diff --git a/exchange/bitswap/bitswap.go b/exchange/bitswap/bitswap.go
index 79e5a576c..4ba099860 100644
--- a/exchange/bitswap/bitswap.go
+++ b/exchange/bitswap/bitswap.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 package bitswap
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -172,14 +171,14 @@ func (bs *bitswap) HasBlock(ctx context.Context, blk *blocks.Block) error {
 }
 
 func (bs *bitswap) sendWantlistMsgToPeer(ctx context.Context, m bsmsg.BitSwapMessage, p peer.ID) error {
-	logd := fmt.Sprintf("%s bitswap.sendWantlistMsgToPeer(%d, %s)", bs.self, len(m.Wantlist()), p)
+	log := log.Prefix("bitswap(%s).bitswap.sendWantlistMsgToPeer(%d, %s)", bs.self, len(m.Wantlist()), p)
 
-	log.Debugf("%s sending wantlist", logd)
+	log.Debug("sending wantlist")
 	if err := bs.send(ctx, p, m); err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("%s send wantlist error: %s", logd, err)
+		log.Errorf("send wantlist error: %s", err)
 		return err
 	}
-	log.Debugf("%s send wantlist success", logd)
+	log.Debugf("send wantlist success")
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -188,20 +187,20 @@ func (bs *bitswap) sendWantlistMsgToPeers(ctx context.Context, m bsmsg.BitSwapMe
 		panic("Cant send wantlist to nil peerchan")
 	}
 
-	logd := fmt.Sprintf("%s bitswap.sendWantlistMsgTo(%d)", bs.self, len(m.Wantlist()))
-	log.Debugf("%s begin", logd)
-	defer log.Debugf("%s end", logd)
+	log := log.Prefix("bitswap(%s).sendWantlistMsgToPeers(%d)", bs.self, len(m.Wantlist()))
+	log.Debugf("begin")
+	defer log.Debugf("end")
 
 	set := pset.New()
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
 	for peerToQuery := range peers {
 		log.Event(ctx, "PeerToQuery", peerToQuery)
-		logd := fmt.Sprintf("%sto(%s)", logd, peerToQuery)
 
 		if !set.TryAdd(peerToQuery) { //Do once per peer
-			log.Debugf("%s skipped (already sent)", logd)
+			log.Debugf("%s skipped (already sent)", peerToQuery)
 			continue
 		}
+		log.Debugf("%s sending", peerToQuery)
 
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(p peer.ID) {
@@ -223,9 +222,9 @@ func (bs *bitswap) sendWantlistToPeers(ctx context.Context, peers <-chan peer.ID
 }
 
 func (bs *bitswap) sendWantlistToProviders(ctx context.Context) {
-	logd := fmt.Sprintf("%s bitswap.sendWantlistToProviders", bs.self)
-	log.Debugf("%s begin", logd)
-	defer log.Debugf("%s end", logd)
+	log := log.Prefix("bitswap(%s).sendWantlistToProviders ", bs.self)
+	log.Debugf("begin")
+	defer log.Debugf("end")
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
@@ -240,13 +239,13 @@ func (bs *bitswap) sendWantlistToProviders(ctx context.Context) {
 		go func(k u.Key) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 
-			logd := fmt.Sprintf("%s(entry: %s)", logd, k)
-			log.Debugf("%s asking dht for providers", logd)
+			log := log.Prefix("(entry: %s) ", k)
+			log.Debug("asking dht for providers")
 
 			child, _ := context.WithTimeout(ctx, providerRequestTimeout)
 			providers := bs.network.FindProvidersAsync(child, k, maxProvidersPerRequest)
 			for prov := range providers {
-				log.Debugf("%s dht returned provider %s. send wantlist", logd, prov)
+				log.Debugf("dht returned provider %s. send wantlist", prov)
 				sendToPeers <- prov
 			}
 		}(e.Key)
@@ -259,7 +258,7 @@ func (bs *bitswap) sendWantlistToProviders(ctx context.Context) {
 
 	err := bs.sendWantlistToPeers(ctx, sendToPeers)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("%s sendWantlistToPeers error: %s", logd, err)
+		log.Errorf("sendWantlistToPeers error: %s", err)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/exchange/bitswap/decision/engine.go b/exchange/bitswap/decision/engine.go
index 80a6e2fab..cd3ebac31 100644
--- a/exchange/bitswap/decision/engine.go
+++ b/exchange/bitswap/decision/engine.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	bsmsg "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/exchange/bitswap/message"
 	wl "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/exchange/bitswap/wantlist"
 	peer "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/p2p/peer"
-	u "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util"
+	eventlog "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util/eventlog"
 )
 
 // TODO consider taking responsibility for other types of requests. For
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import (
 // whatever it sees fit to produce desired outcomes (get wanted keys
 // quickly, maintain good relationships with peers, etc).
 
