diff --git a/helpers/statsHelpers.js b/helpers/statsHelpers.js
index d6d559a0..b4e486b3 100644
--- a/helpers/statsHelpers.js
+++ b/helpers/statsHelpers.js
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ module.exports = {
   sendGoogleAnalyticsTiming (action, headers, ip, originalUrl, startTime, endTime) {
     const visitorId = ip.replace(/\./g, '-');
     const visitor = ua(googleApiKey, visitorId, { strictCidFormat: false, https: true });
-    const time = endTime - startTime;
+    const publishDurration = endTime - startTime;
     let params;
     switch (action) {
       case 'PUBLISH':
         params = {
           userTimingCategory    : 'lbrynet',
           userTimingVariableName: 'publish',
-          userTimingTime        : time,
+          userTimingTime        : publishDurration,
           uip                   : ip,
           ua                    : headers['user-agent'],
           ul                    : headers['accept-language'],
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ module.exports = {
       if (err) {
         logger.error('Google Analytics Event Error >>', err);
       }
+      logger.info(`publish completed successfully in ${publishDurration}ms`);
     });
   },
 };
diff --git a/routes/api-routes.js b/routes/api-routes.js
index 976e183d..c22f19cb 100644
--- a/routes/api-routes.js
+++ b/routes/api-routes.js
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
   app.post('/api/claim-publish', multipartMiddleware, ({ body, files, headers, ip, originalUrl, user }, res) => {
     logger.debug('api/claim-publish body:', body);
     logger.debug('api/claim-publish files:', files);
-    const startTime = Date.now();
+    const publishStartTime = Date.now();
+    logger.debug('publish request started @', publishStartTime);
     let  name, fileName, filePath, fileType, nsfw, license, title, description, thumbnail, channelName, channelPassword;
     // validate the body and files of the request
     try {
@@ -170,9 +171,9 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
           lbryTx: result,
         },
       });
-      const endTime = Date.now();
-      console.log('publish end time', endTime);
-      sendGoogleAnalyticsTiming('PUBLISH', headers, ip, originalUrl, startTime, endTime);
+      const publishEndTime = Date.now();
+      logger.debug('publish request completed @', publishEndTime);
+      sendGoogleAnalyticsTiming('PUBLISH', headers, ip, originalUrl, publishStartTime, publishEndTime);
     })
     .catch(error => {
       errorHandlers.handleApiError(originalUrl, ip, error, res);