(giteaClient *gitea.Client, owner, repo, branch string) *
 		// Get default branch
 		defaultBranch, err := giteaClient.GiteaGetRepoDefaultBranch(owner, repo)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("GiteaGetRepoDefaultBranch")
+			log.Err(err).Msg("Could't fetch default branch from repository")
 			return nil
 		}
+		log.Debug().Msgf("found default branch: %s", defaultBranch)
 		branch = defaultBranch
 	}
 
 	timestamp, err := giteaClient.GiteaGetRepoBranchTimestamp(owner, repo, branch)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("GiteaGetRepoBranchTimestamp")
+		log.Err(err).Msg("Could not get latest commit's timestamp from branch")
 		return nil
 	}
+	log.Debug().Msgf("Succesfully fetched latest commit's timestamp from branch: %#v", timestamp)
 	return timestamp
 }