diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/AmountExactly.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/AmountExactly.php
index ba628bc0e4..7fb91b44db 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/AmountExactly.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/AmountExactly.php
@@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ final class AmountExactly extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterface
         $compare = $this->triggerValue;
         $result  = bccomp($amount, $compare, 4);
         if ($result === 0) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger AmountExactly for journal #%d: %d matches %d exactly, so return true', $journal->id, $amount, $compare));
+
             return true;
         }
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger AmountExactly for journal #%d: %d matches %d NOT exactly, so return false', $journal->id, $amount, $compare));
 
         return false;
 
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/AmountLess.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/AmountLess.php
index 051217315f..30426f0c1f 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/AmountLess.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/AmountLess.php
@@ -60,9 +60,13 @@ final class AmountLess extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterface
         $compare = $this->triggerValue;
         $result  = bccomp($amount, $compare, 4);
         if ($result === -1) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger AmountLess for journal #%d: %d is less than %d, so return true', $journal->id, $amount, $compare));
+
             return true;
         }
 
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger AmountLess for journal #%d: %d is NOT less than %d, so return false', $journal->id, $amount, $compare));
+
         return false;
 
     }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/AmountMore.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/AmountMore.php
index 976f2ba487..ad5c44e288 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/AmountMore.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/AmountMore.php
@@ -66,9 +66,13 @@ final class AmountMore extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterface
         $compare = $this->triggerValue;
         $result  = bccomp($amount, $compare, 4);
         if ($result === 1) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger AmountMore for journal #%d: %d is more than %d, so return true', $journal->id, $amount, $compare));
+
             return true;
         }
 
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger AmountMore for journal #%d: %d is NOT more than %d, so return false', $journal->id, $amount, $compare));
+
         return false;
 
     }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionContains.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionContains.php
index 6b52a2b283..acf2d69365 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionContains.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionContains.php
@@ -67,9 +67,14 @@ final class DescriptionContains extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterf
 
         $strpos = strpos($source, $search);
         if (!($strpos === false)) {
+
+            Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger DescriptionContains for journal #%d: "%s" contains "%s", return true.', $journal->id, $source, $search));
+
             return true;
         }
 
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger DescriptionContains for journal #%d: "%s" does NOT contain "%s", return false.', $journal->id, $source, $search));
+
         return false;
 
     }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionEnds.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionEnds.php
index 34a2470df4..98bb1c61f0 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionEnds.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionEnds.php
@@ -75,10 +75,15 @@ final class DescriptionEnds extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterface
 
         $part = substr($description, $searchLength * -1);
 
-        if ($part == $search) {
+        if ($part === $search) {
+
+            Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger DescriptionEnds for journal #%d: "%s" ends with "%s", return true.', $journal->id, $description, $search));
+
             return true;
         }
 
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger DescriptionEnds for journal #%d: "%s" does not end with "%s", return false.', $journal->id, $description, $search));
+
         return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionIs.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionIs.php
index da1fb965f7..8bfcc6f9bf 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionIs.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionIs.php
@@ -59,10 +59,15 @@ final class DescriptionIs extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterface
         $description = strtolower($journal->description ?? '');
         $search      = strtolower($this->triggerValue);
 
-        if ($description == $search) {
+        if ($description === $search) {
+
+            Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger DescriptionIs for journal #%d: "%s" is "%s", return true.', $journal->id, $description, $search));
+
             return true;
         }
 
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger DescriptionIs for journal #%d: "%s" is NOT "%s", return false.', $journal->id, $description, $search));
+
         return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionStarts.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionStarts.php
index e4c1bf07e6..e8f1efde6c 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionStarts.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionStarts.php
@@ -66,10 +66,14 @@ final class DescriptionStarts extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterfac
 
         $part = substr($description, 0, strlen($search));
 
-        if ($part == $search) {
+        if ($part === $search) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger DescriptionStarts for journal #%d: "%s" starts with "%s", return true.', $journal->id, $description, $search));
+
             return true;
         }
 
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger DescriptionStarts for journal #%d: "%s" does not start with "%s", return false.', $journal->id, $description, $search));
+
         return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/FromAccountContains.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/FromAccountContains.php
index 6d02425d22..ec2e5b3cff 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/FromAccountContains.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/FromAccountContains.php
@@ -72,9 +72,18 @@ final class FromAccountContains extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterf
         $strpos = strpos($fromAccountName, $search);
 
         if (!($strpos === false)) {
+
+            Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger FromAccountContains for journal #%d: "%s" contains "%s", return true.', $journal->id, $fromAccountName, $search));
+
             return true;
         }
 
+        Log::debug(
+            sprintf(
+                'RuleTrigger FromAccountContains for journal #%d: "%s" does not contain "%s", return false.',
+                $journal->id, $fromAccountName, $search)
+        );
+
         return false;
 
     }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/FromAccountEnds.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/FromAccountEnds.php
index 921f2267a0..0360445580 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/FromAccountEnds.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/FromAccountEnds.php
@@ -82,10 +82,14 @@ final class FromAccountEnds extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterface
 
         $part = substr($name, $searchLength * -1);
 
-        if ($part == $search) {
+        if ($part === $search) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger FromAccountEnds for journal #%d: "%s" ends with "%s", return true.', $journal->id, $name, $search));
+
             return true;
         }
 
