diff --git a/pkg/storage/kubernetes/ipam.go b/pkg/storage/kubernetes/ipam.go
index 429bfe6df..40ebec0da 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/kubernetes/ipam.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/kubernetes/ipam.go
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ func (p *KubernetesIPPool) Update(ctx context.Context, reservations []whereabout
 	}
 
 	// apply the patch
-	_, err = p.client.WhereaboutsV1alpha1().IPPools(orig.GetNamespace()).Patch(ctx, orig.GetName(), types.JSONPatchType, patchData, metav1.PatchOptions{})
+	patchresult, err := p.client.WhereaboutsV1alpha1().IPPools(orig.GetNamespace()).Patch(ctx, orig.GetName(), types.JSONPatchType, patchData, metav1.PatchOptions{})
+	logging.Debugf("[CT] pool update patchresult: %v", patchresult)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.IsInvalid(err) {
 			// expect "invalid" errors if any of the jsonpatch "test" Operations fail
@@ -584,6 +585,7 @@ func IPManagementKubernetesUpdate(ctx context.Context, mode int, ipam *Kubernete
 				time.Sleep(time.Duration(ipamConf.SleepForRace) * time.Second)
 			}
 
+			logging.Debugf("[CT] pool update with : %v", usereservelist)
 			err = pool.Update(requestCtx, usereservelist)
 			if err != nil {
 				logging.Errorf("IPAM error updating pool (attempt: %d): %v", j, err)