diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/api.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/api.py
index c1414afdb4..2ce7519885 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/api.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/api.py
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ def generate_user_certificates(student, course_key, course=None, insecure=False,
         generate_pdf=generate_pdf,
         forced_grade=forced_grade
     )
+
+    message = u'Queued Certificate Generation task for {user} : {course}'
+    log.info(message.format(user=student.id, course=course_key))
+
     # If cert_status is not present in certificate valid_statuses (for example unverified) then
     # add_cert returns None and raises AttributeError while accesing cert attributes.
     if cert is None:
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/signals.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/signals.py
index ff8ea3586a..ad6f8a6f38 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/signals.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/signals.py
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ def fire_ungenerated_certificate_task(user, course_key, expected_verification_st
     traffic to workers.
     """
 
+    message = u'Entered into Ungenerated Certificate task for {user} : {course}'
+    log.info(message.format(user=user.id, course=course_key))
+
     allowed_enrollment_modes_list = [
         CourseMode.VERIFIED,
         CourseMode.CREDIT_MODE,
@@ -169,3 +172,6 @@ def fire_ungenerated_certificate_task(user, course_key, expected_verification_st
             kwargs['expected_verification_status'] = six.text_type(expected_verification_status)
         generate_certificate.apply_async(countdown=CERTIFICATE_DELAY_SECONDS, kwargs=kwargs)
         return True
+
+    message = u'Certificate Generation task failed for {user} : {course}'
+    log.info(message.format(user=user.id, course=course_key))
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tasks.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tasks.py
index 29af55acc4..7880779f3a 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tasks.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tasks.py
@@ -38,13 +38,14 @@ def generate_certificate(self, **kwargs):
         actual_verification_status = IDVerificationService.user_status(student)
         actual_verification_status = actual_verification_status['status']
         if expected_verification_status != actual_verification_status:
-            logger.warn(u'Expected verification status {expected} '
-                        u'differs from actual verification status {actual} '
-                        u'for user {user} in course {course}'.format(
-                            expected=expected_verification_status,
-                            actual=actual_verification_status,
-                            user=student.id,
-                            course=course_key
-                        ))
+            logger.warning(
+                u'Expected verification status {expected} '
+                u'differs from actual verification status {actual} '
+                u'for user {user} in course {course}'.format(
+                    expected=expected_verification_status,
+                    actual=actual_verification_status,
+                    user=student.id,
+                    course=course_key
+                ))
             raise self.retry(kwargs=original_kwargs)
     generate_user_certificates(student=student, course_key=course_key, **kwargs)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/models.py b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/models.py
index 50f505297f..549c343c3a 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/models.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/models.py
@@ -420,6 +420,9 @@ class PhotoVerification(IDVerificationAttempt):
             user=self.user
         )
 
+        message = u'LEARNER_NOW_VERIFIED signal fired for {user}'
+        log.info(message.format(user=self.user.username))
+
     @status_before_must_be("must_retry", "submitted", "approved", "denied")
     def deny(self,
              error_msg,