diff --git a/internal/provider/navigator_run_resource.go b/internal/provider/navigator_run_resource.go
index 0683a05..f21b23d 100644
--- a/internal/provider/navigator_run_resource.go
+++ b/internal/provider/navigator_run_resource.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/schema/validator"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/types"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/types/basetypes"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-log/tflog"
 	"github.com/marshallford/terraform-provider-ansible/pkg/ansible"
 )
 
@@ -590,6 +591,8 @@ func (r *NavigatorRunResource) ModifyPlan(ctx context.Context, req resource.Modi
 	}
 
 	if !r.ShouldRun(data, state) {
+		tflog.Debug(ctx, "skipping run")
+
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -630,6 +633,8 @@ func (r *NavigatorRunResource) Create(ctx context.Context, req resource.CreateRe
 		return
 	}
 
+	tflog.SetField(ctx, "runs", runs)
+
 	timeout, newDiags := terraformOperationTimeout(ctx, terraformOperationCreate, data.Timeouts, defaultNavigatorRunTimeout)
 	resp.Diagnostics.Append(newDiags...)
 
@@ -649,7 +654,7 @@ func (r *NavigatorRunResource) Create(ctx context.Context, req resource.CreateRe
 		return
 	}
 
-	run(&resp.Diagnostics, timeout, terraformOperationCreate, &navigatorRun)
+	run(ctx, &resp.Diagnostics, timeout, terraformOperationCreate, &navigatorRun)
 	resp.Diagnostics.Append(data.Set(ctx, navigatorRun)...)
 
 	if resp.Diagnostics.HasError() {
@@ -679,6 +684,8 @@ func (r *NavigatorRunResource) Update(ctx context.Context, req resource.UpdateRe
 	}()
 
 	if !r.ShouldRun(data, state) {
+		tflog.Debug(ctx, "skipping run")
+
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -688,6 +695,8 @@ func (r *NavigatorRunResource) Update(ctx context.Context, req resource.UpdateRe
 		return
 	}
 
+	tflog.SetField(ctx, "runs", runs)
+
 	timeout, newDiags := terraformOperationTimeout(ctx, terraformOperationUpdate, data.Timeouts, defaultNavigatorRunTimeout)
 	resp.Diagnostics.Append(newDiags...)
 
@@ -705,7 +714,7 @@ func (r *NavigatorRunResource) Update(ctx context.Context, req resource.UpdateRe
 		return
 	}
 
-	run(&resp.Diagnostics, timeout, terraformOperationUpdate, &navigatorRun)
+	run(ctx, &resp.Diagnostics, timeout, terraformOperationUpdate, &navigatorRun)
 	resp.Diagnostics.Append(data.Set(ctx, navigatorRun)...)
 
 	if resp.Diagnostics.HasError() {
@@ -723,6 +732,8 @@ func (r *NavigatorRunResource) Delete(ctx context.Context, req resource.DeleteRe
 	}
 
 	if !data.RunOnDestroy.ValueBool() {
+		tflog.Debug(ctx, "skipping run, 'run_on_destroy' disabled")
+
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -732,6 +743,8 @@ func (r *NavigatorRunResource) Delete(ctx context.Context, req resource.DeleteRe
 		return
 	}
 
+	tflog.SetField(ctx, "runs", runs)
+
 	timeout, newDiags := terraformOperationTimeout(ctx, terraformOperationDelete, data.Timeouts, defaultNavigatorRunTimeout)
 	resp.Diagnostics.Append(newDiags...)
 
@@ -749,5 +762,5 @@ func (r *NavigatorRunResource) Delete(ctx context.Context, req resource.DeleteRe
 		return
 	}
 
