diff --git a/armada/handlers/chart_deploy.py b/armada/handlers/chart_deploy.py
index 435a0e77..6ca60d46 100644
--- a/armada/handlers/chart_deploy.py
+++ b/armada/handlers/chart_deploy.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class ChartDeploy(object):
         if release_name in [rel[0] for rel in deployed_releases]:
 
             # indicate to the end user what path we are taking
-            LOG.info("Upgrading release %s in namespace %s", release_name,
+            LOG.info("Existing release %s found in namespace %s", release_name,
                      namespace)
             # extract the installed chart and installed values from the
             # latest release so we can compare to the intended state
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ class ChartDeploy(object):
             force = upgrade.get('force', False)
             recreate_pods = upgrade.get('recreate_pods', False)
 
-            LOG.info("Checking Pre/Post Actions")
             if upgrade:
                 upgrade_pre = upgrade.get('pre', {})
                 upgrade_post = upgrade.get('post', {})
@@ -148,8 +147,10 @@ class ChartDeploy(object):
 
             # do actual update
             timer = int(round(deadline - time.time()))
-            LOG.info('Beginning Upgrade, wait=%s, timeout=%ss',
-                     native_wait_enabled, timer)
+            LOG.info(
+                "Upgrading release %s in namespace %s, wait=%s, "
+                "timeout=%ss", release_name, namespace, native_wait_enabled,
+                timer)
             tiller_result = self.tiller.update_release(
                 new_chart,
                 release_name,
@@ -169,12 +170,11 @@ class ChartDeploy(object):
 
         # process install
         else:
-            LOG.info("Installing release %s in namespace %s", release_name,
-                     namespace)
-
             timer = int(round(deadline - time.time()))
-            LOG.info('Beginning Install, wait=%s, timeout=%ss',
-                     native_wait_enabled, timer)
+            LOG.info(
+                "Installing release %s in namespace %s, wait=%s, "
+                "timeout=%ss", release_name, namespace, native_wait_enabled,
+                timer)
             tiller_result = self.tiller.install_release(
                 new_chart,
                 release_name,