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger FromAccountEnds for journal #%d: "%s" does not end with "%s", return false.', $journal->id, $name, $search));
+
         return false;
 
     }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/FromAccountIs.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/FromAccountIs.php
index 4855593399..e504c6532c 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/FromAccountIs.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/FromAccountIs.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Rules\Triggers;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Account;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
 use Log;
+
 /**
  * Class FromAccountIs
  *
@@ -64,10 +65,14 @@ final class FromAccountIs extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterface
 
         $search = strtolower($this->triggerValue);
 
-        if ($name == $search) {
+        if ($name === $search) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger FromAccountIs for journal #%d: "%s" is "%s", return true.', $journal->id, $name, $search));
+
             return true;
         }
 
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger FromAccountIs for journal #%d: "%s" is NOT "%s", return false.', $journal->id, $name, $search));
+
         return false;
 
     }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/FromAccountStarts.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/FromAccountStarts.php
index 5b9534c265..d5194a8793 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/FromAccountStarts.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/FromAccountStarts.php
@@ -69,13 +69,16 @@ final class FromAccountStarts extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterfac
         }
 
         $search = strtolower($this->triggerValue);
+        $part   = substr($name, 0, strlen($search));
 
-        $part = substr($name, 0, strlen($search));
+        if ($part === $search) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger FromAccountStarts for journal #%d: "%s" starts with "%s", return true.', $journal->id, $name, $search));
 
-        if ($part == $search) {
             return true;
         }
 
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger FromAccountStarts for journal #%d: "%s" does not start with "%s", return false.', $journal->id, $name, $search));
+
         return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/ToAccountContains.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/ToAccountContains.php
index 45b22eaa87..ddba9e5597 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/ToAccountContains.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/ToAccountContains.php
@@ -72,9 +72,18 @@ final class ToAccountContains extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterfac
         $strpos = strpos($toAccountName, $search);
 
         if (!($strpos === false)) {
+
+            Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger ToAccountContains for journal #%d: "%s" contains "%s", return true.', $journal->id, $toAccountName, $search));
+
             return true;
         }
 
+        Log::debug(
+            sprintf(
+                'RuleTrigger ToAccountContains for journal #%d: "%s" does not contain "%s", return false.',
+                $journal->id, $toAccountName, $search)
+        );
+
         return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/ToAccountEnds.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/ToAccountEnds.php
index 6e15f04464..e6d1714673 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/ToAccountEnds.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/ToAccountEnds.php
@@ -82,10 +82,13 @@ final class ToAccountEnds extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterface
 
         $part = substr($toAccountName, $searchLength * -1);
 
-        if ($part == $search) {
+        if ($part === $search) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger ToAccountEnds for journal #%d: "%s" ends with "%s", return true.', $journal->id, $toAccountName, $search));
             return true;
         }
 
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger ToAccountEnds for journal #%d: "%s" does not end with "%s", return false.', $journal->id, $toAccountName, $search));
+
         return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/ToAccountIs.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/ToAccountIs.php
index 8e4d9fc2ee..57a66adb81 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/ToAccountIs.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/ToAccountIs.php
@@ -70,10 +70,14 @@ final class ToAccountIs extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterface
 
         $search = strtolower($this->triggerValue);
 
-        if ($toAccountName == $search) {
+        if ($toAccountName === $search) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger ToAccountIs for journal #%d: "%s" is "%s", return true.', $journal->id, $toAccountName, $search));
+
             return true;
         }
 
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger ToAccountIs for journal #%d: "%s" is NOT "%s", return true.', $journal->id, $toAccountName, $search));
+
         return false;
 
     }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/ToAccountStarts.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/ToAccountStarts.php
index 27ef226955..3fc80c0e30 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/ToAccountStarts.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/ToAccountStarts.php
@@ -71,9 +71,12 @@ final class ToAccountStarts extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterface
         $search = strtolower($this->triggerValue);
         $part   = substr($toAccountName, 0, strlen($search));
 
-        if ($part == $search) {
+        if ($part === $search) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger ToAccountStarts for journal #%d: "%s" starts with "%s", return true.', $journal->id, $toAccountName, $search));
             return true;
         }
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger ToAccountStarts for journal #%d: "%s" does not start with "%s", return false.', $journal->id, $toAccountName, $search));
+
 
         return false;
 
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/TransactionType.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/TransactionType.php
index 629e43bd3c..71a9676c6d 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/TransactionType.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/TransactionType.php
@@ -58,10 +58,14 @@ final class TransactionType extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterface
         $type   = !is_null($journal->transaction_type_type) ? $journal->transaction_type_type : strtolower($journal->transactionType->type);
         $search = strtolower($this->triggerValue);
 
-        if ($type == $search) {
+        if ($type === $search) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger TransactionType for journal #%d: "%s" is "%s". Return true', $journal->id, $type, $search));
+
             return true;
         }
 
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger TransactionType for journal #%d: "%s" is NOT "%s". Return false', $journal->id, $type, $search));
+
         return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/UserAction.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/UserAction.php
index a0967448cb..aecd5332bd 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/UserAction.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/UserAction.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ declare(strict_types = 1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Rules\Triggers;
 
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
+use Log;
 
 /**
  * Class UserAction
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ final class UserAction extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterface
      */
     public function triggered(TransactionJournal $journal): bool
     {
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleTrigger UserAction for journal %d always triggers.', $journal->id));
+
         return true;
     }
 }