diff --git a/components/checker/checkercomponent.cpp b/components/checker/checkercomponent.cpp
index cb55fa726..f269d7c97 100644
--- a/components/checker/checkercomponent.cpp
+++ b/components/checker/checkercomponent.cpp
@@ -142,9 +142,17 @@ void CheckerComponent::ResultTimerHandler(void)
 		Application::Log(LogWarning, "checker", latwarn.str());
 	}
 
-	stringstream msgbuf;
-	msgbuf << "ResultTimerHandler: " << results << " results (" << failed << " failed); latency: avg=" << avg_latency / (results ? results : 1) << ", min=" << min_latency << ", max: " << max_latency;
-	Application::Log(LogInformation, "checker", msgbuf.str());
+	{
+		stringstream msgbuf;
+		msgbuf << "ResultTimerHandler: " << results << " results (" << failed << " failed); latency: avg=" << avg_latency / (results ? results : 1) << ", min=" << min_latency << ", max: " << max_latency;
+		Application::Log(LogInformation, "checker", msgbuf.str());
+	}
+
+	{
+		stringstream msgbuf;
+		msgbuf << "Pending services: " << m_PendingServices.size() << "; idle services: " << m_Services.size();
+		Application::Log(LogInformation, "checker", msgbuf.str());
+	}
 }
 
 void CheckerComponent::AssignServiceRequestHandler(const Endpoint::Ptr& sender, const RequestMessage& request)
diff --git a/components/delegation/delegationcomponent.cpp b/components/delegation/delegationcomponent.cpp
index 19f9c8626..3a747025f 100644
--- a/components/delegation/delegationcomponent.cpp
+++ b/components/delegation/delegationcomponent.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ vector<Endpoint::Ptr> DelegationComponent::GetCheckerCandidates(const Service& s
 	for (it = GetEndpointManager()->Begin(); it != GetEndpointManager()->End(); it++) {
 		Endpoint::Ptr endpoint = it->second;
 
+		/* ignore disconnected endpoints */
+		if (!endpoint->IsConnected())
+			continue;
+
+		/* ignore endpoints that aren't running the checker component */
 		if (!endpoint->HasSubscription("checker::AssignService"))
 			continue;
 
@@ -246,6 +251,13 @@ void DelegationComponent::DelegationTimerHandler(void)
 
 			AssignService(endpoint, *sit);
 		}
+
+		map<Endpoint::Ptr, int>::iterator hit;
+		for (hit = histogram.begin(); hit != histogram.end(); hit++) {
+			stringstream msgbuf;
+			msgbuf << "histogram: " << hit->first->GetIdentity() << " - " << hit->second;
+			Application::Log(LogInformation, "delegation", msgbuf.str());
+		}
 	}
 
 	stringstream msgbuf;