diff --git a/insights/client/__init__.py b/insights/client/__init__.py
index e4249eb410..3dfd35f509 100644
--- a/insights/client/__init__.py
+++ b/insights/client/__init__.py
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ def __init__(self, config=None, from_phase=True, **kwargs):
         if from_phase:
             _init_client_config_dirs()
             self.set_up_logging()
+            logger.debug(
+                "phase={phase}, version={version};{path}, arguments={arguments}".format(
+                    phase=os.getenv("INSIGHTS_PHASE", "unknown"),
+                    version=package_info.get("VERSION", "unknown"),
+                    path=client.__file__,
+                    arguments=" ".join(sys.argv[1:]),
+                )
+            )
             try_auto_configuration(self.config)
             self.initialize_tags()
         else:  # from wrapper
diff --git a/insights/client/connection.py b/insights/client/connection.py
index 696b038841..dc0ecc611b 100644
--- a/insights/client/connection.py
+++ b/insights/client/connection.py
@@ -170,13 +170,28 @@ def _http_request(self, url, method, log_response_text=True, **kwargs):
         Returns
             HTTP response object
         '''
-        logger.log(NETWORK, "%s %s", method, url)
+        log_message = "{method} {url}".format(method=method, url=url)
+        if "data" in kwargs.keys():
+            log_message += " data={data}".format(data=kwargs["data"])
+        if "json" in kwargs.keys():
+            log_message += " json={json}".format(json=json.dumps(kwargs["json"]))
+        if "headers" in kwargs.keys():
+            log_message += " headers={headers}".format(headers=kwargs["headers"])
+        if "files" in kwargs.keys():
+            attachments = []
+            for name, content in six.iteritems(kwargs["files"]):
+                if isinstance(content, tuple):
+                    attachments.append("{name}:{file}".format(name=name, file=content[0]))
+                else:
+                    attachments.append(name)
+            log_message += " attachments={files}".format(files=",".join(attachments))
+        logger.log(NETWORK, log_message)
         try:
             res = self.session.request(url=url, method=method, timeout=self.config.http_timeout, **kwargs)
         except Exception:
             raise
         logger.log(NETWORK, "HTTP Status: %d %s", res.status_code, res.reason)
-        if log_response_text or res.status_code != 200:
+        if log_response_text or res.status_code // 100 != 2:
             logger.log(NETWORK, "HTTP Response Text: %s", res.text)
         return res
 
@@ -1143,7 +1158,12 @@ def checkin(self):
         url = self.inventory_url + "/hosts/checkin"
         logger.debug("Sending check-in request to %s with %s" % (url, canonical_facts))
         try:
-            response = self.post(url, headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"}, data=json.dumps(canonical_facts))
+            response = self.post(
+                url,
+                headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+                data=json.dumps(canonical_facts),
+                log_response_text=False,
+            )
             # Change to POST when the API is fixed.
         except REQUEST_FAILED_EXCEPTIONS as exception:
             _api_request_failed(exception)
diff --git a/insights/client/phase/v1.py b/insights/client/phase/v1.py
index 671be831ab..11332172c8 100644
--- a/insights/client/phase/v1.py
+++ b/insights/client/phase/v1.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import sys
 import runpy
 
-import insights
 from insights.client import InsightsClient
 from insights.client.config import InsightsConfig
 from insights.client.constants import InsightsConstants as constants
@@ -28,9 +27,6 @@ def _f():
             sys.stderr.write('ERROR: ' + str(e) + '\n')
             sys.exit(constants.sig_kill_bad)
 
-        logger.debug("Core path: %s", os.path.dirname(insights.__path__[0]))
-        logger.debug("Core version: %s", client.version())
-
         try:
             func(client, config)
         except Exception:
diff --git a/insights/tests/client/connection/test_checkin.py b/insights/tests/client/connection/test_checkin.py
index 075928aa03..5fb570eb01 100644
--- a/insights/tests/client/connection/test_checkin.py
+++ b/insights/tests/client/connection/test_checkin.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def test_canonical_facts_request(get_proxies, post, get_canonical_facts, rm_conf
     expected_headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
     expected_data = get_canonical_facts.return_value
     post.assert_called_once_with(
-        expected_url, headers=expected_headers, data=dumps(expected_data)
+        expected_url, headers=expected_headers, data=dumps(expected_data), log_response_text=False
     )
 
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def test_canonical_facts_request_cleaned(get_proxies, post, get_canonical_facts,
     expected_data = get_canonical_facts.return_value
     expected_data = connection._clean_facts(expected_data)
     post.assert_called_once_with(
-        expected_url, headers=expected_headers, data=dumps(expected_data)
+        expected_url, headers=expected_headers, data=dumps(expected_data), log_response_text=False
     )
 
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def test_insights_id_request(get_proxies, post, get_canonical_facts, generate_ma
     expected_headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
     expected_data = {"insights_id": generate_machine_id.return_value}
     post.assert_called_once_with(
-        expected_url, headers=expected_headers, data=dumps(expected_data)
+        expected_url, headers=expected_headers, data=dumps(expected_data), log_response_text=False
     )