diff --git a/golang/cosmos/x/swingset/keeper/snapshotter.go b/golang/cosmos/x/swingset/keeper/snapshotter.go
index 4c06f0b516d..4e52275d811 100644
--- a/golang/cosmos/x/swingset/keeper/snapshotter.go
+++ b/golang/cosmos/x/swingset/keeper/snapshotter.go
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ func (snapshotter *SwingsetSnapshotter) SnapshotExtension(height uint64, payload
 
 	snapshotter.activeSnapshot.retrieved = true
 
-	snapshotter.activeSnapshot.logger.Info("fully retrieved snapshot from", "exportDir", exportDir)
+	snapshotter.activeSnapshot.logger.Info("retrieved snapshot", "exportDir", exportDir)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -460,5 +460,7 @@ func (snapshotter *SwingsetSnapshotter) RestoreExtension(height uint64, format u
 		return err
 	}
 
+	snapshotter.logger.Info("restored snapshot", "exportDir", exportDir, "height", height)
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/packages/cosmic-swingset/src/chain-main.js b/packages/cosmic-swingset/src/chain-main.js
index 55e913e457a..82934e39048 100644
--- a/packages/cosmic-swingset/src/chain-main.js
+++ b/packages/cosmic-swingset/src/chain-main.js
@@ -485,9 +485,13 @@ export default async function main(progname, args, { env, homedir, agcc }) {
         if (typeof exportDir !== 'string') {
           throw Fail`Invalid exportDir argument ${q(exportDir)}`;
         }
+        console.info(
+          'Restoring SwingSet state from snapshot at block height',
+          blockHeight,
+        );
         return performStateSyncImport(
           { exportDir, stateDir: stateDBDir, blockHeight },
-          { fs: { ...fs, ...fsPromises }, pathResolve },
+          { fs: { ...fs, ...fsPromises }, pathResolve, log: null },
         );
       }
       case 'initiate': {
@@ -534,6 +538,10 @@ export default async function main(progname, args, { env, homedir, agcc }) {
           );
         });
 
+        console.info(
+          'Initiating SwingSet state snapshot at block height',
+          blockHeight,
+        );
         exportData.exporter = spawnSwingStoreExport(
           {
             stateDir: stateDBDir,
diff --git a/packages/cosmic-swingset/src/export-kernel-db.js b/packages/cosmic-swingset/src/export-kernel-db.js
index b43957b7ab9..f2874ba8eeb 100755
--- a/packages/cosmic-swingset/src/export-kernel-db.js
+++ b/packages/cosmic-swingset/src/export-kernel-db.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const checkExportMode = mode => {
  * @param {import('path')['resolve']} powers.pathResolve
  * @param {typeof import('@agoric/swing-store')['makeSwingStoreExporter']} [powers.makeSwingStoreExporter]
  * @param {typeof import('@agoric/swing-store')['openSwingStore']} [powers.openSwingStore]
- * @param {(...args: any[]) => void} [powers.log]
+ * @param {null | ((...args: any[]) => void)} [powers.log]
  * @returns {StateSyncExporter}
  */
 export const initiateSwingStoreExport = (
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export const main = async (
     {
       fs,
       pathResolve,
-      log: verbose ? console.log : undefined,
+      log: verbose ? console.log : null,
     },
   );
 
diff --git a/packages/cosmic-swingset/src/import-kernel-db.js b/packages/cosmic-swingset/src/import-kernel-db.js
index fb76cf119e7..553e6222b05 100755
--- a/packages/cosmic-swingset/src/import-kernel-db.js
+++ b/packages/cosmic-swingset/src/import-kernel-db.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import { makeProcessValue } from './helpers/process-value.js';
  * @param {Pick<import('fs/promises'), 'readFile'> & Pick<import('fs'), 'createReadStream'>} powers.fs
  * @param {import('path')['resolve']} powers.pathResolve
  * @param {typeof import('@agoric/swing-store')['importSwingStore']} [powers.importSwingStore]
- * @param {(...args: any[]) => void} [powers.log]
+ * @param {null | ((...args: any[]) => void)} [powers.log]
  * @returns {Promise<void>}
  */
 export const performStateSyncImport = async (
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const performStateSyncImport = async (
     fs: { createReadStream, readFile },
     pathResolve,
     importSwingStore: importDB = importSwingStore,
-    log,
+    log = console.log,
   },
 ) => {
   /** @param {string} allegedRelativeFilename */