diff --git a/auth2.c b/auth2.c
index 1f9ec63..02e87a4 100644
--- a/auth2.c
+++ b/auth2.c
@@ -370,8 +370,11 @@ userauth_finish(struct ssh *ssh, int authenticated, const char *method,
 	if (authenticated == 1) {
 		/* turn off userauth */
 		ssh_dispatch_set(ssh, SSH2_MSG_USERAUTH_REQUEST, &dispatch_protocol_ignore);
+		debug3("starting USERAUTH_SUCCESS packet");
 		packet_start(SSH2_MSG_USERAUTH_SUCCESS);
+		debug3("sending USERAUTH_SUCCESS packet");
 		packet_send();
+		debug3("writing USERAUTH_SUCCESS packet");
 		packet_write_wait();
 		/* now we can break out */
 		authctxt->success = 1;
diff --git a/packet.c b/packet.c
index f114ea5..baf7572 100644
--- a/packet.c
+++ b/packet.c
@@ -1030,6 +1030,8 @@ ssh_packet_send2_wrapped(struct ssh *ssh)
 	struct sshcomp *comp = NULL;
 	int r, block_size;
 
+	debug3("%s entering", __func__);
+
 	if (state->newkeys[MODE_OUT] != NULL) {
 		enc  = &state->newkeys[MODE_OUT]->enc;
 		mac  = &state->newkeys[MODE_OUT]->mac;
@@ -1172,6 +1174,7 @@ ssh_packet_send2_wrapped(struct ssh *ssh)
 	else
 		r = 0;
  out:
+	debug3("%s returning %d", __func__, r);
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -1925,6 +1928,8 @@ ssh_packet_write_wait(struct ssh *ssh)
 	struct timeval start, timeout, *timeoutp = NULL;
 	struct session_state *state = ssh->state;
 
+	debug3("%s entering", __func__);
+
 	setp = calloc(howmany(state->connection_out + 1,
 	    NFDBITS), sizeof(fd_mask));
 	if (setp == NULL)