diff --git a/service/sharddistributor/leader/election/election.go b/service/sharddistributor/leader/election/election.go
index 8324c4c2672..97eceb544e7 100644
--- a/service/sharddistributor/leader/election/election.go
+++ b/service/sharddistributor/leader/election/election.go
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ func (e *elector) Run(ctx context.Context) <-chan bool {
 		defer close(leaderCh)
 		defer cancelRun() // Ensure child context is canceled on exit
 		defer func() {
+			e.logger.Info("Leader election process exiting")
 			if r := recover(); r != nil {
 				e.logger.Error("Panic in election process", tag.Value(r))
 			}
@@ -131,13 +132,16 @@ func (e *elector) Run(ctx context.Context) <-chan bool {
 
 					select {
 					case <-runCtx.Done():
+						e.logger.Info("Context canceled, stopping election loop, exit immediately", tag.Error(runCtx.Err()))
 						return // Context was canceled, exit immediately
 					case <-e.clock.After(e.cfg.FailedElectionCooldown):
+						e.logger.Info("Cooldown period ended, retrying election")
 						// Continue after cooldown
 					}
 				}
 			}
 			if runCtx.Err() != nil {
+				e.logger.Info("Context canceled, stopping election loop", tag.Error(runCtx.Err()))
 				break
 			}
 		}
@@ -148,6 +152,7 @@ func (e *elector) Run(ctx context.Context) <-chan bool {
 
 // runElection runs a single election attempt
 func (e *elector) runElection(ctx context.Context, leaderCh chan<- bool) (err error) {
+	e.logger.Info("Run election")
 	// Add random delay before campaigning to spread load across instances
 	delay := time.Duration(rand.Intn(int(e.cfg.MaxRandomDelay)))
 
@@ -155,11 +160,13 @@ func (e *elector) runElection(ctx context.Context, leaderCh chan<- bool) (err er
 
 	select {
 	case <-e.clock.After(delay):
+		e.logger.Debug("Random delay before campaigning completed")
 		// Continue after delay
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		return fmt.Errorf("context cancelled during pre-campaign delay: %w", ctx.Err())
 	}
 
+	e.logger.Debug("Creating election")
 	election, err := e.leaderStore.CreateElection(ctx, e.namespace.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create session: %w", err)
@@ -183,6 +190,7 @@ func (e *elector) runElection(ctx context.Context, leaderCh chan<- bool) (err er
 		leaderCh <- false
 	}()
 
+	e.logger.Debug("Starting campaign for leader")
 	// Campaign to become leader
 	if err := election.Campaign(ctx, e.hostname); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to campaign: %w", err)
@@ -190,6 +198,7 @@ func (e *elector) runElection(ctx context.Context, leaderCh chan<- bool) (err er
 
 	leaderProcess = e.processFactory.CreateProcessor(e.namespace, e.store, election)
 
+	e.logger.Debug("Run leader process")
 	err = leaderProcess.Run(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("onLeader: %w", err)
@@ -217,7 +226,6 @@ func (e *elector) runElection(ctx context.Context, leaderCh chan<- bool) (err er
 
 	case <-leaderTimer.Chan():
 		e.logger.Info("Leadership period ended, voluntarily resigning")
-
 		return errSelfResign
 	}
 }
diff --git a/service/sharddistributor/leader/process/processor.go b/service/sharddistributor/leader/process/processor.go
index 8e177e50119..41ec954f3f4 100644
--- a/service/sharddistributor/leader/process/processor.go
+++ b/service/sharddistributor/leader/process/processor.go
@@ -324,7 +324,12 @@ func (p *namespaceProcessor) identifyStaleShardStats(namespaceState *store.Names
 
 // rebalanceShards is the core logic for distributing shards among active executors.
 func (p *namespaceProcessor) rebalanceShards(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
-	metricsLoopScope := p.metricsClient.Scope(metrics.ShardDistributorAssignLoopScope)
+	metricsLoopScope := p.metricsClient.Scope(
+		metrics.ShardDistributorAssignLoopScope,
+		metrics.NamespaceTag(p.namespaceCfg.Name),
+		metrics.NamespaceTypeTag(p.namespaceCfg.Type),
+	)
+
 	metricsLoopScope.AddCounter(metrics.ShardDistributorAssignLoopAttempts, 1)
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
@@ -352,7 +357,7 @@ func (p *namespaceProcessor) rebalanceShardsImpl(ctx context.Context, metricsLoo
 	}
 
 	if namespaceState.GlobalRevision <= p.lastAppliedRevision {
-		p.logger.Debug("No changes detected. Skipping rebalance.")
+		p.logger.Info("No changes detected. Skipping rebalance.")
 		return nil
 	}
 	p.lastAppliedRevision = namespaceState.GlobalRevision
@@ -365,7 +370,7 @@ func (p *namespaceProcessor) rebalanceShardsImpl(ctx context.Context, metricsLoo
 
 	activeExecutors := p.getActiveExecutors(namespaceState, staleExecutors)
 	if len(activeExecutors) == 0 {
-		p.logger.Warn("No active executors found. Cannot assign shards.")
+		p.logger.Info("No active executors found. Cannot assign shards.")
 		return nil
 	}
 	p.logger.Info("Active executors", tag.ShardExecutors(activeExecutors))
@@ -381,7 +386,7 @@ func (p *namespaceProcessor) rebalanceShardsImpl(ctx context.Context, metricsLoo
 
 	distributionChanged := len(deletedShards) > 0 || len(staleExecutors) > 0 || assignedToEmptyExecutors || updatedAssignments
 	if !distributionChanged {
-		p.logger.Debug("No changes to distribution detected. Skipping rebalance.")
+		p.logger.Info("No changes to distribution detected. Skipping rebalance.")
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -401,10 +406,7 @@ func (p *namespaceProcessor) rebalanceShardsImpl(ctx context.Context, metricsLoo
 	for _, assignedState := range namespaceState.ShardAssignments {
 		totalActiveShards += len(assignedState.AssignedShards)
 	}
-	metricsLoopScope.Tagged(
-		metrics.NamespaceTag(p.namespaceCfg.Name),
-		metrics.NamespaceTypeTag(p.namespaceCfg.Type),
-	).UpdateGauge(metrics.ShardDistributorActiveShards, float64(totalActiveShards))
+	metricsLoopScope.UpdateGauge(metrics.ShardDistributorActiveShards, float64(totalActiveShards))
 
 	return nil
 }