diff --git a/vcsserver/remote/git.py b/vcsserver/remote/git.py
--- a/vcsserver/remote/git.py
+++ b/vcsserver/remote/git.py
@@ -111,7 +111,10 @@ class GitFactory(RepoFactory):
         else:
             # dulwich mode
             repo_path = safe_str(wire['path'], to_encoding=settings.WIRE_ENCODING)
-            return Repo(repo_path)
+            repo = Repo(repo_path)
+
+        log.debug('repository created: got GIT object: %s', repo)
+        return repo
 
     def repo(self, wire, create=False, use_libgit2=False):
         """
diff --git a/vcsserver/remote/hg.py b/vcsserver/remote/hg.py
--- a/vcsserver/remote/hg.py
+++ b/vcsserver/remote/hg.py
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ class MercurialFactory(RepoFactory):
 
     def _create_repo(self, wire, create):
         baseui = self._create_config(wire["config"])
-        return instance(baseui, safe_bytes(wire["path"]), create)
+        repo = instance(baseui, safe_bytes(wire["path"]), create)
+        log.debug('repository created: got HG object: %s', repo)
+        return repo
 
     def repo(self, wire, create=False):
         """
diff --git a/vcsserver/remote/svn.py b/vcsserver/remote/svn.py
--- a/vcsserver/remote/svn.py
+++ b/vcsserver/remote/svn.py
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ class SubversionFactory(RepoFactory):
                     or compatible_version
                 fs_config['compatible-version'] = compatible_version_string
 
-            log.debug('Create SVN repo with config "%s"', fs_config)
+            log.debug('Create SVN repo with config `%s`', fs_config)
             repo = svn.repos.create(path, "", "", None, fs_config)
         else:
             repo = svn.repos.open(path)
 
-        log.debug('Got SVN object: %s', repo)
+        log.debug('repository created: got SVN object: %s', repo)
         return repo
 
     def repo(self, wire, create=False, compatible_version=None):