diff --git a/common.sh b/common.sh
index d7529b6..2933947 100644
--- a/common.sh
+++ b/common.sh
@@ -121,12 +121,19 @@ resolve_remote_ip() {
 RUNNING_CONTAINERS=()
 
 stop_containers() {
-    [[ ${#CRITICAL_CONTAINER_NAMES[@]} -eq 0 ]] && return
+
+    if [[ ${#CRITICAL_CONTAINER_NAMES[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+        log "No containers defined to stop"
+        return
+    fi
 
     info "Stopping containers..."
     RUNNING_CONTAINERS=()
 
     for c in "${CRITICAL_CONTAINER_NAMES[@]}"; do
+
+        log "Checking container: $c"
+
         STATUS=$(ssh -i "$SSH_KEY" root@"$REMOTE_SERVER" \
             "docker inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' $c 2>/dev/null" || echo "false")
 
@@ -134,12 +141,18 @@ stop_containers() {
             warn "Stopping $c"
             RUNNING_CONTAINERS+=("$c")
             ssh -i "$SSH_KEY" root@"$REMOTE_SERVER" "docker stop $c"
+        else
+            log "$c already stopped"
         fi
     done
 }
 
 start_containers() {
-    [[ ${#RUNNING_CONTAINERS[@]} -eq 0 ]] && return
+
+    if [[ ${#RUNNING_CONTAINERS[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+        log "No containers to restart"
+        return
+    fi
 
     info "Starting containers..."