diff --git a/app/carnival-core/src/main/groovy/carnival/core/graph/GraphMethodList.groovy b/app/carnival-core/src/main/groovy/carnival/core/graph/GraphMethodList.groovy
index d4978e8..6cdb5e7 100644
--- a/app/carnival-core/src/main/groovy/carnival/core/graph/GraphMethodList.groovy
+++ b/app/carnival-core/src/main/groovy/carnival/core/graph/GraphMethodList.groovy
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package carnival.core.graph
 
 
 import java.time.Instant
+import groovy.util.logging.Slf4j
 import org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.Graph
 import org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.Vertex
 import org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.process.traversal.dsl.graph.GraphTraversalSource
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import carnival.graph.Base
 /**
  * A list of graph methods.
  */
+@Slf4j
 class GraphMethodList {    
 
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ class GraphMethodList {
         List<GraphMethodCall> methodCalls = new ArrayList<GraphMethodCall>()
 
         graphMethods.each {
+            log.trace "call graph method ${it.name}"
             GraphMethodCall gmc = it.call(graph, g)
             methodCalls.add(gmc)
         }
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ class GraphMethodList {
         List<GraphMethodCall> methodCalls = new ArrayList<GraphMethodCall>()
 
         graphMethods.each {
+            log.trace "ensure graph method ${it.name}"
             GraphMethodCall gmc = it.ensure(graph, g)
             methodCalls.add(gmc)
         }
diff --git a/app/carnival-core/src/main/groovy/carnival/core/graph/GraphMethods.groovy b/app/carnival-core/src/main/groovy/carnival/core/graph/GraphMethods.groovy
index b8b3e11..fdc6314 100644
--- a/app/carnival-core/src/main/groovy/carnival/core/graph/GraphMethods.groovy
+++ b/app/carnival-core/src/main/groovy/carnival/core/graph/GraphMethods.groovy
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ trait GraphMethods extends MethodsHolder {
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     /** Logger */
-    static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.class)
+    static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.metaClass.theClass)
 
 
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/app/carnival-vine/src/main/groovy/carnival/vine/Vine.groovy b/app/carnival-vine/src/main/groovy/carnival/vine/Vine.groovy
index 6ae49a6..92dd8be 100644
--- a/app/carnival-vine/src/main/groovy/carnival/vine/Vine.groovy
+++ b/app/carnival-vine/src/main/groovy/carnival/vine/Vine.groovy
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ trait Vine extends MethodsHolder {
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     /** The log object to use. */
-    static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.class)
+    static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.metaClass.theClass)
 
 
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////