diff --git a/migrations/dimensions-config/1fae088c80b6.py b/migrations/dimensions-config/1fae088c80b6.py
index b164414..ce90131 100644
--- a/migrations/dimensions-config/1fae088c80b6.py
+++ b/migrations/dimensions-config/1fae088c80b6.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def _lock_exposure_table(ctx: _Context) -> None:
         # Sqlite does not support table locks
         return
 
+    _LOG.info("Locking exposure table")
     schema = ""
     if ctx.schema:
         schema = f"{ctx.schema}."
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ def _lock_exposure_table(ctx: _Context) -> None:
 
 def _migrate_groups(ctx: _Context) -> None:
     # Create group table
+    _LOG.info("Creating group table")
     check_constraints = []
     if ctx.is_sqlite:
         check_constraints = [_make_string_check_constraint("instrument", 32, "group_len_instrument")]
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ def _migrate_groups(ctx: _Context) -> None:
     )
 
     # Populate group table based on the data in the exposure table.
+    _LOG.info("Populating group table")
     exposure_table = ctx.get_table("exposure")
     select = sa.select(
         exposure_table.columns["instrument"],
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ def _migrate_groups(ctx: _Context) -> None:
     )
 
     # Update the exposure table to reference the group table.
+    _LOG.info("Updating exposure table to reference group table")
     with op.batch_alter_table("exposure", schema=ctx.schema) as batch_op:
         batch_op.alter_column("group_name", new_column_name="group", nullable=False)
         batch_op.drop_column("group_id")
@@ -118,9 +122,11 @@ def _migrate_day_obs(ctx: _Context) -> None:
     # Before doing anything else, generate the rows for the new day_obs table
     # from the data in the exposure table.  This is prone to failure due to the
     # need to import instrument classes.
+    _LOG.info("Generating data for day_obs table from exposure_table")
     day_obs_rows = list(_generate_day_obs_rows(ctx))
 
     # Create day_obs table
+    _LOG.info("Creating day_obs table")
     timespan_columns: list[sa.Column]
     if ctx.is_postgres:
         # Postgres uses a non-standard range datatype for representing timespans.
@@ -150,9 +156,11 @@ def _migrate_day_obs(ctx: _Context) -> None:
     )
 
     # Populate the day_obs table based on the data in the exposure table.
+    _LOG.info("Populating day_obs table")
     op.bulk_insert(table, day_obs_rows)
 
     # Update exposure table to reference day_obs table
+    _LOG.info("Updating exposure table to reference day_obs table")
     with op.batch_alter_table("exposure", schema=ctx.schema) as batch_op:
         batch_op.alter_column("day_obs", nullable=False)
         batch_op.create_foreign_key(
@@ -165,6 +173,7 @@ def _migrate_day_obs(ctx: _Context) -> None:
 
 
 def _migrate_dimensions_json(ctx: _Context) -> None:
+    _LOG.info("Updating dimensions.json in ButlerAttributes")
     attributes = ButlerAttributes(ctx.bind, ctx.schema)
     attributes.update("config:dimensions.json", _dimensions_json_universe_6)
 
@@ -255,8 +264,9 @@ def get_instrument(self, name: str) -> _Instrument:
         rows = self._ctx.bind.execute(
             sa.select(instrument_table.c.class_name).where(instrument_table.c.name == name)
         ).all()
-        assert len(rows) == 1
+        assert len(rows) == 1, f"Should be exactly one class name for instrument {name}"
         class_name = rows[0][0]
+        _LOG.info(f"Loading instrument definition {name} from class {class_name}")
         instrument = doImportType(class_name)()
         self._instruments[name] = instrument
         return instrument