diff --git a/account_manager/src/validator/slashing_protection.rs b/account_manager/src/validator/slashing_protection.rs
index bcd860a484..57d532d0ae 100644
--- a/account_manager/src/validator/slashing_protection.rs
+++ b/account_manager/src/validator/slashing_protection.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pub fn cli_run<E: EthSpec>(
             let slashing_protection_database =
                 SlashingDatabase::open_or_create(&slashing_protection_db_path).map_err(|e| {
                     format!(
-                        "Unable to open database at {}: {:?}",
+                        "Unable to open slashing protection database at {}: {:?}",
                         slashing_protection_db_path.display(),
                         e
                     )
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ pub fn cli_run<E: EthSpec>(
             let slashing_protection_database = SlashingDatabase::open(&slashing_protection_db_path)
                 .map_err(|e| {
                     format!(
-                        "Unable to open database at {}: {:?}",
+                        "Unable to open slashing protection database at {}: {:?}",
                         slashing_protection_db_path.display(),
                         e
                     )
diff --git a/beacon_node/store/src/hot_cold_store.rs b/beacon_node/store/src/hot_cold_store.rs
index d5427ec8ee..ea35e98ae7 100644
--- a/beacon_node/store/src/hot_cold_store.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/store/src/hot_cold_store.rs
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> HotColdDB<E, LevelDB<E>, LevelDB<E>> {
         spec: Arc<ChainSpec>,
         log: Logger,
     ) -> Result<Arc<Self>, Error> {
+        debug!(log, "Opening HotColdDB");
         config.verify::<E>()?;
 
         let hierarchy = config.hierarchy_config.to_moduli()?;
@@ -261,8 +262,10 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> HotColdDB<E, LevelDB<E>, LevelDB<E>> {
         // TODO(hdiff): Use different exponents
         let hierarchy_hot = config.hierarchy_config.to_moduli()?;
 
+        debug!(log, "Opening LevelDB"; "hot_path" => ?hot_path);
         let hot_db = LevelDB::open(hot_path)?;
         let anchor_info = RwLock::new(Self::load_anchor_info(&hot_db)?);
+        debug!(log, "Loaded anchor info"; "anchor_info" => ?anchor_info);
 
         let db = HotColdDB {
             split: RwLock::new(Split::default()),
@@ -307,6 +310,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> HotColdDB<E, LevelDB<E>, LevelDB<E>> {
         // Open separate blobs directory if configured and same configuration was used on previous
         // run.
         let blob_info = db.load_blob_info()?;
+        debug!(db.log, "Loaded blob info"; "blob_info" => ?blob_info);
         let deneb_fork_slot = db
             .spec
             .deneb_fork_epoch
@@ -337,6 +341,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> HotColdDB<E, LevelDB<E>, LevelDB<E>> {
         db.compare_and_set_blob_info_with_write(<_>::default(), new_blob_info.clone())?;
 
         let data_column_info = db.load_data_column_info()?;
+        debug!(db.log, "Loaded data column info"; "data_column_info" => ?data_column_info);
         let eip7594_fork_slot = db
             .spec
             .eip7594_fork_epoch