diff --git a/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/configurator.py b/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/configurator.py
index ff12055ac..2a9fb0250 100644
--- a/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/configurator.py
+++ b/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/configurator.py
@@ -1302,6 +1302,7 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(augeas_configurator.AugeasConfigurator):
 
         """
         self.config_test()
+        logger.debug(self.reverter.view_config_changes(for_logging=True))
         self._reload()
 
     def _reload(self):
diff --git a/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/tls_sni_01.py b/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/tls_sni_01.py
index 2049eb574..ca7985f35 100644
--- a/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/tls_sni_01.py
+++ b/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/tls_sni_01.py
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 """A class that performs TLS-SNI-01 challenges for Apache"""
 
 import os
+import logging
 
 from letsencrypt.plugins import common
 
 from letsencrypt_apache import obj
 from letsencrypt_apache import parser
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class ApacheTlsSni01(common.TLSSNI01):
     """Class that performs TLS-SNI-01 challenges within the Apache configurator
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ class ApacheTlsSni01(common.TLSSNI01):
         self.configurator.reverter.register_file_creation(
             True, self.challenge_conf)
 
+        logger.debug("writing a config file with text: %s", config_text)
         with open(self.challenge_conf, "w") as new_conf:
             new_conf.write(config_text)
 
diff --git a/letsencrypt/reverter.py b/letsencrypt/reverter.py
index d5114ae71..863074374 100644
--- a/letsencrypt/reverter.py
+++ b/letsencrypt/reverter.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class Reverter(object):
                     "Unable to load checkpoint during rollback")
             rollback -= 1
 
-    def view_config_changes(self):
+    def view_config_changes(self, for_logging=False):
         """Displays all saved checkpoints.
 
         All checkpoints are printed by
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ class Reverter(object):
 
             output.append(os.linesep)
 
+        if for_logging:
+            return os.linesep.join(output)
         zope.component.getUtility(interfaces.IDisplay).notification(
             os.linesep.join(output), display_util.HEIGHT)