diff --git a/cctp.go b/cctp.go
index b624fac..6bd0fae 100644
--- a/cctp.go
+++ b/cctp.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package autocctp
 
 import (
+	"strconv"
+
 	"autocctp.dev/types"
 	cctptypes "github.com/circlefin/noble-cctp/x/cctp/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
@@ -11,11 +13,17 @@ import (
 func (m Middleware) forwardViaCCTP(ctx sdk.Context, forwardCoin sdk.Coin, autocctpMemo types.Memo, sender sdk.AccAddress) exported.Acknowledgement {
 	// forwarding amount to sender address to initiate deposit for burn
 	if err := m.bankKeeper.SendCoins(ctx, types.ModuleAddress, sender, sdk.NewCoins(forwardCoin)); err != nil {
+		ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(sdk.NewEvent("autocctp: failed to send coins from autocctp module to sender",
+			sdk.NewAttribute("from", types.ModuleAddress.String()),
+			sdk.NewAttribute("to", sender.String()),
+			sdk.NewAttribute("amount", forwardCoin.String()),
+			sdk.NewAttribute("error", err.Error()),
+		))
 		return channeltypes.NewErrorAcknowledgement(err)
 	}
 	destinationCaller := autocctpMemo.GetDestinationCaller()
 	if len(destinationCaller) == 0 {
-		// no destination caller, so DepositForBurn
+		m.logger.Debug("no destination caller specified, calling DepositForBurn", "memo", autocctpMemo)
 		msg := &cctptypes.MsgDepositForBurn{
 			From:              sender.String(),
 			Amount:            forwardCoin.Amount,
@@ -25,11 +33,27 @@ func (m Middleware) forwardViaCCTP(ctx sdk.Context, forwardCoin sdk.Coin, autocc
 		}
 		res, err := m.server.DepositForBurn(ctx, msg)
 		if err != nil {
+			ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(sdk.NewEvent("autocctp: failed to deposit for burn",
+				sdk.NewAttribute("from", sender.String()),
+				sdk.NewAttribute("amount", forwardCoin.Amount.String()),
+				sdk.NewAttribute("destination_domain", strconv.Itoa(int(autocctpMemo.GetDestinationDomain()))),
+				sdk.NewAttribute("mint_recipient", string(autocctpMemo.GetMintRecipient())),
+				sdk.NewAttribute("burn_token", forwardCoin.Denom),
+				sdk.NewAttribute("error", err.Error()),
+			))
 			return channeltypes.NewErrorAcknowledgement(err)
 		}
+		ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(sdk.NewEvent("autocctp: successfully deposited for burn",
+			sdk.NewAttribute("from", sender.String()),
+			sdk.NewAttribute("amount", forwardCoin.Amount.String()),
+			sdk.NewAttribute("destination_domain", strconv.Itoa(int(autocctpMemo.GetDestinationDomain()))),
+			sdk.NewAttribute("mint_recipient", string(autocctpMemo.GetMintRecipient())),
+			sdk.NewAttribute("burn_token", forwardCoin.Denom),
+			sdk.NewAttribute("nonce", strconv.FormatUint(res.Nonce, 10)),
+		))
 		return channeltypes.NewResultAcknowledgement(types.NewResponse(res.Nonce).Bytes())
 	} else {
-		// destination caller specified, so DepositForBurnWithCaller
+		m.logger.Debug("destination caller specified, calling DepositForBurnWithCaller", "memo", autocctpMemo)
 		msg := &cctptypes.MsgDepositForBurnWithCaller{
 			From:              sender.String(),
 			Amount:            forwardCoin.Amount,
@@ -40,8 +64,26 @@ func (m Middleware) forwardViaCCTP(ctx sdk.Context, forwardCoin sdk.Coin, autocc
 		}
 		res, err := m.server.DepositForBurnWithCaller(ctx, msg)
 		if err != nil {
+			ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(sdk.NewEvent("autocctp: failed to deposit for burn with caller",
+				sdk.NewAttribute("from", sender.String()),
+				sdk.NewAttribute("amount", forwardCoin.Amount.String()),
+				sdk.NewAttribute("destination_domain", strconv.Itoa(int(autocctpMemo.GetDestinationDomain()))),
+				sdk.NewAttribute("mint_recipient", string(autocctpMemo.GetMintRecipient())),
+				sdk.NewAttribute("burn_token", forwardCoin.Denom),
+				sdk.NewAttribute("destination_caller", string(destinationCaller)),
+				sdk.NewAttribute("error", err.Error()),
+			))
