diff --git a/backend/src/bowtie_server.gleam b/backend/src/bowtie_server.gleam
index de72b0e..860d2a5 100644
--- a/backend/src/bowtie_server.gleam
+++ b/backend/src/bowtie_server.gleam
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 // Imports ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 import alicia/core/at_uri
+import alicia/core/record_key
 import alicia/identity/did.{type Did}
 import alicia/identity/handle
 import bowtie/actor as bowtie_actor
@@ -407,6 +408,9 @@ fn fetch_ref_meta(
       fetch_meta_body(base, repo.meta_query(repository_did), deadline)
       |> result.map(fn(pair) {
         let #(body, meta) = pair
+        witness.this(witness.Info, "Fetched repository successfully.", [
+          witness.string("repository did", repository_did |> did.to_string),
+        ])
         ResolvedMeta(
           body:,
           meta: repo.ensure_repo_did(meta, repository_did),
@@ -422,6 +426,12 @@ fn fetch_ref_meta(
       fetch_meta_body(base, repo.repo_query(owner_did, rkey), deadline)
       |> result.map(fn(pair) {
         let #(body, meta) = pair
+        witness.this(witness.Info, "Fetched repository successfully.", [
+          witness.string(
+            "repository",
+            owner_did |> did.to_string() <> "/" <> rkey |> record_key.to_string,
+          ),
+        ])
         ResolvedMeta(body:, meta:, owner_handle:)
       })
     }