diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/ReplaceAction.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/ReplaceAction.java
index 6f5c441b..49be0e55 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/ReplaceAction.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/ReplaceAction.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.AbstractQActionFunction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.QBackendTransaction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.helpers.UniqueKeyHelper;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.QLogger;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.delete.DeleteInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.delete.DeleteOutput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.insert.InsertInput;
@@ -61,6 +62,9 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.CollectionUtils;
  *******************************************************************************/
 public class ReplaceAction extends AbstractQActionFunction<ReplaceInput, ReplaceOutput>
 {
+   private static final QLogger LOG = QLogger.getLogger(ReplaceAction.class);
+
+
 
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
@@ -159,6 +163,7 @@ public class ReplaceAction extends AbstractQActionFunction<ReplaceInput, Replace
       {
          if(weOwnTheTransaction)
          {
+            LOG.warn("Caught top-level ReplaceAction exception - rolling back exception", e);
             transaction.rollback();
          }
          throw (new QException("Error executing replace action", e));
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamed/StreamedETLBackendStep.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamed/StreamedETLBackendStep.java
index 07ec4378..2bc93358 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamed/StreamedETLBackendStep.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamed/StreamedETLBackendStep.java
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public class StreamedETLBackendStep implements BackendStep
          ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
          // rollback the work, then re-throw the error for up-stream to catch & report //
          ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         LOG.warn("Caught top-level process exception - rolling back transaction", e);
          transaction.rollback();
          throw (e);
       }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLExecuteStep.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLExecuteStep.java
index 96933097..d842cf03 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLExecuteStep.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLExecuteStep.java
@@ -198,8 +198,13 @@ public class StreamedETLExecuteStep extends BaseStreamedETLStep implements Backe
          ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
          if(transaction.isPresent())
          {
+            LOG.warn("Caught top-level process exception - rolling back transaction", e);
             transaction.get().rollback();
          }
+         else
+         {
+            LOG.warn("Caught top-level process exception - would roll back transaction, but none is present", e);
+         }
          throw (e);
       }
       finally
@@ -302,6 +307,7 @@ public class StreamedETLExecuteStep extends BaseStreamedETLStep implements Backe
       {
          if(doPageLevelTransaction && transaction.isPresent())
          {
+            LOG.warn("Caught page-level process exception - rolling back transaction", e);
             transaction.get().rollback();
          }
          throw (e);