diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hpcloud/dedupe/MonDeDuper.java b/src/main/java/com/hpcloud/dedupe/MonDeDuper.java
index 46196236..6e1c58b9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hpcloud/dedupe/MonDeDuper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hpcloud/dedupe/MonDeDuper.java
@@ -53,11 +53,17 @@ public class MonDeDuper implements Managed {
         private static final String DEDEUP_STAGING_DIMS =
                 "insert into MonMetrics.Dimensions select distinct * from MonMetrics.StagedDimensions where metric_definition_id not in (select metric_definition_id from MonMetrics.Dimensions)";
 
-        private static final String TRUNCATE_STAGING_DEFS =
-                "truncate table monmetrics.stageddefinitions";
+        private static final String DELETE_STAGING_DEFS =
+                "delete from monmetrics.stageddefinitions where metric_definition_id in (select metric_definition_id from MonMetrics.Definitions)";
 
-        private static final String TRUNCATE_STAGING_DIMS =
-                "truncate table monmetrics.stageddimensions";
+        private static final String PURGE_STAGING_DEFS =
+                "select purge_table('monmetrics.stageddefinitions')";
+
+        private static final String DELETE_STAGING_DIMS =
+                "delete from monmetrics.stageddimensions where metric_definition_id in (select metric_definition_id from MonMetrics.Dimensions)";
+
+        private static final String PURGE_STAGING_DIMS =
+                "select purge_table('monmetrics.stageddimensions')";
 
         private DeDuperRunnable(MonPersisterConfiguration configuration, DBI dbi) {
             this.configuration = configuration;
@@ -76,27 +82,36 @@ public class MonDeDuper implements Managed {
         @Override
         public void run() {
             int seconds = configuration.getMonDeDuperConfiguration().getDedupeRunFrequencySeconds();
+            long startTime;
+            long endTime;
             for (; ; ) {
                 try {
                     Thread.sleep(seconds * 1000);
                     handle.begin();
-                    logger.debug("Waited " + seconds + " seconds");
+                    logger.debug("Waking up after sleeping " + seconds + " seconds, yawn...");
 
+                    startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
                     logger.debug("Executing: " + DEDUPE_STAGING_DEFS);
                     handle.execute(DEDUPE_STAGING_DEFS);
-
-                    logger.debug("Executing: " + TRUNCATE_STAGING_DEFS);
-                    handle.execute(TRUNCATE_STAGING_DEFS);
-
+                    logger.debug("Executing: " + DELETE_STAGING_DEFS);
+                    handle.execute(DELETE_STAGING_DEFS);
+                    logger.debug("Executing: " + PURGE_STAGING_DEFS);
+                    handle.execute(PURGE_STAGING_DEFS);
                     handle.commit();
+                    endTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+                    logger.debug("Deduping metric defintitions took " + (endTime - startTime) / 1000 + " seconds");
 
                     handle.begin();
+                    startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
                     logger.debug("Executing: " + DEDEUP_STAGING_DIMS);
                     handle.execute(DEDEUP_STAGING_DIMS);
-
-                    logger.debug("Executing: " + TRUNCATE_STAGING_DIMS);
-                    handle.execute(TRUNCATE_STAGING_DIMS);
+                    logger.debug("Executing: " + DELETE_STAGING_DIMS);
+                    handle.execute(DELETE_STAGING_DIMS);
+                    logger.debug("Executing: " + PURGE_STAGING_DIMS);
+                    handle.execute(PURGE_STAGING_DIMS);
                     handle.commit();
+                    endTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+                    logger.debug("Deduping metric dimensions took " + (endTime - startTime) / 1000 + " seconds");
 
                 } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                     logger.warn("Failed to wait for " + seconds + " between deduping", e);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hpcloud/event/MetricMessageEventHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/hpcloud/event/MetricMessageEventHandler.java
index 3c88932d..a7ed3338 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hpcloud/event/MetricMessageEventHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hpcloud/event/MetricMessageEventHandler.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class MetricMessageEventHandler implements EventHandler<MetricMessageEven
             return;
         }
 
-        logger.info("Sequence number: " + sequence +
+        logger.debug("Sequence number: " + sequence +
                 " Ordinal: " + ordinal +
                 " Event: " + metricMessageEvent.getMetricMessage());
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/com/hpcloud/mon-persister-config.yml b/src/main/resources/com/hpcloud/mon-persister-config.yml
index 4ed825c5..ce31f3b1 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/com/hpcloud/mon-persister-config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/com/hpcloud/mon-persister-config.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ logging:
 
     # Sets the level for 'com.example.app' to DEBUG.
     com.example.app: DEBUG
+    com.hpcloud.dedupe: DEBUG
+    com.hpcloud.event: DEBUG
 
   # Settings for logging to stdout.
   console: