diff --git a/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py b/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py
index 485d1d624..0caf0b627 100644
--- a/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py
+++ b/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py
@@ -21,12 +21,16 @@ SESSION_PROJECTION_COLS = """s.project_id,
 
 def get_live_sessions(project_id):
     project_key = projects.get_project_key(project_id)
+    print("requesting the list of connected peers")
     connected_peers = requests.get(environ["peers"] + f"/{project_key}")
     if connected_peers.status_code != 200:
         print("!! issue with the peer-server")
         print(connected_peers.text)
         return []
+    print("response")
+    print(connected_peers.json())
     connected_peers = connected_peers.json().get("data", [])
+
     if len(connected_peers) == 0:
         return []
     connected_peers = tuple(connected_peers)
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ def get_live_sessions(project_id):
                         AND session_id IN %(connected_peers)s
                         AND duration IS NULL;""",
                             {"project_id": project_id, "connected_peers": connected_peers})
+        print(query)
         cur.execute(query)
         results = cur.fetchall()
     return helper.list_to_camel_case(results)