 			return channeltypes.NewErrorAcknowledgement(err)
 		}
+		ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(sdk.NewEvent("autocctp: successfully deposited for burn with caller",
+			sdk.NewAttribute("from", sender.String()),
+			sdk.NewAttribute("amount", forwardCoin.Amount.String()),
+			sdk.NewAttribute("destination_domain", strconv.Itoa(int(autocctpMemo.GetDestinationDomain()))),
+			sdk.NewAttribute("mint_recipient", string(autocctpMemo.GetMintRecipient())),
+			sdk.NewAttribute("burn_token", forwardCoin.Denom),
+			sdk.NewAttribute("destination_caller", string(destinationCaller)),
+			sdk.NewAttribute("nonce", strconv.FormatUint(res.Nonce, 10)),
+		))
 		return channeltypes.NewResultAcknowledgement(types.NewResponse(res.Nonce).Bytes())
 	}
 }
diff --git a/middleware.go b/middleware.go
index 1060a3d..63deef4 100644
--- a/middleware.go
+++ b/middleware.go
@@ -67,12 +67,15 @@ func (m Middleware) OnRecvPacket(ctx sdk.Context, packet channeltypes.Packet, re
 	if !shouldProcess {
 		return ack
 	}
+	m.logger.Debug("processing ICS20 packet by the autocctp middleware", "packet", packet)
 	autocctpMemo, err := types.ParseMemo(ics20packetData.GetMemo())
 	if err != nil {
+		ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(sdk.NewEvent("autocctp: failed to parse memo", sdk.NewAttribute("memo", ics20packetData.GetMemo()), sdk.NewAttribute("error", err.Error())))
 		return channeltypes.NewErrorAcknowledgement(err)
 	}
 	ibcTransferAmount, ok := math.NewIntFromString(ics20packetData.Amount)
 	if !ok {
+		ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(sdk.NewEvent("autocctp: failed to decode packet amount", sdk.NewAttribute("amount", ics20packetData.Amount)))
 		return channeltypes.NewErrorAcknowledgement(errors.Wrap(types.ErrInvalidICS20Packet, "failed to decode packet amount"))
 	}
 	denom := types.GetIBCDenom(packet, ics20packetData)
@@ -82,16 +85,31 @@ func (m Middleware) OnRecvPacket(ctx sdk.Context, packet channeltypes.Packet, re
 		// send fees to fee recipient
 		feeAmount, err := getFeeAmount(autocctpMemo, ibcTransferAmount)
 		if err != nil {
+			ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(sdk.NewEvent("autocctp: failed to calculate fee amount", sdk.NewAttribute("error", err.Error())))
 			return channeltypes.NewErrorAcknowledgement(err)
 		}
+		m.logger.Debug("sending fees to fee recipient", "feeRecipient", *feeRecipient, "amount", feeAmount, "denom", denom, "memo", autocctpMemo)
 		if err = m.bankKeeper.SendCoins(ctx, types.ModuleAddress, sdk.MustAccAddressFromBech32(*feeRecipient), sdk.NewCoins(sdk.NewCoin(denom, feeAmount))); err != nil {
+			ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(sdk.NewEvent("autocctp: failed to send fees to fee recipient",
+				sdk.NewAttribute("from", types.ModuleAddress.String()),
+				sdk.NewAttribute("to", *feeRecipient),
+				sdk.NewAttribute("amount", feeAmount.String()),
+				sdk.NewAttribute("denom", denom),
+				sdk.NewAttribute("error", err.Error()),
+			))
 			return channeltypes.NewErrorAcknowledgement(errors.Wrap(err, "failed to send fees to fee recipient"))
 		}
 		ibcTransferAmount, err = ibcTransferAmount.SafeSub(feeAmount)
 		if err != nil {
+			ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(sdk.NewEvent("autocctp: failed to calculate remaining amount after fee deduction",
+				sdk.NewAttribute("ibcTransferAmount", ibcTransferAmount.String()),
+				sdk.NewAttribute("feeAmount", feeAmount.String()),
+				sdk.NewAttribute("error", err.Error()),
+			))
 			return channeltypes.NewErrorAcknowledgement(errors.Wrap(err, "failed to calculate remaining amount after fee deduction"))
 		}
 	}
+	m.logger.Debug("forwarding the rest of the amount to the cctp module", "amount", ibcTransferAmount, "memo", autocctpMemo)
 	return m.forwardViaCCTP(ctx, sdk.NewCoin(denom, ibcTransferAmount), autocctpMemo, types.GenerateAddress(packet.GetDestChannel(), ics20packetData.Sender))
 }