diff --git a/src/barebox-state/backend_storage.c b/src/barebox-state/backend_storage.c
index db38553..b36c956 100644
--- a/src/barebox-state/backend_storage.c
+++ b/src/barebox-state/backend_storage.c
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
 	struct state_backend_storage_bucket *bucket, *bucket_used = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
+	dev_dbg(storage->dev, "Checking redundant buckets...\n");
 	/*
 	 * Iterate over all buckets. The first valid one we find is the
 	 * one we want to use.
@@ -164,8 +165,12 @@
 		ret = format->verify(format, magic, bucket->buf, &bucket->len, flags);
 		if (!ret && !bucket_used)
 			bucket_used = bucket;
+		if (ret)
+			dev_info(storage->dev, "Ignoring broken bucket %d@0x%08lx...\n", bucket->num, bucket->offset);
 	}
 
+	dev_dbg(storage->dev, "Checking redundant buckets finished.\n");
+
 	if (!bucket_used) {
 		dev_err(storage->dev, "Failed to find any valid state copy in any bucket\n");
 
@@ -384,7 +389,7 @@
 			dev_warn(storage->dev, "using old format circular storage type.\n");
 			circular = false;
 		} else {
-			dev_warn(storage->dev, "unknown storage type '%s'\n", storagetype);
+			dev_dbg(storage->dev, "unknown storage type '%s'\n", storagetype);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		return state_storage_mtd_buckets_init(storage, &meminfo, circular);
diff --git a/src/barebox-state/state.c b/src/barebox-state/state.c
index 94c1203..7ac4b53 100644
--- a/src/barebox-state/state.c
+++ b/src/barebox-state/state.c
@@ -608,11 +608,13 @@
 
 	ret = of_property_read_string(node, "backend-type", &backend_type);
 	if (ret) {
+		dev_dbg(&state->dev, "Missing 'backend-type' property\n");
 		goto out_release_state;
 	}
 
 	ret = of_property_read_u32(node, "backend-stridesize", &stridesize);
 	if (ret) {
+		dev_dbg(&state->dev, "'backend-stridesize' property undefined, trying to continue without\n");
 		stridesize = 0;
 	}