diff --git a/libraries/appbase/application.cpp b/libraries/appbase/application.cpp
index 28feca4f53..77085d9b7a 100644
--- a/libraries/appbase/application.cpp
+++ b/libraries/appbase/application.cpp
@@ -415,9 +415,11 @@ void application::wait4interrupt_request()
   }
 }
 
-void application::wait()
+void application::wait( bool log )
 {
+  if( log ) ilog("Wait for interrupt request");
   wait4interrupt_request();
+  if( log ) ilog("Interrupt request has been generated");
 
   if( finish_request )
   {
@@ -426,9 +428,11 @@ void application::wait()
     ilog("Request for application shutdown processed.");
   }
 
+  if( log ) ilog("Wait for finishing plugins");
   finish();
+  if( log ) ilog("Plugins have been finished");
 
-  handler_wrapper.wait4stop();
+  handler_wrapper.wait4stop( log );
 }
 
 bool application::is_thread_closed()
@@ -646,13 +650,17 @@ void application::kill( bool direct_stop )
     ::kill(getpid(), SIGINT);
 }
 
-bool application::quit()
+bool application::quit( bool log )
 {
   auto _is_thread_closed = is_thread_closed();
   if( !_is_thread_closed )
+  {
+    if( log ) ilog("Kill application");
     kill();
+    if( log ) ilog("Application has been killed");
+  }
 
-  wait();
+  wait( log );
 
   return is_thread_closed();
 }
diff --git a/libraries/appbase/include/appbase/application.hpp b/libraries/appbase/include/appbase/application.hpp
index 1eca6d1c6d..190fb7173a 100644
--- a/libraries/appbase/include/appbase/application.hpp
+++ b/libraries/appbase/include/appbase/application.hpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace appbase {
         *  Wait until quit(), SIGINT or SIGTERM and then shutdown
         */
       void wait4interrupt_request();
-      void wait();
+      void wait( bool log = false );
       bool is_thread_closed();
 
       template< typename Plugin >
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ namespace appbase {
       std::set< std::string > get_plugins_names() const;
 
       void kill( bool direct_stop = false ); // direct_stop is only viable for unit tests where signals don't work
-      bool quit();
+      bool quit( bool log = false );
 
       using finish_request_type = std::function<void()>;
 
diff --git a/libraries/appbase/include/appbase/signals_handler.hpp b/libraries/appbase/include/appbase/signals_handler.hpp
index 5667df3392..efcadf532f 100644
--- a/libraries/appbase/include/appbase/signals_handler.hpp
+++ b/libraries/appbase/include/appbase/signals_handler.hpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace appbase {
       signals_handler_wrapper( signals_handler::interrupt_request_generation_type&& _interrupt_request_generation );
 
       void init();
-      void wait4stop();
+      void wait4stop( bool log = false );
       void force_stop();
       bool is_thread_closed();
 
diff --git a/libraries/appbase/signals_handler.cpp b/libraries/appbase/signals_handler.cpp
index 38d30ba4a2..96eaf6ac0f 100644
--- a/libraries/appbase/signals_handler.cpp
+++ b/libraries/appbase/signals_handler.cpp
@@ -112,16 +112,23 @@ void signals_handler_wrapper::init()
   initialized = true;
 }
 
-void signals_handler_wrapper::wait4stop()
+void signals_handler_wrapper::wait4stop( bool log )
 {
   if( initialized )
   {
     if( handler_thread->joinable() )
     {
+      if( log ) ilog("Clearing signals");
       handler.clear_signals();
+      if( log ) ilog("Signals have been cleared");
+
+      if( log ) ilog("Stopping IO service");
       get_io_service().stop();
+      if( log ) ilog("IO service has been stopped");
 
+      if( log ) ilog("Joining handler's thread");
       handler_thread->join();
+      if( log ) ilog("Handler's thread has been joined");
     }
   }
   thread_closed = true;
diff --git a/programs/beekeeper/beekeeper/beekeeper_app.cpp b/programs/beekeeper/beekeeper/beekeeper_app.cpp
index b90196b0a5..04c1ae0c3f 100644
--- a/programs/beekeeper/beekeeper/beekeeper_app.cpp
+++ b/programs/beekeeper/beekeeper/beekeeper_app.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,14 @@ beekeeper_app::beekeeper_app()
 
 beekeeper_app::~beekeeper_app()
 {
-  if( app.quit() && start_loop )
+  if( start_loop )
+  {
+    ilog("beekeeper is exiting");
+    app.quit( true/*log*/ );
     ilog("exited cleanly");
+  }
+  else
+    app.quit();
 }
 
 void beekeeper_app::set_program_options()
@@ -188,7 +194,9 @@ void beekeeper_app::start()
 
   app.notify_status( "beekeeper is ready" );
 
-  app.wait();
+  ilog("beekeeper is waiting");
+  app.wait( true/*log*/ );
+  ilog("waiting is finished");
 }
 
 const boost::program_options::variables_map& beekeeper_app::get_args() const