diff --git a/src/wuttasync/importing/base.py b/src/wuttasync/importing/base.py
index 6e06cfb..22ff54f 100644
--- a/src/wuttasync/importing/base.py
+++ b/src/wuttasync/importing/base.py
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ class Importer:
             obj = cached['object']
 
             # delete target object
+            log.debug("deleting object %s: %s", key, obj)
             if self.delete_target_object(obj):
                 deleted.append((obj, cached['data']))