diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
index badb1a33..b9b9e2fb 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ bool Blockchain::init(BlockchainDB* db, HardFork*& hf, const bool testnet)
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool Blockchain::store_blockchain()
 {
-  LOG_PRINT_YELLOW("Blockchain::" << __func__, LOG_LEVEL_3);
+  LOG_PRINT_L3("Blockchain::" << __func__);
   // lock because the rpc_thread command handler also calls this
   CRITICAL_REGION_LOCAL(m_db->m_synchronization_lock);
 
@@ -419,9 +419,10 @@ bool Blockchain::deinit()
 {
   LOG_PRINT_L3("Blockchain::" << __func__);
 
-  LOG_PRINT_L0("Closing IO Service.");
-    // stop async service
-    m_async_work_idle.reset();
+  LOG_PRINT_L1("Stopping blockchain read/write activity");
+
+ // stop async service
+  m_async_work_idle.reset();
   m_async_pool.join_all();
   m_async_service.stop();
 
@@ -436,14 +437,15 @@ bool Blockchain::deinit()
   try
   {
     m_db->close();
+    LOG_PRINT_L1("Local blockchain read/write activity stopped successfully");
   }
   catch (const std::exception& e)
   {
-    LOG_PRINT_L0(std::string("Error closing blockchain db: ") + e.what());
+    LOG_ERROR(std::string("Error closing blockchain db: ") + e.what());
   }
   catch (...)
   {
-    LOG_PRINT_L0("There was an issue closing/storing the blockchain, shutting down now to prevent issues!");
+    LOG_ERROR("There was an issue closing/storing the blockchain, shutting down now to prevent issues!");
   }
 
   delete m_hardfork;
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
index f73d4d82..5ea4d9fb 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
@@ -228,14 +228,14 @@ namespace cryptonote
       LOG_PRINT_L1("Locking " << lock_path.string());
       if (!db_lock.try_lock())
       {
-        LOG_PRINT_L0("Failed to lock " << lock_path.string());
+        LOG_ERROR("Failed to lock " << lock_path.string());
         return false;
       }
       return true;
     }
     catch (const std::exception &e)
     {
-      LOG_PRINT_L0("Error trying to lock " << lock_path.string() << ": " << e.what());
+      LOG_ERROR("Error trying to lock " << lock_path.string() << ": " << e.what());
       return false;
     }
   }
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
   {
     db_lock.unlock();
     db_lock = boost::interprocess::file_lock();
+    LOG_PRINT_L1("Blockchain directory successfully unlocked");
     return true;
   }
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     }
     catch (const DB_ERROR& e)
     {
-      LOG_PRINT_L0("Error opening database: " << e.what());
+      LOG_ERROR("Error opening database: " << e.what());
       return false;
     }
 
@@ -432,16 +433,12 @@ namespace cryptonote
     bool core::deinit()
   {
     m_miner.stop();
-    LOG_PRINT_L2("Mining Stopped");
     m_mempool.deinit();
-    LOG_PRINT_L2("Mempool Cleared");
     if (!m_fast_exit)
     {
       m_blockchain_storage.deinit();
-      LOG_PRINT_L2("Local Blockchain Read/Write Stopped");
     }
     unlock_db_directory();
-    LOG_PRINT_L2("Blockchain Directory Unlocked");
     return true;
   }
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/miner.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/miner.cpp
index ec717a13..7e4f705a 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/miner.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,10 @@ namespace cryptonote
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   bool miner::stop()
   {
+    LOG_PRINT_L1("Miner has received stop signal");
+
     if (!is_mining())
+      LOG_PRINT_L1("Not mining - nothing to stop" );
       return true;
 
     send_stop_signal();
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
index 46fab4dc..0463c57e 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     bool res = tools::unserialize_obj_from_file(*this, state_file_path);
     if(!res)
     {
-      LOG_PRINT_L1("Failed to load memory pool from file " << state_file_path);
+      LOG_ERROR("Failed to load memory pool from file " << state_file_path);
 
       m_transactions.clear();
       m_txs_by_fee.clear();
@@ -710,12 +710,15 @@ namespace cryptonote
   //TODO: investigate whether only ever returning true is correct
   bool tx_memory_pool::deinit()
   {
+    LOG_PRINT_L1("Received signal to deactivate memory pool store");
+
     if (m_config_folder.empty())
+      LOG_PRINT_L1("Memory pool store already empty");
       return true;
 
     if (!tools::create_directories_if_necessary(m_config_folder))
     {
-      LOG_PRINT_L1("Failed to create data directory: " << m_config_folder);
+      LOG_ERROR("Failed to create memory pool data directory: " << m_config_folder);
       return false;
     }
 
@@ -723,8 +726,14 @@ namespace cryptonote
     bool res = tools::serialize_obj_to_file(*this, state_file_path);
     if(!res)
     {
-      LOG_PRINT_L1("Failed to serialize memory pool to file " << state_file_path);
+      LOG_ERROR("Failed to serialize memory pool to file " << state_file_path);
+      return false;
     }
-    return true;
+    else
+    {
+      LOG_PRINT_L1("Memory pool store deactivated successfully");
+      return true;
+    }
+
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
index 6dfc9fbc..1f7047be 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
+++ b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ namespace cryptonote
   template<class t_core>
   bool t_cryptonote_protocol_handler<t_core>::deinit()
   {
-
-
     return true;
   }
   //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/daemon/protocol.h b/src/daemon/protocol.h
index 8e2add4a..eb894fb8 100644
--- a/src/daemon/protocol.h
+++ b/src/daemon/protocol.h
@@ -69,12 +69,13 @@ public:
 
   ~t_protocol()
   {
-    LOG_PRINT_L0("Deinitializing cryptonote_protocol...");
+    LOG_PRINT_L0("Stopping cryptonote protocol...");
     try {
       m_protocol.deinit();
       m_protocol.set_p2p_endpoint(nullptr);
+      LOG_PRINT_L0("Cryptonote protocol stopped successfully");
     } catch (...) {
-      LOG_PRINT_L0("Failed to deinitialize protocol...");
+      LOG_ERROR("Failed to stop cryptonote protocol!");
     }
   }
 };