diff --git a/automation/roles/bubble/files/bubble_restore_monitor.sh b/automation/roles/bubble/files/bubble_restore_monitor.sh
index 0e12b11a..b996d210 100755
--- a/automation/roles/bubble/files/bubble_restore_monitor.sh
+++ b/automation/roles/bubble/files/bubble_restore_monitor.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function die {
 }
 
 function log {
-  echo "${1}" >> ${LOG}
+  echo "[$(date)] ${1}" >> ${LOG}
 }
 
 START=$(date +%s)
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ log "Flushing redis"
 echo "FLUSHALL" | redis-cli || die "Error flushing redis"
 
 # restore algo configs
+log "Restoring algo configs"
 CONFIGS_BACKUP=/home/bubble/.BUBBLE_ALGO_CONFIGS.tgz
 if [[ ! -f ${CONFIGS_BACKUP} ]] ; then
   log "Warning: Algo VPN configs backup not found: ${CONFIGS_BACKUP}, not installing algo"
@@ -124,7 +125,8 @@ else
 
   cd "${ANSIBLE_DIR}" && \
     . ./venv/bin/activate && \
-    bash -c "ansible-playbook ${SSH_OPTIONS} --tags 'post_restore,always' --inventory ./hosts ./playbook.yml" \
+    bash -c \
+      "ansible-playbook ${SSH_OPTIONS} --tags 'post_restore,always' --inventory ./hosts ./playbook.yml 2>&1 >> ${LOG}" \
   || die "Error running ansible in post-restore. journalctl -xe = $(journalctl -xe | tail -n 50)"
 fi