diff --git a/src/pool.rs b/src/pool.rs
index f6a154e..f1311ce 100644
--- a/src/pool.rs
+++ b/src/pool.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use crate::stream::Stream;
 use crate::unit::Unit;
 use crate::Proxy;
 
+use log::debug;
 use url::Url;
 
 /// Holder of recycled connections.
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ impl ConnectionPool {
                 remove_last_match(&mut inner.lru, &key)
                     .expect("invariant failed: key in recycle but not in lru");
 
+                debug!("pulling stream from pool: {:?} -> {:?}", key, stream);
                 Some(stream)
             }
             Entry::Vacant(_) => None,
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ impl ConnectionPool {
         if self.noop() {
             return;
         }
+        debug!("adding stream to pool: {:?} -> {:?}", key, stream);
 
         let mut inner = self.inner.lock().unwrap();
         match inner.recycle.entry(key.clone()) {
@@ -133,7 +136,13 @@ impl ConnectionPool {
                 streams.push_back(stream);
                 if streams.len() > self.max_idle_connections_per_host {
                     // Remove the oldest entry
-                    streams.pop_front();
+                    let stream = streams.pop_front().expect("empty streams list");
+                    debug!(
+                        "host {:?} has {} conns, dropping oldest: {:?}",
+                        key,
+                        streams.len(),
+                        stream
+                    );
                     remove_first_match(&mut inner.lru, &key)
                         .expect("invariant failed: key in recycle but not in lru");
                 }
@@ -159,9 +168,10 @@ impl ConnectionPool {
         match inner.recycle.entry(key) {
             Entry::Occupied(mut occupied_entry) => {
                 let streams = occupied_entry.get_mut();
-                streams
+                let stream = streams
                     .pop_front()
                     .expect("invariant failed: key existed in recycle but no streams available");
+                debug!("dropping oldest stream in pool: {:?}", stream);
                 if streams.len() == 0 {
                     occupied_entry.remove();
                 }
diff --git a/src/stream.rs b/src/stream.rs
index bb3419a..149771e 100644
--- a/src/stream.rs
+++ b/src/stream.rs
@@ -111,35 +111,38 @@ pub(crate) fn io_err_timeout(error: String) -> io::Error {
 
 impl fmt::Debug for Stream {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        let mut result = f.debug_struct("Stream");
         match self.inner.get_ref() {
-            Inner::Http(tcpstream) => result.field("tcp", tcpstream),
+            Inner::Http(tcpstream) => write!(f, "{:?}", tcpstream),
             #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
-            Inner::Https(tlsstream) => result.field("tls", tlsstream.get_ref()),
-            Inner::Test(_, _) => result.field("test", &String::new()),
-        };
-        result.finish()
+            Inner::Https(tlsstream) => write!(f, "{:?}", tlsstream.get_ref()),
+            Inner::Test(_, _) => write!(f, "Stream(Test)"),
+        }
     }
 }
 
 impl Stream {
+    fn logged_create(stream: Stream) -> Stream {
+        debug!("created stream: {:?}", stream);
+        stream
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn from_vec(v: Vec<u8>) -> Stream {
-        Stream {
+        Stream::logged_create(Stream {
             inner: BufReader::new(Inner::Test(Box::new(Cursor::new(v)), vec![])),
-        }
+        })
     }
 
     fn from_tcp_stream(t: TcpStream) -> Stream {
-        Stream {
+        Stream::logged_create(Stream {
             inner: BufReader::new(Inner::Http(t)),
-        }
+        })
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
     fn from_tls_stream(t: StreamOwned<ClientSession, TcpStream>) -> Stream {
-        Stream {
+        Stream::logged_create(Stream {
             inner: BufReader::new(Inner::Https(t)),
-        }
+        })
     }
 
     // Check if the server has closed a stream by performing a one-byte
@@ -206,8 +209,8 @@ impl Stream {
     }
 
     #[cfg(test)]
-    pub fn to_write_vec(self) -> Vec<u8> {
-        match self.inner.into_inner() {
+    pub fn to_write_vec(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        match self.inner.get_ref() {
             Inner::Test(_, writer) => writer.clone(),
             _ => panic!("to_write_vec on non Test stream"),
         }
@@ -298,6 +301,12 @@ impl Write for Stream {
     }
 }
 
+impl Drop for Stream {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        debug!("dropping stream: {:?}", self);
+    }
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn connect_http(unit: &Unit, hostname: &str) -> Result<Stream, Error> {
     //
     let port = unit.url.port().unwrap_or(80);
@@ -388,7 +397,7 @@ pub(crate) fn connect_host(unit: &Unit, hostname: &str, port: u16) -> Result<Tcp
             None => None,
         };
 
-        debug!("connecting to {}", &sock_addr);
+        debug!("connecting to {} at {}", netloc, &sock_addr);
         // connect with a configured timeout.
         let stream = if Some(Proto::SOCKS5) == proto {
             connect_socks5(
diff --git a/src/unit.rs b/src/unit.rs
index 4f794de..934b6db 100644
--- a/src/unit.rs
+++ b/src/unit.rs
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ pub(crate) fn connect(
 
     if let Err(err) = send_result {
         if is_recycled {
-            debug!("retrying request early {} {}", method, url);
+            debug!("retrying request early {} {}: {}", method, url, err);
             // we try open a new connection, this time there will be
             // no connection in the pool. don't use it.
             return connect(unit, false, redirect_count, body, redir);
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ pub(crate) fn connect(
     // up to N+1 total tries, where N is max_idle_connections_per_host.
     let mut resp = match result {
         Err(err) if err.connection_closed() && retryable && is_recycled => {
-            debug!("retrying request {} {}", method, url);
+            debug!("retrying request {} {}: {}", method, url, err);
             let empty = Payload::Empty.into_read();
             return connect(unit, false, redirect_count, empty, redir);
         }
@@ -312,19 +312,17 @@ fn connect_socket(unit: &Unit, hostname: &str, use_pooled: bool) -> Result<(Stre
         scheme => return Err(ErrorKind::UnknownScheme.msg(&format!("unknown scheme '{}'", scheme))),
     };
     if use_pooled {
-        let agent = &unit.agent;
+        let pool = &unit.agent.state.pool;
+        let proxy = &unit.agent.config.proxy;
         // The connection may have been closed by the server
         // due to idle timeout while it was sitting in the pool.
         // Loop until we find one that is still good or run out of connections.
-        while let Some(stream) = agent
-            .state
-            .pool
-            .try_get_connection(&unit.url, unit.agent.config.proxy.clone())
-        {
+        while let Some(stream) = pool.try_get_connection(&unit.url, proxy.clone()) {
             let server_closed = stream.server_closed()?;
             if !server_closed {
                 return Ok((stream, true));
             }
+            debug!("dropping stream from pool; closed by server: {:?}", stream);
         }
     }
     let stream = match unit.url.scheme() {