diff --git a/app/Rules/Actions/AddTag.php b/app/Rules/Actions/AddTag.php
index fb5fe7c766..c05b67461a 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Actions/AddTag.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Actions/AddTag.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Rules\Actions;
 use FireflyIII\Models\RuleAction;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Tag;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
+use Log;
 
 /**
  * Class AddTag
@@ -44,14 +45,20 @@ class AddTag implements ActionInterface
      */
     public function act(TransactionJournal $journal): bool
     {
+
         // journal has this tag maybe?
         $tag = Tag::firstOrCreateEncrypted(['tag' => $this->action->action_value, 'user_id' => $journal->user->id]);
 
         $count = $journal->tags()->where('tag_id', $tag->id)->count();
-        if ($count == 0) {
+        if ($count === 0) {
             $journal->tags()->save($tag);
+            Log::debug(sprintf('RuleAction AddTag. Added tag #%d ("%s") to journal %d.', $tag->id, $tag->tag, $journal->id));
+
+            return true;
         }
 
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleAction AddTag fired but tag %d ("%s") was already added to journal %d.', $tag->id, $tag->tag, $journal->id));
+
         return true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Actions/AppendDescription.php b/app/Rules/Actions/AppendDescription.php
index b9d0e2036b..ba5c9a37e4 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Actions/AppendDescription.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Actions/AppendDescription.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Rules\Actions;
 
 use FireflyIII\Models\RuleAction;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
+use Log;
 
 /**
  * Class AppendDescription
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ class AppendDescription implements ActionInterface
      */
     public function act(TransactionJournal $journal): bool
     {
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleAction AppendDescription appended "%s" to "%s".', $this->action->action_value, $journal->description));
         $journal->description = $journal->description . $this->action->action_value;
         $journal->save();
 
diff --git a/app/Rules/Actions/ClearBudget.php b/app/Rules/Actions/ClearBudget.php
index cda1f246dc..6caaa96f5d 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Actions/ClearBudget.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Actions/ClearBudget.php
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ declare(strict_types = 1);
 
 namespace FireflyIII\Rules\Actions;
 
-
 use FireflyIII\Models\RuleAction;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
+use Log;
 
 /**
  * Class ClearBudget
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class ClearBudget implements ActionInterface
     public function act(TransactionJournal $journal): bool
     {
         $journal->budgets()->detach();
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleAction ClearBudget removed all budgets from journal %d.', $journal->id));
 
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Actions/ClearCategory.php b/app/Rules/Actions/ClearCategory.php
index 1b01181ac1..9133eeb9a6 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Actions/ClearCategory.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Actions/ClearCategory.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class ClearCategory implements ActionInterface
     public function act(TransactionJournal $journal): bool
     {
         $journal->categories()->detach();
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleAction ClearCategory removed all categories from journal %d.', $journal->id));
 
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Actions/PrependDescription.php b/app/Rules/Actions/PrependDescription.php
index ce85d7e374..8841a8da7d 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Actions/PrependDescription.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Actions/PrependDescription.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Rules\Actions;
 
 use FireflyIII\Models\RuleAction;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
+use Log;
 
 /**
  * Class AppendDescription
@@ -42,9 +43,11 @@ class PrependDescription implements ActionInterface
      */
     public function act(TransactionJournal $journal): bool
     {
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleAction PrependDescription prepended "%s" to "%s".', $this->action->action_value, $journal->description));
         $journal->description = $this->action->action_value . $journal->description;
         $journal->save();
 
+
         return true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Actions/RemoveAllTags.php b/app/Rules/Actions/RemoveAllTags.php
index 005d18b8be..5eb6bc504d 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Actions/RemoveAllTags.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Actions/RemoveAllTags.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Rules\Actions;
 
 use FireflyIII\Models\RuleAction;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
+use Log;
 
 /**
  * Class RemoveAllTags
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ class RemoveAllTags implements ActionInterface
      */
     public function act(TransactionJournal $journal): bool
     {
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleAction ClearCategory removed all tags from journal %d.', $journal->id));
         $journal->tags()->detach();
 
         return true;
diff --git a/app/Rules/Actions/RemoveTag.php b/app/Rules/Actions/RemoveTag.php
index 85da146b24..a29a5e6751 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Actions/RemoveTag.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Actions/RemoveTag.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Rules\Actions;
 use FireflyIII\Models\RuleAction;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Tag;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
+use Log;
 
 /**
  * Class RemoveTag
@@ -54,8 +55,12 @@ class RemoveTag implements ActionInterface
         )->first();
 
         if (!is_null($tag)) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('RuleAction RemoveTag removed tag #%d ("%s") from journal #%d.', $tag->id, $tag->tag, $journal->id));
             $journal->tags()->detach([$tag->id]);
+
+            return true;
         }
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleAction RemoveTag tried to remove tag "%s" from journal #%d but no such tag exists.', $name, $journal->id));
 
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Actions/SetBudget.php b/app/Rules/Actions/SetBudget.php
index 1be644aa37..441b617186 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Actions/SetBudget.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Actions/SetBudget.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use FireflyIII\Models\Budget;
 use FireflyIII\Models\RuleAction;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Budget\BudgetRepositoryInterface;
+use Log;
 
 /**
  * Class SetBudget
@@ -55,9 +56,13 @@ class SetBudget implements ActionInterface
             }
         )->first();
         if (!is_null($budget)) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('RuleAction SetBudget set the budget of journal #%d to budget #%d ("%s").', $journal->id, $budget->id, $budget->name));
+
             $journal->budgets()->sync([$budget->id]);
         }
 
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleAction SetBudget could not set budget of journal #%d to "%s" because no such budget exists.', $journal->id, $search));
+
         return true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Actions/SetCategory.php b/app/Rules/Actions/SetCategory.php
index 7a298a85f9..3a836ec7d3 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Actions/SetCategory.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Actions/SetCategory.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Rules\Actions;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Category;
 use FireflyIII\Models\RuleAction;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
+use Log;
 
 /**
  * Class SetCategory
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ class SetCategory implements ActionInterface
         $category = Category::firstOrCreateEncrypted(['name' => $name, 'user_id' => $journal->user->id]);
         $journal->categories()->sync([$category->id]);
 
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleAction SetCategory set the category of journal #%d to budget #%d ("%s").', $journal->id, $category->id, $category->name));
+
         return true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Actions/SetDescription.php b/app/Rules/Actions/SetDescription.php
index 0cec07ed15..64a6e965fb 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Actions/SetDescription.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Actions/SetDescription.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Rules\Actions;
 
 use FireflyIII\Models\RuleAction;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
+use Log;
 
 /**
  * Class SetDescription
@@ -42,9 +43,19 @@ class SetDescription implements ActionInterface
      */
     public function act(TransactionJournal $journal): bool
     {
+        $oldDescription = $journal->description;
+
         $journal->description = $this->action->action_value;
         $journal->save();
 
+        Log::debug(
+            sprintf(
+                'RuleAction SetDescription changed the description of journal #%d from "%s" to "%s".', $journal->id,
+                $oldDescription,
+                $this->action->action_value
+            )
+        );
+
         return true;
     }
 }