diff --git a/nmdc_automation/run_process/run_workflows.py b/nmdc_automation/run_process/run_workflows.py
index e0e771d0..bed06251 100644
--- a/nmdc_automation/run_process/run_workflows.py
+++ b/nmdc_automation/run_process/run_workflows.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def watcher(ctx, site_configuration_file):
         level=logging_level, format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s: %(message)s"
     )
     logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-    logger.info(f"Config file: {site_configuration_file}")
+    logger.info(f"Initializing Watcher: config file: {site_configuration_file}")
     ctx.obj = Watcher(site_configuration_file)
 
 
diff --git a/nmdc_automation/workflow_automation/watch_nmdc.py b/nmdc_automation/workflow_automation/watch_nmdc.py
index b11308cc..439479bd 100644
--- a/nmdc_automation/workflow_automation/watch_nmdc.py
+++ b/nmdc_automation/workflow_automation/watch_nmdc.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def __init__(self, config: SiteConfig, state_file: Union[str, Path] = None):
         self._state_file = None
         # set state file
         if state_file:
-            logger.info(f"Using state file: {state_file}")
+            logger.info(f"Initializing FileHandler with state file: {state_file}")
             self._state_file = Path(state_file)
         elif self.config.agent_state:
             logger.info(f"Using state file from config: {self.config.agent_state}")
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ def state_file(self, value) -> None:
 
     def read_state(self) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """ Read the state file and return the data """
-        logging.info(f"Reading state from {self.state_file}")
         with open(self.state_file, "r") as f:
             state = loads(f.read())
         return state
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ def restore_from_state(self) -> None:
         """ Restore jobs from state data """
         new_jobs = self.get_new_workflow_jobs_from_state()
         if new_jobs:
-            logger.info(f"Restoring {len(new_jobs)} jobs from state.")
+            logger.info(f"Adding {len(new_jobs)} new jobs from state file.")
             self.job_cache.extend(new_jobs)
 
     def get_new_workflow_jobs_from_state(self) -> List[WorkflowJob]:
@@ -151,10 +150,10 @@ def get_new_workflow_jobs_from_state(self) -> List[WorkflowJob]:
                 # already in cache
                 continue
             wf_job = WorkflowJob(self.config, workflow_state=job)
-            logger.debug(f"New workflow job: {wf_job.opid} from state.")
+            logger.info(f"New Job from State: {wf_job.workflow_execution_id}, {wf_job.workflow.nmdc_jobid}")
+            logger.info(f"Last Status: {wf_job.workflow.last_status}")
             job_cache_ids.append(wf_job.opid)
             wf_job_list.append(wf_job)
-        logging.info(f"Restored {len(wf_job_list)} jobs from state")
         return wf_job_list
 
     def find_job_by_opid(self, opid) -> Optional[WorkflowJob]:
diff --git a/nmdc_automation/workflow_automation/wfutils.py b/nmdc_automation/workflow_automation/wfutils.py
index 56ed0786..4f4d5bcc 100755
--- a/nmdc_automation/workflow_automation/wfutils.py
+++ b/nmdc_automation/workflow_automation/wfutils.py
@@ -186,11 +186,12 @@ def submit_job(self, force: bool = False) -> Optional[str]:
 
     def get_job_status(self) -> str:
         """ Get the status of a job from Cromwell """
-        if not self.job_id:
+        if not self.workflow.cromwell_jobid:
             return "Unknown"
-        status_url = f"{self.service_url}/{self.job_id}/status"
+        status_url = f"{self.service_url}/{self.workflow.cromwell_jobid}/status"
         # There can be a delay between submitting a job and it
         # being available in Cromwell so handle 404 errors
+        logging.debug(f"Getting job status from {status_url}")
         try:
             response = requests.get(status_url)
             response.raise_for_status()
@@ -200,11 +201,6 @@ def get_job_status(self) -> str:
                 return "Unknown"
             raise e
 
-
-        response = requests.get(status_url)
-        response.raise_for_status()
-        return response.json().get("status", "Unknown")
-
     def get_job_metadata(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """ Get metadata for a job from Cromwell """
         metadata_url = f"{self.service_url}/{self.job_id}/metadata"
@@ -270,6 +266,18 @@ def config(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         # for backward compatibility we need to check for both keys
         return self.cached_state.get("conf", self.cached_state.get("config", {}))
 
+    @property
+    def last_status(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        return self.cached_state.get("last_status", None)
+
+    @property
+    def nmdc_jobid(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        return self.cached_state.get("nmdc_jobid", None)
+
+    @property
+    def cromwell_jobid(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        return self.cached_state.get("cromwell_jobid", None)
+
     @property
     def execution_template(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
         # for backward compatibility we need to check for both keys