diff --git a/oml/library.py b/oml/library.py
index 1da0abd..3372254 100644
--- a/oml/library.py
+++ b/oml/library.py
@@ -193,19 +193,18 @@ class Peer(object):
         current = set([r[1] for r in state.db.session.execute(q)])
         library = set(self.library.keys())
         remove = list(current - library)
-        logger.debug('remove %s', len(remove))
         u = user.models.User.get(self.id)
         listid = u.library.id
         lists = [l.id for l in u.lists.all()]
         getpreview = []
         t0 = time.time()
         if remove:
+            logger.debug('remove %s items', len(remove))
             q = item.models.user_items.delete().where(c_user_id.is_(self.id)).where(c_item_id.in_(remove))
             state.db.session.execute(q)
             q = user.models.list_items.delete().where(l_list_id.in_(lists)).where(l_item_id.in_(remove))
             state.db.session.execute(q)
         add = list(library - current)
-        logger.debug('add %s', len(add))
         listitems = {}
         q = user.models.list_items.select().where(l_list_id.in_(lists))
         for row in state.db.session.execute(q):
@@ -214,6 +213,7 @@ class Peer(object):
             listitems[row['list_id']].add(row['item_id'])
         t0 = maybe_commit(t0)
         if add:
+            logger.debug('add %s items', len(add))
             t0 = time.time()
             q = item.models.user_items.select().where(c_user_id.is_(self.id))
             useritems = {r['item_id'] for r in state.db.session.execute(q)}
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ class Peer(object):
         t0 = time.time()
         for l in u.lists.all():
             if l.name:
-                logger.debug('update list %s', l.name)
                 if l.name in remove:
+                    logger.debug('remove list %s', l.name)
                     l.remove(commit=False)
                 else:
                     if l.id in listitems:
@@ -268,9 +268,12 @@ class Peer(object):
                             update_items = list(set(update_items) - set(ladd))
                         if lremove:
                             l.remove_items(lremove, commit=False)
+                        if ladd or lremove:
+                            logger.debug('update list %s', l.name)
                     else:
                         l.add_items(self.info['lists'][l.name], commit=False)
                         update_items = list(set(update_items) - set(self.info['lists'][l.name]))
+                        logger.debug('update list %s', l.name)
             if state.shutdown:
                 break
             t0 = maybe_commit(t0)
@@ -286,9 +289,9 @@ class Peer(object):
                 update_items = list(set(update_items) - set(self.info['lists'][name]))
                 if state.shutdown:
                     break
-        logger.debug('update %s', len(update_items))
         t0 = time.time()
         if update_items:
+            logger.debug('update %s items', len(update_items))
             for i in item.models.Item.query.filter(item.models.Item.id.in_(update_items)):
                 i.update(commit=False)
                 t0 = maybe_commit(t0)