diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tasks.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tasks.py
index f4c9c5d0d407..8a7172c0abfd 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tasks.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tasks.py
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ def validate_course_olx(courselike_key, course_dir, status):
             ignore=settings.COURSE_OLX_VALIDATION_IGNORE_LIST,
             allowed_xblocks=ALL_ALLOWED_XBLOCKS
         )
-    except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+    except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
         LOGGER.exception(f'{log_prefix}: CourseOlx could not be validated')
         return olx_is_valid
 
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml.py
index c84c7be722ee..f040dd4f33b7 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml.py
@@ -390,6 +390,8 @@ def try_load_course(self, course_dir, course_ids=None, target_course_id=None):
                 course_descriptor.parent = None
                 course_id = self.id_from_descriptor(course_descriptor)
                 self._course_errors[course_id] = errorlog
+        if str(target_course_id) == 'course-v1:ArbiX+CS101+2014_T3':
+            logging.info(f'Investigation Log: {target_course_id} : {course_descriptor}')
 
     def __str__(self):
         '''
@@ -487,6 +489,8 @@ def load_course(self, course_dir, course_ids, tracker, target_course_id=None):
             course_id = self.get_id(org, course, url_name)
 
             if course_ids is not None and course_id not in course_ids:
+                if str(target_course_id) == 'course-v1:ArbiX+CS101+2014_T3':
+                    logging.info(f'Investigation Log: {target_course_id} : Course ID not in Course IDs (List)')
                 return None
 
             def get_policy(usage_id):
@@ -522,6 +526,8 @@ def get_policy(usage_id):
             course_descriptor = system.process_xml(etree.tostring(course_data, encoding='unicode'))
             # If we fail to load the course, then skip the rest of the loading steps
             if isinstance(course_descriptor, ErrorBlock):
+                if str(target_course_id) == 'course-v1:ArbiX+CS101+2014_T3':
+                    logging.info(f'Investigation Log: {target_course_id} : Course Descriptor is instance of ErrorBlock')
                 return course_descriptor
 
             self.content_importers(system, course_descriptor, course_dir, url_name)
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml_importer.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml_importer.py
index 493e333bb407..1a01d1ee6a3c 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml_importer.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml_importer.py
@@ -544,6 +544,8 @@ def run_imports(self):
         """
         Iterate over the given directories and yield courses.
         """
+        if str(self.target_id) == 'course-v1:ArbiX+CS101+2014_T3':
+            logging.info(f'Investigation Log: {self.target_id} : Starting run imports')
         self.preflight()
         for courselike_key in self.xml_module_store.modules.keys():
             try:
@@ -558,12 +560,18 @@ def run_imports(self):
 
                 # Import all static pieces.
                 self.import_static(data_path, dest_id)
+                if str(self.target_id) == 'course-v1:ArbiX+CS101+2014_T3':
+                    logging.info(f'Investigation Log: {self.target_id} : Import Static Successful')
 
                 # Import asset metadata stored in XML.
                 self.import_asset_metadata(data_path, dest_id)
+                if str(self.target_id) == 'course-v1:ArbiX+CS101+2014_T3':
+                    logging.info(f'Investigation Log: {self.target_id} : Import Asset Metadata Successful')
 
                 # Import all children
                 self.import_children(source_courselike, courselike, courselike_key, dest_id)
+                if str(self.target_id) == 'course-v1:ArbiX+CS101+2014_T3':
+                    logging.info(f'Investigation Log: {self.target_id} : Import Children Successful')
 
             # This bulk operation wraps all the operations to populate the draft branch with any items
             # from the /drafts subdirectory.
@@ -573,6 +581,9 @@ def run_imports(self):
             with self.store.bulk_operations(dest_id):
                 # Import all draft items into the courselike.
                 courselike = self.import_drafts(courselike, courselike_key, data_path, dest_id)
+                if str(self.target_id) == 'course-v1:ArbiX+CS101+2014_T3':
+                    logging.info(f'Investigation Log: {self.target_id} : Import Draft Successful')
+
 
             yield courselike