diff --git a/zenoh-plugin-ros2dds/src/route_publisher.rs b/zenoh-plugin-ros2dds/src/route_publisher.rs
index 8116b09..1066e4e 100644
--- a/zenoh-plugin-ros2dds/src/route_publisher.rs
+++ b/zenoh-plugin-ros2dds/src/route_publisher.rs
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ impl RoutePublisher<'_> {
                     let publisher = publisher.clone();
 
                     move |status| {
+                        log::debug!("{route_id} MatchingStatus changed: {status:?}");
                         if status.matching_subscribers() {
                             if let Err(e) = activate_dds_reader(
                                 &dds_reader,
@@ -397,6 +398,7 @@ fn activate_dds_reader(
     type_info: &Option<Arc<TypeInfo>>,
     publisher: &Arc<Publisher<'static>>,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
+    log::debug!("{route_id}: create Reader with {reader_qos:?}");
     let topic_name: String = format!("rt{}", ros2_name);
     let type_name = ros2_message_type_to_dds_type(ros2_type);
     let read_period = get_read_period(&context.config, ros2_name);
@@ -436,6 +438,7 @@ fn deactivate_dds_reader(
     route_id: &str,
     ros_discovery_mgr: &Arc<RosDiscoveryInfoMgr>,
 ) {
+    log::debug!("{route_id}: delete Reader");
     let reader = dds_reader.swap(DDS_ENTITY_NULL, Ordering::Relaxed);
     if reader != DDS_ENTITY_NULL {
         // remove reader's GID from ros_discovery_info message
diff --git a/zenoh-plugin-ros2dds/src/route_subscriber.rs b/zenoh-plugin-ros2dds/src/route_subscriber.rs
index 6ae477b..5c03cd5 100644
--- a/zenoh-plugin-ros2dds/src/route_subscriber.rs
+++ b/zenoh-plugin-ros2dds/src/route_subscriber.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ impl Drop for RouteSubscriber<'_> {
             Err(e) => log::warn!("{self}: {e}"),
         }
 
+        log::debug!("{self}: delete Writer");
         if let Err(e) = delete_dds_entity(self.dds_writer) {
             log::warn!("{}: error deleting DDS Reader:  {}", self, e);
         }
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ impl RouteSubscriber<'_> {
         let type_name = ros2_message_type_to_dds_type(&ros2_type);
         let queries_timeout = context.config.get_queries_timeout_tl_sub(&ros2_name);
 
+        log::debug!("Route Subscriber ({zenoh_key_expr} -> {ros2_name}): create Writer with {writer_qos:?}");
         let dds_writer = create_dds_writer(
             context.participant,
             topic_name,