diff --git a/swagger_server/__main__.py b/swagger_server/__main__.py
index 44ac5d1..e1f55b9 100644
--- a/swagger_server/__main__.py
+++ b/swagger_server/__main__.py
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ from swagger_server import encoder
 
 
 def main():
+    print("Starting app1")
     app = connexion.App(__name__, specification_dir='./swagger/')
+    print("Starting app2")
     app.app.json_encoder = encoder.JSONEncoder
+    print("Starting app3")
     app.add_api('swagger.yaml', arguments={'title': 'OpenAPI definition'}, pythonic_params=True)
+    print("Starting app4")
     app.run(port=8080)
 
 
diff --git a/swagger_server/db_utils.py b/swagger_server/db_utils.py
index 72c6ac5..2e8d6f6 100644
--- a/swagger_server/db_utils.py
+++ b/swagger_server/db_utils.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ database_info = {
     'password': config('MDB_PASSWORD')
 }
 
+print("connecting to mariadb")
 
 # Connect to MariaDB Platform
 try:
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ except mariadb.Error as e:
     print(f"Error connecting to MariaDB Platform: {e}")
     sys.exit(1)
 
+print("connected to mariadb")
+
+
 # Get Cursor
 cur = conn.cursor()