diff --git a/grpc-proxy/proxy.go b/grpc-proxy/proxy.go
index ad43bee..fd62871 100644
--- a/grpc-proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/grpc-proxy/proxy.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type server struct {
 func New(configurators ...Configurator) (*server, error) {
 	logger := logrus.New()
 	s := &server{
-		connPool: internal.NewConnPool(),
+		connPool: internal.NewConnPool(logger),
 		logger:   logger,
 	}
 	s.serverOptions = []grpc.ServerOption{
diff --git a/grpc-replay/grpc-replay.go b/grpc-replay/grpc-replay.go
index 4586a97..67ce48a 100644
--- a/grpc-replay/grpc-replay.go
+++ b/grpc-replay/grpc-replay.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bradleyjkemp/grpc-tools/internal/codec"
 	"github.com/bradleyjkemp/grpc-tools/internal/marker"
 	_ "github.com/bradleyjkemp/grpc-tools/internal/versionflag"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ RPC:
 	return nil
 }
 
-var cachedConns = internal.NewConnPool()
+var cachedConns = internal.NewConnPool(logrus.New())
 
 func getConnection(md metadata.MD) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
 	// if no destination override set then auto-detect from the metadata
diff --git a/internal/connPool.go b/internal/connPool.go
index 796ed5d..923f947 100644
--- a/internal/connPool.go
+++ b/internal/connPool.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package internal
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"sync"
 )
@@ -10,11 +11,13 @@ import (
 type ConnPool struct {
 	sync.Mutex
 	conns map[string]*grpc.ClientConn
+	logger logrus.FieldLogger
 }
 
-func NewConnPool() *ConnPool {
+func NewConnPool(logger logrus.FieldLogger) *ConnPool {
 	return &ConnPool{
 		conns: map[string]*grpc.ClientConn{},
+		logger: logger.WithField("", "connpool"),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -34,11 +37,14 @@ func (c *ConnPool) addConn(destination string, conn *grpc.ClientConn) {
 func (c *ConnPool) GetClientConn(ctx context.Context, destination string, dialOptions ...grpc.DialOption) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
 	conn, ok := c.getConn(destination)
 	if ok {
+		c.logger.Debugf("Returning cached connection to %s", destination)
 		return conn, nil
 	}
 
+	c.logger.Debugf("Dialing new connection to %s", destination)
 	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(ctx, destination, dialOptions...)
 	if err != nil {
+		c.logger.WithError(err).Debugf("Failed dialing to %s", destination)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed dialing %s: %v", destination, err)
 	}