-	run(&resp.Diagnostics, timeout, terraformOperationDelete, &navigatorRun)
+	run(ctx, &resp.Diagnostics, timeout, terraformOperationDelete, &navigatorRun)
 }
diff --git a/internal/provider/navigator_run_resource_test.go b/internal/provider/navigator_run_resource_test.go
index d072f82..0297a6b 100644
--- a/internal/provider/navigator_run_resource_test.go
+++ b/internal/provider/navigator_run_resource_test.go
@@ -352,9 +352,9 @@ func TestAccNavigatorRun_errors(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
-			variables := testDefaultConfigVariables(t)
+			variables := config.Variables{}
 			if test.variables != nil {
-				variables = testConfigVariables(t, test.variables(t))
+				variables = test.variables(t)
 			}
 
 			resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ func TestAccNavigatorRun_errors(t *testing.T) {
 				Steps: []resource.TestStep{
 					{
 						Config:          testTerraformFile(t, filepath.Join("navigator_run", "errors", test.name)),
-						ConfigVariables: variables,
+						ConfigVariables: testConfigVariables(t, variables),
 						ExpectError:     test.expected,
 					},
 				},
diff --git a/internal/provider/run.go b/internal/provider/run.go
index 57395d6..b08b66d 100644
--- a/internal/provider/run.go
+++ b/internal/provider/run.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/diag"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/path"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-log/tflog"
 	"github.com/marshallford/terraform-provider-ansible/pkg/ansible"
 )
 
@@ -75,21 +76,31 @@ type navigatorRun struct {
 	command           string
 }
 
-func run(diags *diag.Diagnostics, timeout time.Duration, operation terraformOperation, run *navigatorRun) {
+func run(ctx context.Context, diags *diag.Diagnostics, timeout time.Duration, operation terraformOperation, run *navigatorRun) {
 	var err error
 
+	ctx = tflog.SetField(ctx, "dir", run.dir)
+	ctx = tflog.SetField(ctx, "workingDir", run.workingDir)
+	tflog.Debug(ctx, "starting run")
+
+	tflog.Trace(ctx, "directory preflight")
 	err = ansible.DirectoryPreflight(run.workingDir)
 	addPathError(diags, path.Root("working_directory"), "Working directory preflight check", err)
 
+	tflog.Trace(ctx, "container engine preflight")
 	err = ansible.ContainerEnginePreflight(run.navigatorSettings.ContainerEngine)
 	addPathError(diags, path.Root("execution_environment").AtMapKey("container_engine"), "Container engine preflight check", err)
 
-	binary, err := ansible.NavigatorPath(run.navigatorBinary)
+	tflog.Trace(ctx, "navigator path preflight")
+	binary, err := ansible.NavigatorPathPreflight(run.navigatorBinary)
 	addPathError(diags, path.Root("ansible_navigator_binary"), "Ansible navigator not found", err)
 
+	tflog.Trace(ctx, "navigator preflight")
 	err = ansible.NavigatorPreflight(binary)
 	addPathError(diags, path.Root("ansible_navigator_binary"), "Ansible navigator preflight check", err)
 
+	tflog.Trace(ctx, "creating directories and files")
+
 	err = ansible.CreateRunDir(run.dir)
 	addError(diags, "Run directory not created", err)
 
@@ -111,13 +122,6 @@ func run(diags *diag.Diagnostics, timeout time.Duration, operation terraformOper
 	err = ansible.CreateNavigatorSettingsFile(run.dir, navigatorSettingsContents)
 	addError(diags, "Ansible navigator settings file not created", err)
 
-	command := ansible.GenerateNavigatorRunCommand(
-		run.dir,
-		run.workingDir,
-		binary,
-		&run.options,
-	)
-
 	if diags.HasError() {
 		if !run.persistDir {
 			err = ansible.RemoveRunDir(run.dir)
@@ -127,6 +131,13 @@ func run(diags *diag.Diagnostics, timeout time.Duration, operation terraformOper
 		return
 	}
 
+	command := ansible.GenerateNavigatorRunCommand(
+		run.dir,
+		run.workingDir,
+		binary,
+		&run.options,
+	)
+
 	run.command = command.String()
 
 	commandOutput, err := ansible.ExecNavigatorRunCommand(command)
diff --git a/pkg/ansible/navigator.go b/pkg/ansible/navigator.go
index 05f6fe4..1f7023e 100644
--- a/pkg/ansible/navigator.go
+++ b/pkg/ansible/navigator.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func ContainerEnginePreflight(containerEngine string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func NavigatorPath(path string) (string, error) {
+func NavigatorPathPreflight(path string) (string, error) {
 	if path == "" {
 		path, err := exec.LookPath(NavigatorProgram)
 		if err != nil {