diff --git a/resources/lib/kodi_db/common.py b/resources/lib/kodi_db/common.py
index 08f466eb..2aa70c4f 100644
--- a/resources/lib/kodi_db/common.py
+++ b/resources/lib/kodi_db/common.py
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, unicode_literals
 from threading import Lock
 from functools import wraps
+from logging import getLogger
 
 from .. import utils, path_ops, app
 
 KODIDB_LOCK = Lock()
-
+LOG = getLogger('PLEX.playback')
 
 def catch_operationalerrors(method):
     @wraps(method)
@@ -40,7 +41,9 @@ class KodiDBBase(object):
 
     def __enter__(self):
         if self.lock:
+            LOG.info('acquiring lock')
             KODIDB_LOCK.acquire()
+            LOG.info('acquiring lock succeeded')
         self.kodiconn = utils.kodi_sql(self.db_kind)
         self.cursor = self.kodiconn.cursor()
         if self._texture_db:
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ class KodiDBBase(object):
             if self.artconn:
                 self.artconn.close()
             if self.lock:
+                LOG.info('releasing lock')
                 KODIDB_LOCK.release()
 
     def art_urls(self, kodi_id, kodi_type):