diff --git a/cmd/syncComparator.go b/cmd/syncComparator.go
index 3ee817c4c..76601f120 100644
--- a/cmd/syncComparator.go
+++ b/cmd/syncComparator.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-pipeline-go/pipeline"
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-storage-azcopy/v10/common"
 	"reflect"
@@ -73,15 +74,21 @@ func (f *syncDestinationComparator) processIfNecessary(destinationObject StoredO
 			switch f.comparisonHashType {
 			case common.ESyncHashType.MD5():
 				if !reflect.DeepEqual(sourceObjectInMap.md5, destinationObject.md5) {
+					azcopyScanningLogger.Log(pipeline.LogDebug, fmt.Sprintf("File %s overwritten due to differing hash.", destinationObject.relativePath))
 					// hash inequality = source "newer" in this model.
 					return f.copyTransferScheduler(sourceObjectInMap)
 				}
 			default:
 				panic("sanity check: unsupported hash type " + f.comparisonHashType.String())
 			}
+
+			azcopyScanningLogger.Log(pipeline.LogDebug, fmt.Sprintf("File %s skipped due to same hash.", destinationObject.relativePath))
+			return nil
 		} else if sourceObjectInMap.isMoreRecentThan(destinationObject) {
 			return f.copyTransferScheduler(sourceObjectInMap)
 		}
+
+		azcopyScanningLogger.Log(pipeline.LogDebug, fmt.Sprintf("File %s skipped due to destination being newer", destinationObject.relativePath))
 	} else {
 		// purposefully ignore the error from destinationCleaner
 		// it's a tolerable error, since it just means some extra destination object might hang around a bit longer
@@ -137,17 +144,21 @@ func (f *syncSourceComparator) processIfNecessary(sourceObject StoredObject) err
 			case common.ESyncHashType.MD5():
 				if !reflect.DeepEqual(sourceObject.md5, destinationObjectInMap.md5) {
 					// hash inequality = source "newer" in this model.
+					azcopyScanningLogger.Log(pipeline.LogDebug, fmt.Sprintf("File %s overwritten due to differing hash.", sourceObject.relativePath))
 					return f.copyTransferScheduler(sourceObject)
 				}
 			default:
 				panic("sanity check: unsupported hash type " + f.comparisonHashType.String())
 			}
+
+			azcopyScanningLogger.Log(pipeline.LogDebug, fmt.Sprintf("File %s skipped due to same hash.", sourceObject.relativePath))
+			return nil
 		} else if sourceObject.isMoreRecentThan(destinationObjectInMap) {
 			// if destination is stale, schedule source
 			return f.copyTransferScheduler(sourceObject)
 		}
 
-		azcopyScanningLogger.Log(pipeline.LogDebug, "Object "+sourceObject.name+" skipped")
+		azcopyScanningLogger.Log(pipeline.LogDebug, fmt.Sprintf("File %s skipped due to destination being newer", sourceObject.relativePath))
 		// skip if dest is more recent
 		return nil
 	}