diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/programFpgaBlackfin.c b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/programFpgaBlackfin.c
index f0c3d41dd..fef7b77e8 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/programFpgaBlackfin.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/programFpgaBlackfin.c
@@ -159,9 +159,11 @@ int startCopyingFPGAProgram(FILE **fd, uint64_t fsize, char *mess) {
         memset(retvals, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
         if (FAIL == executeCommand(cmd, retvals, logDEBUG1)) {
             strcpy(mess, retvals);
+            LOG(logERROR, ("fail\n"));
             // LOG(logERROR, (mess)); already printed in executecommand
             return FAIL;
         }
+        LOG(logINFOBLUE, ("success\n"));
     }
 
     // check available memory to copy program
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
index 30c77e767..87da8f791 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
@@ -3736,7 +3736,8 @@ int program_fpga(int file_des) {
                 LOG(logERROR, (mess));
                 ret = FAIL;
             }
-        }
+        } else
+            LOG(logERROR, ("fail\n"));
         Server_SendResult(file_des, INT32, NULL, 0);
         if (ret == FAIL) {
             if (fd != NULL) {