diff --git a/backend/src/db/migrations/20241007052449_partition-audit-logs.ts b/backend/src/db/migrations/20241007052449_partition-audit-logs.ts
index a8b68ef83..e132bb5ef 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/migrations/20241007052449_partition-audit-logs.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/migrations/20241007052449_partition-audit-logs.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const isUsingDedicatedAuditLogDb = Boolean(process.env.AUDIT_LOGS_DB_CONNECTION_
 
 export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
   if (!isUsingDedicatedAuditLogDb && (await knex.schema.hasTable(TableName.AuditLog))) {
+    console.info("Dropping primary key of Audit Log table...");
     await knex.schema.alterTable(TableName.AuditLog, (t) => {
       // remove existing keys
       t.dropPrimary();
@@ -55,10 +56,12 @@ export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
       })
       .toString();
 
+    console.info("Creating partition table...");
     await knex.schema.raw(`
         ${createTableSql} PARTITION BY RANGE ("createdAt");
     `);
 
+    console.log("Adding indices...");
     await knex.schema.alterTable(TableName.PartitionedAuditLog, (t) => {
       t.index(["projectId", "createdAt"]);
       t.index(["orgId", "createdAt"]);
@@ -67,15 +70,20 @@ export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
       t.index("projectId");
     });
 
+    console.log("Adding GIN indices...");
+
     await knex.raw(
       `CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "audit_logs_actorMetadata_idx" ON ${TableName.PartitionedAuditLog} USING gin("actorMetadata" jsonb_path_ops)`
     );
+    console.log("GIN index for actorMetadata done");
 
     await knex.raw(
       `CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "audit_logs_eventMetadata_idx" ON ${TableName.PartitionedAuditLog} USING gin("eventMetadata" jsonb_path_ops)`
     );
+    console.log("GIN index for eventMetadata done");
 
     // create default partition
+    console.log("Creating default partition...");
     await knex.schema.raw(
       `CREATE TABLE ${TableName.PartitionedAuditLog}_default PARTITION OF ${TableName.PartitionedAuditLog} DEFAULT`
     );
@@ -86,6 +94,7 @@ export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
 
     // attach existing audit log table as a partition ONLY if using the same DB
     if (!isUsingDedicatedAuditLogDb) {
+      console.log("Attaching existing audit log table as a partition...");
       await knex.schema.raw(`
       ALTER TABLE ${TableName.AuditLog} ADD CONSTRAINT audit_log_old
       CHECK ( "createdAt" < DATE '${nextDateStr}' );
@@ -96,6 +105,7 @@ export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
     }
 
     // create partition from now until end of month
+    console.log("Creating audit log partitions ahead of time... next date:", nextDateStr);
     await createAuditLogPartition(knex, nextDate, new Date(nextDate.getFullYear(), nextDate.getMonth() + 1));
 
     // create partitions 4 years ahead
@@ -112,6 +122,7 @@ export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
     }
 
     await Promise.all(partitionPromises);
+    console.log("Partition migration complete");
   }
 }
 
@@ -126,6 +137,7 @@ export async function down(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
   const isAuditLogAPartition = partitionSearchResult.rows.length > 0;
   if (isAuditLogAPartition) {
     // detach audit log from partition
+    console.log("Detaching original audit log table from new partition table...");
     await knex.schema.raw(`
     ALTER TABLE ${TableName.PartitionedAuditLog} DETACH PARTITION ${TableName.AuditLog};
 
@@ -133,6 +145,7 @@ export async function down(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
   `);
 
     // revert audit log modifications
+    console.log("Reverting changes made to the audit log table...");
     if (await knex.schema.hasTable(TableName.AuditLog)) {
       await knex.schema.alterTable(TableName.AuditLog, (t) => {
         // we drop this first because adding to the partition results in a new primary key
@@ -147,4 +160,5 @@ export async function down(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
   }
 
   await knex.schema.dropTableIfExists(TableName.PartitionedAuditLog);
+  console.log("Partition rollback complete");
 }