diff --git a/cdp_backend/pipeline/event_gather_pipeline.py b/cdp_backend/pipeline/event_gather_pipeline.py
index 042d441c..c50be448 100644
--- a/cdp_backend/pipeline/event_gather_pipeline.py
+++ b/cdp_backend/pipeline/event_gather_pipeline.py
@@ -334,11 +334,6 @@ def convert_video_and_handle_host(
 
     trim_video = bool(session.video_start_time or session.video_end_time)
 
-    log.info(f"File to trim: {video_filepath}")
-    log.info(f"File exists: {Path(video_filepath).exists()}")
-    if Path(video_filepath).exists():
-        log.info(f"File stats: {Path(video_filepath).stat()}")
-
     # Convert to mp4 if file isn't of approved web format
     cdp_will_host = False
     if ext not in [".mp4", ".webm"]:
@@ -351,7 +346,7 @@ def convert_video_and_handle_host(
             end_time=session.video_end_time,
         )
 
-        fs_functions.remove_local_file(video_filepath)
+        # fs_functions.remove_local_file(video_filepath)
 
         # Update variable name for easier downstream typing
         video_filepath = str(mp4_filepath)
@@ -368,7 +363,7 @@ def convert_video_and_handle_host(
             end_time=session.video_end_time,
         )
 
-        fs_functions.remove_local_file(video_filepath)
+        # fs_functions.remove_local_file(video_filepath)
 
         # Update variable name for easier downstream typing
         video_filepath = str(trimmed_filepath)
diff --git a/cdp_backend/utils/file_utils.py b/cdp_backend/utils/file_utils.py
index 042a7cbb..c2c95f97 100644
--- a/cdp_backend/utils/file_utils.py
+++ b/cdp_backend/utils/file_utils.py
@@ -609,6 +609,11 @@ def convert_video_to_mp4(
         The filepath of the converted MP4 video.
     """
 
+    log.info(f"File to trim: {str(video_filepath)}")
+    log.info(f"File exists: {video_filepath.exists()}")
+    if video_filepath.exists():
+        log.info(f"File stats: {video_filepath.stat()}")
+
     output_path = output_path or video_filepath.with_suffix(".mp4")
     output_path = clip_and_reformat_video(
         video_filepath=video_filepath,