diff --git a/barbican/api/app.py b/barbican/api/app.py
index 6d28f3558..440a724d8 100644
--- a/barbican/api/app.py
+++ b/barbican/api/app.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from barbican.api.controllers import transportkeys
 from barbican.api.controllers import versions
 from barbican.api import hooks
 from barbican.common import config
+from barbican import i18n as u
 from barbican.model import repositories
 from barbican import queue
 
@@ -93,6 +94,10 @@ def create_main_app(global_config, **local_conf):
 
     if newrelic_loaded:
         wsgi_app = newrelic.agent.WSGIApplicationWrapper(wsgi_app)
+
+    LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
+    LOG.info(u._LI('Barbican app created and initialized'))
+
     return wsgi_app
 
 
diff --git a/barbican/api/controllers/consumers.py b/barbican/api/controllers/consumers.py
index 8c802384b..523c66360 100644
--- a/barbican/api/controllers/consumers.py
+++ b/barbican/api/controllers/consumers.py
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ class ContainerConsumerController(controllers.ACLMixin):
 
         dict_fields = consumer.to_dict_fields()
 
+        LOG.info(u._LI('Retrieved a consumer for project: %s'),
+                 external_project_id)
+
         return hrefs.convert_to_hrefs(
             hrefs.convert_to_hrefs(dict_fields)
         )
@@ -116,6 +119,8 @@ class ContainerConsumersController(controllers.ACLMixin):
             )
             resp_ctrs_overall.update({'total': total})
 
+        LOG.info(u._LI('Retrieved a consumer list for project: %s'),
+                 external_project_id)
         return resp_ctrs_overall
 
     @index.when(method='POST', template='json')
@@ -142,6 +147,9 @@ class ContainerConsumersController(controllers.ACLMixin):
         url = hrefs.convert_consumer_to_href(new_consumer.container_id)
         pecan.response.headers['Location'] = url
 
+        LOG.info(u._LI('Created a consumer for project: %s'),
+                 external_project_id)
+
         return self._return_container_data(self.container_id,
                                            external_project_id)
 
@@ -168,8 +176,14 @@ class ContainerConsumersController(controllers.ACLMixin):
         except exception.NotFound:
             LOG.exception(u._LE('Problem deleting consumer'))
             _consumer_not_found()
-        return self._return_container_data(self.container_id,
-                                           external_project_id)
+
+        ret_data = self._return_container_data(
+            self.container_id,
+            external_project_id
+        )
+        LOG.info(u._LI('Deleted a consumer for project: %s'),
+                 external_project_id)
+        return ret_data
 
     def _return_container_data(self, container_id, external_project_id):
         try:
diff --git a/barbican/api/controllers/containers.py b/barbican/api/controllers/containers.py
index 83d1f39bc..1b35e9bcc 100644
--- a/barbican/api/controllers/containers.py
+++ b/barbican/api/controllers/containers.py
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ class ContainerController(controllers.ACLMixin):
         for secret_ref in dict_fields['secret_refs']:
             hrefs.convert_to_hrefs(secret_ref)
 
+        LOG.info(u._LI('Retrieved container for project: %s'),
+                 external_project_id)
         return hrefs.convert_to_hrefs(
             hrefs.convert_to_hrefs(dict_fields)
         )
@@ -88,6 +90,9 @@ class ContainerController(controllers.ACLMixin):
             LOG.exception(u._LE('Problem deleting container'))
             container_not_found()
 
+        LOG.info(u._LI('Deleted container for project: %s'),
+                 external_project_id)
+
         for consumer in container_consumers[0]:
             try:
                 self.consumer_repo.delete_entity_by_id(
@@ -154,6 +159,7 @@ class ContainersController(controllers.ACLMixin):
             )
             resp_ctrs_overall.update({'total': total})
 
+        LOG.info(u._LI('Retrieved container list for project: %s'), project_id)
         return resp_ctrs_overall
 
     @index.when(method='POST', template='json')
@@ -195,5 +201,7 @@ class ContainersController(controllers.ACLMixin):
 
         pecan.response.status = 201
         pecan.response.headers['Location'] = url
+        LOG.info(u._LI('Created a container for project: %s'),
+                 external_project_id)
 
         return {'container_ref': url}
diff --git a/barbican/api/controllers/versions.py b/barbican/api/controllers/versions.py
index 21ced3fe6..1660b56e2 100644
--- a/barbican/api/controllers/versions.py
+++ b/barbican/api/controllers/versions.py
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ class VersionController(object):
     @index.when(method='GET', template='json')
     @controllers.handle_exceptions(u._('Version retrieval'))
     def on_get(self):
-        return {
+        body = {
             'v1': 'current',
             'build': version.__version__
         }
+        LOG.info(u._LI('Retrieved version'))
+        return body