diff --git a/src/StreamController.cpp b/src/StreamController.cpp
index 75ecf4bcebf7e6476ce97f5e718776413684cca4..b1c73583deaa6ba660b74ad2e52768737c4f4f99 100644
--- a/src/StreamController.cpp
+++ b/src/StreamController.cpp
@@ -25,25 +25,33 @@ StreamController::StreamController(
                    Registrar->getNewRegistrar("stream.writer")),
       StreamerOptions(Settings), MetaDataTracker(std::move(Tracker)),
       _metadata_enquirer(std::move(metadata_enquirer)),
-      _consumer_factory(std::move(consumer_factory)) {}
+      _consumer_factory(std::move(consumer_factory)) {
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller constructed");
+}
 
 StreamController::~StreamController() {
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller destructor start");
   stop();
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller destructor calls mdat");
   MdatWriter->write_metadata(*WriterTask);
   Logger::Info("Stopped StreamController for file with id : {}",
                StreamController::getJobId());
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller destructor end");
 }
 
 void StreamController::start() {
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller start start");
   MdatWriter->set_start_time(StreamerOptions.StartTimestamp);
   MdatWriter->set_stop_time(StreamerOptions.StopTimestamp);
   Executor.sendLowPriorityWork([=]() {
     CurrentMetadataTimeOut = StreamerOptions.BrokerSettings.MinMetadataTimeout;
     getTopicNames();
   });
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller start end");
 }
 
 void StreamController::setStopTime(time_point const &StopTime) {
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller setstoptime start");
   StreamerOptions.StopTimestamp = StopTime;
   MdatWriter->set_stop_time(StopTime);
   Executor.sendWork([=]() {
@@ -51,6 +59,7 @@ void StreamController::setStopTime(time_point const &StopTime) {
       s->setStopTime(StopTime);
     }
   });
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller setstoptime end");
 }
 
 void StreamController::pauseStreamers() { StreamersPaused.store(true); }
@@ -58,14 +67,17 @@ void StreamController::pauseStreamers() { StreamersPaused.store(true); }
 void StreamController::resumeStreamers() { StreamersPaused.store(false); }
 
 void StreamController::stop() {
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller stop start");
   for (auto &Stream : Streamers)
     Stream->stop();
   WriterThread.stop();
   StopNow = true;
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller stop end");
 }
 
 using duration = std::chrono::system_clock::duration;
 bool StreamController::isDoneWriting() {
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller isdonewriting start");
   auto Now = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
   auto IsDoneWriting =
       HasError || StopNow or
@@ -80,12 +92,14 @@ bool StreamController::isDoneWriting() {
           FileSizeCalcInterval * int(std::round(TimeDiffPeriods));
     }
   }
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller isdonewriting end");
   return IsDoneWriting;
 }
 
 std::string StreamController::getJobId() const { return WriterTask->jobID(); }
 
 void StreamController::getTopicNames() {
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller gettopicnames start");
   try {
     auto TopicNames = _metadata_enquirer->getTopicList(
         StreamerOptions.BrokerSettings.Address, CurrentMetadataTimeOut,
@@ -104,9 +118,11 @@ void StreamController::getTopicNames() {
                      .count());
     Executor.sendLowPriorityWork([=]() { getTopicNames(); });
   }
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller gettopicnames end");
 }
 
 void StreamController::initStreams(std::set<std::string> known_topic_names) {
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller initstreams start");
   std::map<std::string, Stream::SrcToDst> topic_src_map;
   std::string errors_collector;
   for (auto &src : WriterTask->sources()) {
@@ -148,6 +164,7 @@ void StreamController::initStreams(std::set<std::string> known_topic_names) {
     Streamers.emplace_back(std::move(topic));
   }
   Executor.sendLowPriorityWork([=]() { performPeriodicChecks(); });
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller initstreams end");
 }
 
 bool StreamController::hasErrorState() const { return HasError; }
@@ -158,13 +175,16 @@ std::string StreamController::errorMessage() {
 }
 
 void StreamController::performPeriodicChecks() {
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller performperiodicchecks start");
   checkIfStreamsAreDone();
   throttleIfWriteQueueIsFull();
   std::this_thread::sleep_for(PeriodicChecksInterval);
   Executor.sendLowPriorityWork([=]() { performPeriodicChecks(); });
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller performperiodicchecks end");
 }
 
 void StreamController::checkIfStreamsAreDone() {
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller checkifstreamsaredone start");
   try {
     Streamers.erase(
         std::remove_if(Streamers.begin(), Streamers.end(),
@@ -181,9 +201,11 @@ void StreamController::checkIfStreamsAreDone() {
     stop();
     StreamersRemaining.store(false);
   }
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller checkifstreamsaredone end");
 }
 
 void StreamController::throttleIfWriteQueueIsFull() {
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller throttle start");
   auto QueuedWrites = WriterThread.nrOfWritesQueued();
   if (QueuedWrites > StreamerOptions.MaxQueuedWrites &&
       !StreamersPaused.load()) {
@@ -198,6 +220,7 @@ void StreamController::throttleIfWriteQueueIsFull() {
                   QueuedWrites);
     resumeStreamers();
   }
+  Logger::Error("streamcontroller throttle end");
 }
 
 } // namespace FileWriter