diff --git a/SAS/TMSS/backend/services/websocket/lib/websocket_service.py b/SAS/TMSS/backend/services/websocket/lib/websocket_service.py
index 8a9736ade3191dbf056d8ea52d8b19966bb3e7ec..6612423a5707bf0a968ad2b65f52f18f37d81074 100644
--- a/SAS/TMSS/backend/services/websocket/lib/websocket_service.py
+++ b/SAS/TMSS/backend/services/websocket/lib/websocket_service.py
@@ -133,14 +133,18 @@ class TMSSEventMessageHandlerForWebsocket(TMSSEventMessageHandler):
         from lofar.sas.tmss.tmss.tmssapp.models import ProjectRole
 
         auth_clients = []
+        logger.info('Checking which of these users should receive websocket update for obj=%s: %s' % ([ws.user for ws in list(self._ws_server.connections.values())], obj))
         for ws in list(self._ws_server.connections.values()):
             if ws.authenticated:    # Check user permissions for the object
                 user = User.objects.get(username=ws.user)
                 if user.is_superuser:
+                    logger.info('User=%s is superuser and will receive websocket update for obj=%s' % (user, obj))
                     auth_clients.append(ws)
                 elif user.has_perm("tmssapp.view_%s" % type(obj).__name__.lower()):
+                    logger.info('User=%s has permission=%s and will receive websocket update for obj=%s' % (user, "tmssapp.view_%s" % type(obj).__name__.lower(), obj))
                     auth_clients.append(ws)
                 else:
+                    logger.info('User=%s has no permission=%s, checking for project-based permission to receive websocket update for obj=%s' % (user, "tmssapp.view_%s" % type(obj).__name__.lower(), obj))
                     # project-based permission
                     permitted_project_roles = get_project_roles_with_permission(type(obj).__name__.lower(), 'GET')
                     user_project_roles = get_project_roles_for_user(user)
@@ -150,6 +154,10 @@ class TMSSEventMessageHandlerForWebsocket(TMSSEventMessageHandler):
                             if project_role['project'].lower() == related_project.name.lower() and \
                                     ProjectRole.objects.get(value=project_role['role']) in permitted_project_roles:
                                 auth_clients.append(ws)
+                                logger.info("User=%s has project-based permission for project=%s and will receive websocket update for obj=%s" % (user, project_role['project'].lower(), obj))
+                                break
+            else:
+                logger.info("%s websocket is not authenticated and will not receive websocket update for obj=%s" % (ws.user, obj))
         return auth_clients
 
     def _broadcast_notify_to_clients_websocket(self, msg, clients):