diff --git a/safekeeper/src/timeline.rs b/safekeeper/src/timeline.rs
index 5eb0bd7146..3702a096e0 100644
--- a/safekeeper/src/timeline.rs
+++ b/safekeeper/src/timeline.rs
@@ -592,6 +592,8 @@ impl Timeline {
         assert!(self.cancel.is_cancelled());
         assert!(self.gate.close_complete());
 
+        info!("deleting timeline {} from disk", self.ttid);
+
         // Close associated FDs. Nobody will be able to touch timeline data once
         // it is cancelled, so WAL storage won't be opened again.
         shared_state.sk.close_wal_store();
diff --git a/safekeeper/src/timelines_global_map.rs b/safekeeper/src/timelines_global_map.rs
index 01c6aff6c3..1ff6a72bce 100644
--- a/safekeeper/src/timelines_global_map.rs
+++ b/safekeeper/src/timelines_global_map.rs
@@ -475,6 +475,8 @@ impl GlobalTimelines {
                 info!("deleting timeline {}, only_local={}", ttid, only_local);
                 timeline.shutdown().await;
 
+                info!("timeline {ttid} shut down for deletion");
+
                 // Take a lock and finish the deletion holding this mutex.
                 let mut shared_state = timeline.write_shared_state().await;