diff --git a/pkg/volume/aws_pd/aws_pd.go b/pkg/volume/aws_pd/aws_pd.go
index 2fb760c0904..0c7f5bd0681 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/aws_pd/aws_pd.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/aws_pd/aws_pd.go
@@ -254,18 +254,22 @@ func (pd *awsPersistentDisk) TearDown() error {
 func (pd *awsPersistentDisk) TearDownAt(dir string) error {
 	mountpoint, err := mount.IsMountPoint(dir)
 	if err != nil {
+		glog.V(2).Info("Error checking if mountpoint ", dir, ": ", err)
 		return err
 	}
 	if !mountpoint {
+		glog.V(2).Info("Not mountpoint, deleting")
 		return os.Remove(dir)
 	}
 
 	refs, err := mount.GetMountRefs(pd.mounter, dir)
 	if err != nil {
+		glog.V(2).Info("Error getting mountrefs for ", dir, ": ", err)
 		return err
 	}
 	// Unmount the bind-mount inside this pod
 	if err := pd.mounter.Unmount(dir, 0); err != nil {
+		glog.V(2).Info("Error unmounting dir ", dir, ": ", err)
 		return err
 	}
 	// If len(refs) is 1, then all bind mounts have been removed, and the
@@ -274,6 +278,7 @@ func (pd *awsPersistentDisk) TearDownAt(dir string) error {
 		// pd.pdName is not initially set for volume-cleaners, so set it here.
 		pd.pdName = path.Base(refs[0])
 		if err := pd.manager.DetachDisk(pd); err != nil {
+			glog.V(2).Info("Error detaching disk ", pd.pdName, ": ", err)
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -284,6 +289,7 @@ func (pd *awsPersistentDisk) TearDownAt(dir string) error {
 	}
 	if !mountpoint {
 		if err := os.Remove(dir); err != nil {
+			glog.V(2).Info("Error removing mountpoint ", dir, ": ", err)
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/aws_pd/aws_util.go b/pkg/volume/aws_pd/aws_util.go
index c69157ff9b7..a6b9c33e258 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/aws_pd/aws_util.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/aws_pd/aws_util.go
@@ -91,17 +91,21 @@ func (util *AWSDiskUtil) DetachDisk(pd *awsPersistentDisk) error {
 	// Unmount the global PD mount, which should be the only one.
 	globalPDPath := makeGlobalPDName(pd.plugin.host, pd.pdName)
 	if err := pd.mounter.Unmount(globalPDPath, 0); err != nil {
+		glog.V(2).Info("Error unmount dir ", globalPDPath, ": ", err)
 		return err
 	}
 	if err := os.Remove(globalPDPath); err != nil {
+		glog.V(2).Info("Error removing dir ", globalPDPath, ": ", err)
 		return err
 	}
 	// Detach the disk
 	volumes, err := pd.getVolumeProvider()
 	if err != nil {
+		glog.V(2).Info("Error getting volume provider for pd ",  pd.pdName, ": ", err)
 		return err
 	}
 	if err := volumes.DetachDisk("", pd.pdName); err != nil {
+		glog.V(2).Info("Error detaching disk ",  pd.pdName, ": ", err)
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil