diff --git a/model_server/base/session.py b/model_server/base/session.py
index 61069b16986b39c3acd9689ee837ac51e0b0d54b..1dfd8f3078d9adba0f103e776821f3691d2adb47 100644
--- a/model_server/base/session.py
+++ b/model_server/base/session.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class TaskCollection(object):
         }
 
         self._handles[task_id] = func
+        logger.info(f'Added task {task_id}: {str(func)}')
 
         return str(task_id)
 
@@ -84,14 +85,17 @@ class TaskCollection(object):
         f = self._handles[task_id]
         p = task['params']
         try:
+            logger.info(f'Started running task {task_id}')
             task['status'] = self.status_codes['in_progress']
             result = f(p)
+            logger.info(f'Finished running task {task_id}')
             task['status'] = self.status_codes['finished']
             task['result'] = result
             return result
         except Exception as e:
             task['status'] = self.status_codes['failed']
             task['error'] = str(e)
+            logger.error(f'Error running task {task_id}: {str(e)}')
             raise RunTaskError(e)
 
 class _Session(object):
@@ -160,6 +164,7 @@ class _Session(object):
             idx = len(self.accessors)
             accessor_id = f'acc_{idx:06d}'
         self.accessors[accessor_id] = {'loaded': True, 'object': acc, **acc.info}
+        self.log_info(f'Added accessor {accessor_id}')
         return accessor_id
 
     def del_accessor(self, accessor_id: str) -> str:
@@ -177,6 +182,7 @@ class _Session(object):
             assert isinstance(v['object'], GenericImageDataAccessor)
             v['loaded'] = False
             v['object'] = None
+        self.log_info(f'Deleted accessor {accessor_id}')
         return accessor_id
 
     def del_all_accessors(self) -> list[str]:
@@ -190,6 +196,7 @@ class _Session(object):
                 v['object'] = None
                 v['loaded'] = False
                 res.append(k)
+                self.log_info(f'Deleted accessor {k}')
         return res
 
 
@@ -224,11 +231,12 @@ class _Session(object):
             self.del_accessor(acc_id)
         return acc
 
-    def write_accessor(self, acc_id: str, filename: Union[str, None] = None, pop=True) -> str:
+    def write_accessor(self, acc_id: str, filename: Union[str, None] = None, pop: bool = True) -> str:
         """
-        Write an accessor to file and unload it from the session
+        Write an accessor to file and optionally unload it from the session
         :param acc_id: accessor's ID
         :param filename: force use of a specific filename, raise InvalidPathError if this already exists
+        :param pop: unload accessor from the session if True
         :return: name of file
         """
         if filename is None:
@@ -250,6 +258,7 @@ class _Session(object):
         else:
             acc.write(fp)
         self.accessors[acc_id]['filepath'] = fp.__str__()
+        self.log_info(f'Wrote accessor {acc_id} to {fp.__str__()}')
         return fp.name
 
     def add_roiset(self, roiset: RoiSet, roiset_id: str = None) -> str: