diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index d48d88081f..73e38cafd8 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -1397,12 +1397,17 @@ seq_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 
 	ReorderBufferProcessXid(ctx->reorder, XLogRecGetXid(r), buf->origptr);
 
+	elog(LOG, "XXX: seq_decode. snapshot is %s", SnapBuildIdentify(builder));
+
 	/*
 	 * If we don't have snapshot or we are just fast-forwarding, there is no
 	 * point in decoding sequences.
 	 */
 	if (SnapBuildCurrentState(builder) < SNAPBUILD_FULL_SNAPSHOT)
+	{
+		elog(LOG, "XXX: skipped");
 		return;
+	}
 
 	/* only interested in our database */
 	XLogRecGetBlockTag(r, 0, &target_locator, NULL, NULL);
@@ -1437,14 +1442,22 @@ seq_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 														 target_locator,
 														 NULL);
 
+	elog(LOG, "XXX: the sequence is %s", transactional ? "transactional" : "non-transactional");
+
 	/* Skip the change if already processed (per the snapshot). */
 	if (transactional &&
 		!SnapBuildProcessChange(builder, xid, buf->origptr))
+	{
+		elog(LOG, "XXX: already decoded: skipped");
 		return;
+	}
 	else if (!transactional &&
 			 (SnapBuildCurrentState(builder) != SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT ||
 			  SnapBuildXactNeedsSkip(builder, buf->origptr)))
+	{
+		elog(LOG, "XXX: not consistent: skipped");
 		return;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * We also skip decoding in fast_forward mode. This check must be last
@@ -1527,13 +1540,18 @@ smgr_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 
 	ReorderBufferProcessXid(ctx->reorder, XLogRecGetXid(r), buf->origptr);
 
+	elog(LOG, "XXX: smgr_decode. snapshot is %s", SnapBuildIdentify(builder));
+
 	/*
 	 * If we don't have snapshot or we are just fast-forwarding, there is no
 	 * point in decoding relfilenode information.
 	 */
 	if (SnapBuildCurrentState(builder) < SNAPBUILD_FULL_SNAPSHOT ||
 		ctx->fast_forward)
+	{
+		elog(LOG, "XXX: skipped");
 		return;
+	}
 
 	/* only interested in our database */
 	xlrec = (xl_smgr_create *) XLogRecGetData(r);
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index fec190a8b2..efb2afb09d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -2135,3 +2135,27 @@ CheckPointSnapBuild(void)
 	}
 	FreeDir(snap_dir);
 }
+
+char *
+SnapBuildIdentify(SnapBuild *builder)
+{
+	char *ret = NULL;
+
+	switch (builder->state)
+	{
+		case SNAPBUILD_START:
+			ret = "SNAPBUILD_START";
+			break;
+		case SNAPBUILD_BUILDING_SNAPSHOT:
+			ret = "SNAPBUILD_BUILDING_SNAPSHOT";
+			break;
+		case SNAPBUILD_FULL_SNAPSHOT:
+			ret = "SNAPBUILD_FULL_SNAPSHOT";
+			break;
+		case SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT:
+			ret = "SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT";
+			break;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index 63f50a13d6..bf257f5f5a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -91,4 +91,6 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
 										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
+extern char *SnapBuildIdentify(SnapBuild *builder);
+
 #endif							/* SNAPBUILD_H */