diff --git a/Sloth.Api/Controllers/v2/TransactionsController.cs b/Sloth.Api/Controllers/v2/TransactionsController.cs
index 23d8bd40..84e4b3b8 100644
--- a/Sloth.Api/Controllers/v2/TransactionsController.cs
+++ b/Sloth.Api/Controllers/v2/TransactionsController.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage;
+using Serilog;
 using Sloth.Api.Attributes;
 using Sloth.Api.Errors;
 using Sloth.Api.Models.v2;
@@ -185,8 +186,6 @@ public async Task<IList<Transaction>> GetByMetadata(string key, string value)
             return transactions;
         }
 
-        // TODO: just for testing, remove later
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Validate Financial Segment String
         /// </summary>
@@ -199,9 +198,6 @@ public async Task<bool> ValidateFinancialSegmentString(string id)
             return await _aggieEnterpriseService.IsAccountValid(id);
         }
 
-
-        // TODO: update to AE
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Create a Transaction with a list of Transfers
         /// </summary>
@@ -212,6 +208,8 @@ public async Task<bool> ValidateFinancialSegmentString(string id)
         [ProducesResponseType(typeof(BadRequestObjectResult), 400)]
         public async Task<IActionResult> Post([FromBody] CreateTransactionViewModel transaction)
         {
+            LogTransactionCreating(transaction);
+
             var teamId = GetTeamId();
 
             if (!ModelState.IsValid)
@@ -364,6 +362,23 @@ await _context.Database.CreateExecutionStrategy().ExecuteAsync(async () =>
             return new JsonResult(transactionToCreate);
         }
 
+        private void LogTransactionCreating(CreateTransactionViewModel transaction)
+        {
+            var txn = new
+            {
+                transaction.KfsTrackingNumber,
+                transaction.ProcessorTrackingNumber,
+                transaction.MerchantTrackingNumber,
+                transaction.MerchantTrackingUrl,
+                transaction.Source,
+                transaction.SourceType,
+                Transfers = transaction.Transfers.Select(t => new { t.Amount, t.FinancialSegmentString, t.Description, t.Direction }).ToArray(),
+                Metadata = transaction.Metadata.Select(m => new { m.Name, m.Value }).ToArray(),
+            };
+
+            Log.Information("Transaction Creation Starting: {@Transaction}", txn);
+        }
+
         private string GetTeamId()
         {
             return User.FindFirst(ClaimTypes.PrimaryGroupSid)?.Value;
diff --git a/Sloth.Api/Logging/LoggingConfiguration.cs b/Sloth.Api/Logging/LoggingConfiguration.cs
index 234d7bac..0fcb2848 100644
--- a/Sloth.Api/Logging/LoggingConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Sloth.Api/Logging/LoggingConfiguration.cs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public static LoggerConfiguration GetConfiguration()
             // standard logger
             var logConfig = new LoggerConfiguration()
                 .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft", LogEventLevel.Information)
-                // .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore", LogEventLevel.Warning) // uncomment this to hide EF core general info logs
+                .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore", LogEventLevel.Warning) // uncomment this to hide EF core general info logs
                 .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft.AspNetCore", LogEventLevel.Warning)
                 .Enrich.FromLogContext()
                 .Enrich.WithExceptionDetails()
diff --git a/Sloth.Jobs.Core/Logging/LoggingConfiguration.cs b/Sloth.Jobs.Core/Logging/LoggingConfiguration.cs
index 92de6c30..f617e04d 100644
--- a/Sloth.Jobs.Core/Logging/LoggingConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Sloth.Jobs.Core/Logging/LoggingConfiguration.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public static LoggerConfiguration GetConfiguration()
             // standard logger
             var logConfig = new LoggerConfiguration()
                 .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft", LogEventLevel.Information)
-                // .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore", LogEventLevel.Warning) // uncomment this to hide EF core general info logs
+                .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore", LogEventLevel.Warning) // uncomment this to hide EF core general info logs
                 .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft.AspNetCore", LogEventLevel.Warning)
                 .Enrich.FromLogContext()
                 .Enrich.WithExceptionDetails()
diff --git a/Sloth.Web/Logging/LoggingConfiguration.cs b/Sloth.Web/Logging/LoggingConfiguration.cs
index fa67440f..003bf1be 100644
--- a/Sloth.Web/Logging/LoggingConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Sloth.Web/Logging/LoggingConfiguration.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public static LoggerConfiguration GetConfiguration()
             // standard logger
             var logConfig = new LoggerConfiguration()
                 .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft", LogEventLevel.Information)
-                // .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore", LogEventLevel.Warning) // uncomment this to hide EF core general info logs
+                .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore", LogEventLevel.Warning) // uncomment this to hide EF core general info logs
                 .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft.AspNetCore", LogEventLevel.Warning)
                 .Enrich.FromLogContext()
                 .Enrich.WithExceptionDetails()