diff --git a/bigchaindb/backend/connection.py b/bigchaindb/backend/connection.py
index 1d7dda03..4ba611d5 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/backend/connection.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/backend/connection.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from importlib import import_module
+import logging
 
 import bigchaindb
 from bigchaindb.common.exceptions import ConfigurationError
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ BACKENDS = {
     'mongodb': 'bigchaindb.backend.mongodb.connection.MongoDBConnection',
 }
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 def connect(backend=None, host=None, port=None, name=None):
     """Create a new connection to the database backend.
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ def connect(backend=None, host=None, port=None, name=None):
     except (ImportError, AttributeError) as exc:
         raise ConfigurationError('Error loading backend `{}`'.format(backend)) from exc
 
+    logger.debug('Connection: {}'.format(Class))
     return Class(host, port, dbname)
 
 
diff --git a/bigchaindb/backend/schema.py b/bigchaindb/backend/schema.py
index b731a55f..086854b0 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/backend/schema.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/backend/schema.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 """Database creation and schema-providing interfaces for backends."""
 
 from functools import singledispatch
+import logging
 
 import bigchaindb
 from bigchaindb.backend.connection import connect
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 @singledispatch
 def create_database(connection, dbname):