diff --git a/parser/parser.go b/parser/parser.go
index f5d97f4..9cd4a64 100644
--- a/parser/parser.go
+++ b/parser/parser.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/apex/log"
 	"github.com/beevik/etree"
 	"github.com/buger/jsonparser"
+	"github.com/goccy/go-json"
 	"github.com/icza/dyno"
 	"github.com/magiconair/properties"
-	"github.com/goccy/go-json"
 	"gopkg.in/ini.v1"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 
diff --git a/server/config_parser.go b/server/config_parser.go
index 794d6e7..4c51724 100644
--- a/server/config_parser.go
+++ b/server/config_parser.go
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gammazero/workerpool"
 )
 
-// Parent function that will update all of the defined configuration files for a server
-// automatically to ensure that they always use the specified values.
+// UpdateConfigurationFiles updates all of the defined configuration files for
+// a server automatically to ensure that they always use the specified values.
 func (s *Server) UpdateConfigurationFiles() {
 	pool := workerpool.New(runtime.NumCPU())
 
+	s.Log().Debug("acquiring process configuration files...")
 	files := s.ProcessConfiguration().ConfigurationFiles
+	s.Log().Debug("acquired process configuration files")
 	for _, cf := range files {
 		f := cf
 
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ func (s *Server) UpdateConfigurationFiles() {
 			if err := f.Parse(p, false); err != nil {
 				s.Log().WithField("error", err).Error("failed to parse and update server configuration file")
 			}
+
+			s.Log().WithField("path", f.FileName).Debug("finished processing server configuration file")
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/server/power.go b/server/power.go
index eb83935..ef30067 100644
--- a/server/power.go
+++ b/server/power.go
@@ -201,11 +201,14 @@ func (s *Server) onBeforeStart() error {
 	// we don't need to actively do anything about it at this point, worse comes to worst the
 	// server starts in a weird state and the user can manually adjust.
 	s.PublishConsoleOutputFromDaemon("Updating process configuration files...")
+	s.Log().Debug("updating server configuration files...")
 	s.UpdateConfigurationFiles()
+	s.Log().Debug("updated server configuration files")
 
 	if config.Get().System.CheckPermissionsOnBoot {
 		s.PublishConsoleOutputFromDaemon("Ensuring file permissions are set correctly, this could take a few seconds...")
 		// Ensure all the server file permissions are set correctly before booting the process.
+		s.Log().Debug("chowning server root directory...")
 		if err := s.Filesystem().Chown("/"); err != nil {
 			return errors.WithMessage(err, "failed to chown root server directory during pre-boot process")
 		}