diff --git a/xlators/cluster/afr/src/afr-common.c b/xlators/cluster/afr/src/afr-common.c
index 4bfaef9e8..61f21795e 100644
--- a/xlators/cluster/afr/src/afr-common.c
+++ b/xlators/cluster/afr/src/afr-common.c
@@ -750,6 +750,8 @@ afr_inode_event_gen_reset(inode_t *inode, xlator_t *this)
 
     GF_VALIDATE_OR_GOTO(this->name, inode, out);
 
+    gf_msg_callingfn(this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR, 0, AFR_MSG_SPLIT_BRAIN,
+                     "Resetting event gen for %s", uuid_utoa(inode->gfid));
     LOCK(&inode->lock);
     {
         ret = __afr_inode_event_gen_reset(inode, this);
diff --git a/xlators/cluster/afr/src/afr-inode-read.c b/xlators/cluster/afr/src/afr-inode-read.c
index 9204add5b..5ac83d6c8 100644
--- a/xlators/cluster/afr/src/afr-inode-read.c
+++ b/xlators/cluster/afr/src/afr-inode-read.c
@@ -172,6 +172,12 @@ afr_access(call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this, loc_t *loc, int mask,
     if (xdata)
         local->xdata_req = dict_ref(xdata);
 
+    if (local->event_generation == 0)
+        gf_msg(this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR, 0, AFR_MSG_SPLIT_BRAIN,
+               "Event gen is zero for %s(%s)", local->loc.name,
+               local->loc.inode->gfid ? uuid_utoa(local->loc.inode->gfid)
+                                      : "NULL");
+
     afr_read_txn(frame, this, loc->inode, afr_access_wind,
                  AFR_METADATA_TRANSACTION);