diff --git a/go/pools/smartconnpool/connection.go b/go/pools/smartconnpool/connection.go
index cdb5720596e..e130018d7a0 100644
--- a/go/pools/smartconnpool/connection.go
+++ b/go/pools/smartconnpool/connection.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
+
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/log"
 )
 
 type Connection interface {
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ func (dbc *Pooled[C]) Close() {
 }
 
 func (dbc *Pooled[C]) Recycle() {
+	log.Errorf("========================== IM RECYCLING THE CONNECTION\nconn:\n%+v\npool:\n%+v", dbc, dbc.pool)
 	switch {
 	case dbc.pool == nil:
 		dbc.Conn.Close()
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/query_executor.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/query_executor.go
index 984c440c650..c045ce76f81 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/query_executor.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/query_executor.go
@@ -697,12 +697,14 @@ func (qre *QueryExecutor) execSelect() (*sqltypes.Result, error) {
 	}
 	// Check tablet type.
 	if qre.shouldConsolidate() {
+		log.Error("============================== WE'RE CONSOLIDATING")
 		q, original := qre.tsv.qe.consolidator.Create(sqlWithoutComments)
 		if original {
 			defer q.Broadcast()
 			conn, err := qre.getConn()
 
 			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("=========================== ERROR WHEN TRYING TO GET CONNECTION WHEN CONSOLIDATING: %s", err)
 				q.SetErr(err)
 			} else {
 				defer conn.Recycle()