diff --git a/collects/handin-server/private/config.ss b/collects/handin-server/private/config.ss
index 84f3f44f37..bcccb68f45 100644
--- a/collects/handin-server/private/config.ss
+++ b/collects/handin-server/private/config.ss
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (module config mzscheme
-  (require (lib "file.ss") (lib "list.ss"))
+  (require (lib "file.ss") (lib "list.ss") "logger.ss")
 
   ;; This module should be invoked when we're in the server directory
   (provide server-dir)
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
                                         (error 'get-conf
                                                "could not read conf (~a)"
                                                config-file))])
+                  (log-line "(re)loading configuration from ~a" config-file)
                   (with-input-from-file config-file read)))
           (set! config-cache (make-hash-table)))))
     (hash-table-get config-cache key
diff --git a/collects/handin-server/private/reloadable.ss b/collects/handin-server/private/reloadable.ss
index 44d76fb1dc..b1f855baee 100644
--- a/collects/handin-server/private/reloadable.ss
+++ b/collects/handin-server/private/reloadable.ss
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (module reloadable mzscheme
 
-  (require (lib "moddep.ss" "syntax"))
+  (require (lib "moddep.ss" "syntax") "logger.ss")
 
   (provide reload-module)
   (define (reload-module modspec path)
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
                           "unexpected module name for ~e: ~e" modspec name))]
            [prefix (let-values ([(base name dir?) (split-path name)])
                      (string->symbol (format ",~a" base)))])
+      (log-line "(re)loading module from ~a" modspec)
       (parameterize ([current-module-name-prefix prefix]
                      [compile-enforce-module-constants #f])
         (load/use-compiled path))))