diff --git a/checkAndPublish.mjs b/checkAndPublish.mjs
index 94bb400..3955993 100644
--- a/checkAndPublish.mjs
+++ b/checkAndPublish.mjs
@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@ export default  async function checkAndPublish () {
     if(!await todaysPromptAlreadyPublished()){
         try {
             const prompt = await getNewPrompt()
+            logger.trace("getNewPrompt successful!")
             try {
                 const text = makeText(prompt)
                 try {
                     const note = await createNote(text)
+                    logger.trace("createNote successful!")
                     try {
                         await insertPublished(note, prompt.word)
+                        logger.trace("insertPublished successful!")
                     } catch (error) {
                         logger.error(error, 'insertPublished failed!')
                     }
diff --git a/database-calls/insertPublished.mjs b/database-calls/insertPublished.mjs
index b4f2e87..c4ad251 100644
--- a/database-calls/insertPublished.mjs
+++ b/database-calls/insertPublished.mjs
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ export default async function insertPublished(res, word) {
         date: isoDate(sampleRes.createdNote.createdAt)
       })
   } catch (error) {
-    logger.trace("succesful insertion into table: published")
     throw error
   }