diff --git a/glare/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/glare/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index 42df468..f4e08db 100644
--- a/glare/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/glare/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -158,10 +158,8 @@ def create_or_update(context, artifact_id, values, session):
                 artifact.activated_at = timeutils.utcnow()
         artifact.update(values)
 
-        LOG.debug('Sending request to the database. '
-                  'New values are %s', values)
         artifact.save(session=session)
-        LOG.debug('Response from the database was received.')
+        LOG.debug("Response from the database was received.")
 
         return artifact.to_dict()
 
diff --git a/glare/locking.py b/glare/locking.py
index e32f0d2..47ac174 100644
--- a/glare/locking.py
+++ b/glare/locking.py
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ class LockEngine(object):
         """
         if lock_key is not None and len(lock_key) < self.MAX_LOCK_LENGTH:
             lock_id = self.lock_api.create_lock(context, lock_key)
-            LOG.info("Lock %(lock_id)s acquired for lock_key %(lock_key)s",
-                     {'lock_id': lock_id, 'lock_key': lock_key})
+            LOG.debug("Lock %(lock_id)s acquired for lock_key %(lock_key)s",
+                      {'lock_id': lock_id, 'lock_key': lock_key})
         else:
             lock_id = None
-            LOG.info("No lock for lock_key %s", lock_key)
+            LOG.debug("No lock for lock_key %s", lock_key)
 
         return Lock(context, lock_id, lock_key, self.release)
 
@@ -109,5 +109,5 @@ class LockEngine(object):
         """
         if lock.lock_id is not None:
             self.lock_api.delete_lock(lock.context, lock.lock_id)
-            LOG.info("Lock %(lock_id)s released for lock_key %(key)s",
-                     {'lock_id': lock.lock_id, 'key': lock.lock_key})
+            LOG.debug("Lock %(lock_id)s released for lock_key %(key)s",
+                      {'lock_id': lock.lock_id, 'key': lock.lock_key})
diff --git a/glare/objects/base.py b/glare/objects/base.py
index 8b57632..4c9942e 100644
--- a/glare/objects/base.py
+++ b/glare/objects/base.py
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ Possible values:
         """
         values = self.obj_changes_to_primitive()
         values['type_name'] = self.get_type_name()
+
+        LOG.debug("Sending request to create artifact of type '%(type_name)s'."
+                  " New values are %(values)s",
+                  {'type_name': self.get_type_name(), 'values': values})
+
         af_vals = self.db_api.save(context, None, values)
         return self.init_artifact(context, af_vals)
 
@@ -262,8 +267,13 @@ Possible values:
         :param context: user context
         :return: updated artifact object
         """
-        updated_af = self.db_api.save(context, self.id,
-                                      self.obj_changes_to_primitive())
+        values = self.obj_changes_to_primitive()
+
+        LOG.debug("Sending request to update artifact '%(af_id)s'. "
+                  "New values are %(values)s",
+                  {'af_id': self.id, 'values': values})
+
+        updated_af = self.db_api.save(context, self.id, values)
         return self.init_artifact(context, updated_af)
 
     @classmethod