diff --git a/crates/rbuilder/src/live_builder/mod.rs b/crates/rbuilder/src/live_builder/mod.rs
index 0d748584..6725e8c7 100644
--- a/crates/rbuilder/src/live_builder/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/rbuilder/src/live_builder/mod.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ use crate::{
         watchdog::spawn_watchdog_thread,
     },
     telemetry::inc_active_slots,
-    utils::{error_storage::spawn_error_storage_writer, Signer},
+    utils::{
+        error_storage::spawn_error_storage_writer, provider_head_state::ProviderHeadState, Signer,
+    },
 };
 use ahash::HashSet;
 use alloy_consensus::Header;
@@ -218,6 +220,8 @@ where
                 ?current_time,
                 payload_timestamp = ?payload.timestamp(),
                 ?time_to_slot,
+                parent_hash = ?payload.parent_block_hash(),
+                provider_head_state = ?ProviderHeadState::new(&self.provider),
                 "Received payload, time till slot timestamp",
             );
 
@@ -225,6 +229,7 @@ where
             if time_until_slot_end.is_negative() {
                 warn!(
                     slot = payload.slot(),
+                    parent_hash = ?payload.parent_block_hash(),
                     "Slot already ended, skipping block building"
                 );
                 continue;
@@ -238,7 +243,7 @@ where
                 {
                     Ok(header) => header,
                     Err(err) => {
-                        warn!("Failed to get parent header for new slot: {:?}", err);
+                        warn!(parent_hash = ?payload.parent_block_hash(),"Failed to get parent header for new slot: {:?}", err);
                         continue;
                     }
                 }
@@ -247,6 +252,7 @@ where
             debug!(
                 slot = payload.slot(),
                 block = payload.block(),
+                parent_hash = ?payload.parent_block_hash(),
                 "Got header for slot"
             );
 
diff --git a/crates/rbuilder/src/utils/mod.rs b/crates/rbuilder/src/utils/mod.rs
index 768ca0dd..346742cf 100644
--- a/crates/rbuilder/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/rbuilder/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub mod reconnect;
 mod test_data_generator;
 mod tx_signer;
 
+pub mod provider_head_state;
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub mod test_utils;
 pub mod tracing;
diff --git a/crates/rbuilder/src/utils/provider_head_state.rs b/crates/rbuilder/src/utils/provider_head_state.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a73df854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/rbuilder/src/utils/provider_head_state.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+//! Mod for gathering info about reth's head.
+
+use alloy_primitives::BlockNumber;
+use reth_errors::ProviderResult;
+use reth_provider::{BlockHashReader, BlockNumReader};
+use revm_primitives::B256;
+
+/// For debugging. Results of asking for block number + hash to a BlockHashReader+BlockNumReader
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ProviderHeadStateBlockHash {
+    /// Result of getting some (last/best) block number from the BlockNumReader
+    pub block_number: ProviderResult<BlockNumber>,
+    /// If block_number.is_ok -> Some(BlockHashReader::block_hash(block_number))
+    pub block_hash: Option<ProviderResult<Option<B256>>>,
+}
+
+impl ProviderHeadStateBlockHash {
+    pub fn new<P: BlockHashReader>(
+        provider: &P,
+        block_number: ProviderResult<BlockNumber>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            block_number: block_number.clone(),
+            block_hash: block_number.map_or(None, |b| Some(provider.block_hash(b))),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// For debugging. Results of asking to the StateProviderFactory info about last_block and best block.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ProviderHeadState {
+    pub last_block: ProviderHeadStateBlockHash,
+    pub best_block: ProviderHeadStateBlockHash,
+}
+
+impl ProviderHeadState {
+    pub fn new<P: BlockNumReader>(provider: &P) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            last_block: ProviderHeadStateBlockHash::new(provider, provider.last_block_number()),
+            best_block: ProviderHeadStateBlockHash::new(provider, provider.best_block_number()),
+        }
+    }
+}