diff --git a/pkg/git/read.go b/pkg/git/read.go
index 9e33dcfc9..038ea6f4a 100644
--- a/pkg/git/read.go
+++ b/pkg/git/read.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 // GetRecipeHead retrieves latest HEAD metadata.
@@ -44,5 +45,11 @@ func IsClean(recipeName string) (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
+	if status.String() != "" {
+		logrus.Debugf("discovered git status for %s repository: %s", recipeName, status.String())
+	} else {
+		logrus.Debugf("discovered clean git status for %s repository", recipeName)
+	}
+
 	return status.IsClean(), nil
 }