diff --git a/orm/participant.go b/orm/participant.go
index 5fd58a6c..24aa8b75 100644
--- a/orm/participant.go
+++ b/orm/participant.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package orm
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ func (model *Participant) Create(db *Database, args map[string]string, w http.Re
 		}
 
 		// Check if participant exists
+		log.Printf("Check if participant %s already exists", participant)
 		if user, err := participant.exists(db); err == nil && user != nil {
 			if err := db._db.Where("user_id = ?", user.ID).Find(&participant).Error; err != nil {
 				return nil, err
@@ -210,6 +212,7 @@ func (model *Participant) Create(db *Database, args map[string]string, w http.Re
 			if err := db._db.First(&school, participant.SchoolID).Error; err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
+			log.Printf("Check if a participant of the same category exists for school %s", school)
 			hasCategory, err := school.HasCategory(db, participant)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
@@ -221,6 +224,8 @@ func (model *Participant) Create(db *Database, args map[string]string, w http.Re
 
 		WriteCreator(r, participant)
 
+		log.Printf("Create participant %s", participant)
+
 		participant, err = CreateParticipant(db, participant)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err