diff --git a/pkg/services/baremetal/remediation/remediation.go b/pkg/services/baremetal/remediation/remediation.go
index bbc14b4df..fda58aa73 100644
--- a/pkg/services/baremetal/remediation/remediation.go
+++ b/pkg/services/baremetal/remediation/remediation.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (s *Service) Reconcile(ctx context.Context) (res reconcile.Result, err erro
 			record.Warn(s.scope.BareMetalRemediation, "FailedSettingConditionOnMachine", err.Error())
 			return res, err
 		}
-		record.Eventf(s.scope.BareMetalRemediation, "ExitRemediation", "exit remediation because bare metal machine has no host annotation")
+		record.Event(s.scope.BareMetalRemediation, "ExitRemediation", "exit remediation because bare metal machine has no host annotation")
 		return res, nil
 	}
 
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ func (s *Service) remediate(ctx context.Context, host infrav1.HetznerBareMetalHo
 	// add annotation to host so that it reboots
 	host.Annotations, err = addRebootAnnotation(host.Annotations)
 	if err != nil {
+		record.Warn(s.scope.BareMetalRemediation, "FailedAddingRebootAnnotation", err.Error())
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add reboot annotation: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -165,6 +166,8 @@ func (s *Service) remediate(ctx context.Context, host infrav1.HetznerBareMetalHo
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to patch: %s %s/%s %w", host.Kind, host.Namespace, host.Name, err)
 	}
 
+	record.Event(s.scope.BareMetalRemediation, "AnnotationAdded", "Reboot annotation is added to the BareMetalHost")
+
 	// update status of BareMetalRemediation object
 	now := metav1.Now()
 	s.scope.BareMetalRemediation.Status.LastRemediated = &now
@@ -191,6 +194,7 @@ func (s *Service) handlePhaseWaiting(ctx context.Context) (res reconcile.Result,
 		record.Warn(s.scope.BareMetalRemediation, "FailedSettingConditionOnMachine", err.Error())
 		return res, err
 	}
+	record.Event(s.scope.BareMetalRemediation, "SetOwnerRemediatedCondition", "because retryLimit is reached and reboot timed out")
 
 	return res, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/hcloud/remediation/remediation.go b/pkg/services/hcloud/remediation/remediation.go
index 74102cd41..f78e12d01 100644
--- a/pkg/services/hcloud/remediation/remediation.go
+++ b/pkg/services/hcloud/remediation/remediation.go
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ func (s *Service) Reconcile(ctx context.Context) (res reconcile.Result, err erro
 		s.scope.HCloudRemediation.Status.Phase = infrav1.PhaseDeleting
 
 		if err := s.setOwnerRemediatedCondition(ctx); err != nil {
+			record.Warn(s.scope.HCloudRemediation, "FailedSettingConditionOnMachine", err.Error())
 			return res, fmt.Errorf("failed to set conditions on CAPI machine: %w", err)
 		}
+		record.Warn(s.scope.HCloudRemediation, "ExitRemediation", "exit remediation because bare metal server does not exist")
 		return res, nil
 	}
 
@@ -93,8 +95,10 @@ func (s *Service) handlePhaseRunning(ctx context.Context, server *hcloud.Server)
 	if s.scope.HCloudRemediation.Status.LastRemediated == nil {
 		if err := s.scope.HCloudClient.RebootServer(ctx, server); err != nil {
 			hcloudutil.HandleRateLimitExceeded(s.scope.HCloudMachine, err, "RebootServer")
+			record.Warn(s.scope.HCloudRemediation, "FailedRebootServer", err.Error())
 			return res, fmt.Errorf("failed to reboot server %v: %w", server.ID, err)
 		}
+		record.Event(s.scope.HCloudRemediation, "ServerRebooted", "Server has been rebooted")
 
 		s.scope.HCloudRemediation.Status.LastRemediated = &now
 		s.scope.HCloudRemediation.Status.RetryCount++
@@ -119,8 +123,10 @@ func (s *Service) handlePhaseRunning(ctx context.Context, server *hcloud.Server)
 	// remediate now
 	if err := s.scope.HCloudClient.RebootServer(ctx, server); err != nil {
 		hcloudutil.HandleRateLimitExceeded(s.scope.HCloudMachine, err, "RebootServer")
+		record.Warn(s.scope.HCloudRemediation, "FailedRebootServer", err.Error())
 		return res, fmt.Errorf("failed to reboot server %v: %w", server.ID, err)
 	}
+	record.Event(s.scope.HCloudRemediation, "ServerRebooted", "Server has been rebooted")
 
 	s.scope.HCloudRemediation.Status.LastRemediated = &now
 	s.scope.HCloudRemediation.Status.RetryCount++
@@ -143,8 +149,10 @@ func (s *Service) handlePhaseWaiting(ctx context.Context) (res reconcile.Result,
 	s.scope.HCloudRemediation.Status.Phase = infrav1.PhaseDeleting
 
 	if err := s.setOwnerRemediatedCondition(ctx); err != nil {
+		record.Warn(s.scope.HCloudRemediation, "FailedSettingConditionOnMachine", err.Error())
 		return res, fmt.Errorf("failed to set conditions on CAPI machine: %w", err)
 	}
+	record.Event(s.scope.HCloudRemediation, "SetOwnerRemediatedCondition", "exit remediation because because retryLimit is reached and reboot timed out")
 
 	return res, nil
 }