-var log = u.Logger("engine")
+var log = eventlog.Logger("engine")
 
 const (
 	sizeOutboxChan = 4
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ func (e *Engine) Peers() []peer.ID {
 // MessageReceived performs book-keeping. Returns error if passed invalid
 // arguments.
 func (e *Engine) MessageReceived(p peer.ID, m bsmsg.BitSwapMessage) error {
+	log := log.Prefix("Engine.MessageReceived(%s)", p)
+	log.Debugf("enter")
+	defer log.Debugf("exit")
+
 	newWorkExists := false
 	defer func() {
 		if newWorkExists {
@@ -156,9 +160,11 @@ func (e *Engine) MessageReceived(p peer.ID, m bsmsg.BitSwapMessage) error {
 	}
 	for _, entry := range m.Wantlist() {
 		if entry.Cancel {
+			log.Debug("cancel", entry.Key)
 			l.CancelWant(entry.Key)
 			e.peerRequestQueue.Remove(entry.Key, p)
 		} else {
+			log.Debug("wants", entry.Key, entry.Priority)
 			l.Wants(entry.Key, entry.Priority)
 			if exists, err := e.bs.Has(entry.Key); err == nil && exists {
 				newWorkExists = true
@@ -169,6 +175,7 @@ func (e *Engine) MessageReceived(p peer.ID, m bsmsg.BitSwapMessage) error {
 
 	for _, block := range m.Blocks() {
 		// FIXME extract blocks.NumBytes(block) or block.NumBytes() method
+		log.Debug("got block %s %d bytes", block.Key(), len(block.Data))
 		l.ReceivedBytes(len(block.Data))
 		for _, l := range e.ledgerMap {
 			if l.WantListContains(block.Key()) {
diff --git a/exchange/bitswap/network/ipfs_impl.go b/exchange/bitswap/network/ipfs_impl.go
index 4e349dbed..c2a87ce0a 100644
--- a/exchange/bitswap/network/ipfs_impl.go
+++ b/exchange/bitswap/network/ipfs_impl.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func (bsnet *impl) SendRequest(
 	p peer.ID,
 	outgoing bsmsg.BitSwapMessage) (bsmsg.BitSwapMessage, error) {
 
+	log.Debugf("bsnet SendRequest to %s", p)
 	s, err := bsnet.host.NewStream(ProtocolBitswap, p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/routing/dht/dht_net.go b/routing/dht/dht_net.go
index fd088e02c..2b857ce2b 100644
--- a/routing/dht/dht_net.go
+++ b/routing/dht/dht_net.go
@@ -87,15 +87,11 @@ func (dht *IpfsDHT) sendRequest(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID, pmes *pb.Message
 
 	start := time.Now()
 
-	log.Debugf("%s writing", dht.self)
 	if err := w.WriteMsg(pmes); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	log.Event(ctx, "dhtSentMessage", dht.self, p, pmes)
 
-	log.Debugf("%s reading", dht.self)
-	defer log.Debugf("%s done", dht.self)
-
 	rpmes := new(pb.Message)
 	if err := r.ReadMsg(rpmes); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -125,12 +121,10 @@ func (dht *IpfsDHT) sendMessage(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID, pmes *pb.Message
 	cw := ctxutil.NewWriter(ctx, s) // ok to use. we defer close stream in this func
 	w := ggio.NewDelimitedWriter(cw)
 
-	log.Debugf("%s writing", dht.self)
 	if err := w.WriteMsg(pmes); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	log.Event(ctx, "dhtSentMessage", dht.self, p, pmes)
-	log.Debugf("%s done", dht.self)
 	return nil
 }