diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/ControlNetworkGuru.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/ControlNetworkGuru.java
index ed0064e774e..748a0e95197 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/ControlNetworkGuru.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/ControlNetworkGuru.java
@@ -167,9 +167,15 @@ public class ControlNetworkGuru extends PodBasedNetworkGuru implements NetworkGu
         	DataCenterVO dcVo = _dcDao.findById(dcId);
         	if(dcVo.getNetworkType() != NetworkType.Basic) {
 	        	super.release(nic, vm, reservationId);
+	        	if (s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+	                s_logger.debug("Released nic: " + nic);
+	            }
 	        	return true;
         	} else {
                 nic.deallocate();
+                if (s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                    s_logger.debug("Released nic: " + nic);
+                }
         		return true;
         	}
         }
@@ -177,6 +183,9 @@ public class ControlNetworkGuru extends PodBasedNetworkGuru implements NetworkGu
         _dcDao.releaseLinkLocalIpAddress(nic.getId(), reservationId);
         
         nic.deallocate();
+        if (s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            s_logger.debug("Released nic: " + nic);
+        }
         
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/PodBasedNetworkGuru.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/PodBasedNetworkGuru.java
index d7c56019ada..a19c901a8e7 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/PodBasedNetworkGuru.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/PodBasedNetworkGuru.java
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ public class PodBasedNetworkGuru extends AdapterBase implements NetworkGuru {
         
         nic.deallocate();
         
+        if (s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            s_logger.debug("Released nic: " + nic);
+        }
+        
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/PublicNetworkGuru.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/PublicNetworkGuru.java
index d094445c2f8..95f94756c9d 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/PublicNetworkGuru.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/PublicNetworkGuru.java
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ public class PublicNetworkGuru extends AdapterBase implements NetworkGuru {
             txn.commit();
         }
         nic.deallocate();
+        
+        if (s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            s_logger.debug("Deallocated nic: " + nic);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override