diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index c5e3a4b91f..2633ef4ee4 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -887,8 +887,6 @@ func (s *StateDB) SetStorage(addr common.Address, storage map[common.Hash]common
 // The account's state object is still available until the state is committed,
 // getStateObject will return a non-nil account after SelfDestruct.
 func (s *StateDB) SelfDestruct(addr common.Address) uint256.Int {
-	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[Firehose] SelfDestruct called (addr=%s)\n", addr)
-
 	stateObject := s.getStateObject(addr)
 	var prevBalance uint256.Int
 	if stateObject == nil {
@@ -918,8 +916,6 @@ func (s *StateDB) SelfDestruct(addr common.Address) uint256.Int {
 }
 
 func (s *StateDB) SelfDestruct6780(addr common.Address) (uint256.Int, bool) {
-	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[Firehose] SelfDestruct6780 called (addr=%s)\n", addr)
-
 	stateObject := s.getStateObject(addr)
 	if stateObject == nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[Firehose] SelfDestruct6780: stateObject is nil (addr=%s)\n", addr)
diff --git a/core/state/statedb_hooked.go b/core/state/statedb_hooked.go
index d69e65d8f2..647ca6ffe3 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb_hooked.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb_hooked.go
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 package state
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
+	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -257,6 +259,7 @@ func (s *hookedStateDB) SelfDestruct6780(address common.Address) (uint256.Int, b
 	prev, changed := s.inner.SelfDestruct6780(address)
 
 	if s.hooks.OnBalanceChange != nil && changed && !prev.IsZero() {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[Firehose] SelfDestruct6780 (hooked): previous balance withdraw (addr=%s, prev_balance=%s)\n", address, &prev)
 		s.hooks.OnBalanceChange(address, prev.ToBig(), new(big.Int), tracing.BalanceDecreaseSelfdestruct)
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/vm/instructions.go b/core/vm/instructions.go
index bbb5cedc34..3e996bd32d 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions.go
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 package vm
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"math"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/tracing"
@@ -1009,6 +1011,7 @@ func opSelfdestruct6780(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeCon
 	}
 	beneficiary := scope.Stack.pop()
 	balance := interpreter.evm.StateDB.GetBalance(scope.Contract.Address())
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[Firehose] SelfDestruct6780 (instructions): previous balance withdraw (addr=%s, prev_balance=%s)\n", scope.Contract.Address(), balance)
 	interpreter.evm.StateDB.SubBalance(scope.Contract.Address(), balance, tracing.BalanceDecreaseSelfdestruct)
 	interpreter.evm.StateDB.AddBalance(beneficiary.Bytes20(), balance, tracing.BalanceIncreaseSelfdestruct)
 	interpreter.evm.StateDB.SelfDestruct6780(scope.Contract.Address())