diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh
index 8947c96bb..e15e7b54b 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 cb_installed="$(snapctl get cb-installed)"
 
 if [ -z "$cb_installed" ]; then
+    echo "cb_installed not set, not doing version comparison check"
     exit 0
 fi
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ fi
 cb_required=$(grep -oP "certbot>=\K.*(?=')" $SNAP/setup.py)
 
 if [ "$cb_installed" -lt "$cb_required" ]; then
-    echo "Certbot needs to be updated before this plugin can be updated; will try again on next refresh."
+    echo "Certbot is version $cb_installed but needs to be at least $cb_required before \
+    this plugin can be updated; will try again on next refresh."
     exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/pre-refresh b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/pre-refresh
index b3a4797d3..099d9583a 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/pre-refresh
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/pre-refresh
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 first_install="$(snapctl get first-install)"
 if [ -z "$first_install" ]; then
     snapctl set first-install="false"
+    echo "first install, not doing any version comparison checks"
     exit 0
 fi
 
+echo "ls $SNAP/certbot-exec:"
+ls $SNAP/certbot-exec
 cb_installed=$(grep -oP "__requires__ = 'certbot==\K.*(?=')" $SNAP/certbot-exec)
-echo "cb_installed $cb_installed"
+echo "cb_installed: $cb_installed"
 snapctl set cb-installed="$cb_installed"