diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/Reminders.php b/app/Http/Middleware/Reminders.php
index 5e611ebbe6..556cc8f6b7 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/Reminders.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/Reminders.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use Closure;
 use FireflyIII\Models\PiggyBank;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Reminder;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Guard;
+use Log;
 use Navigation;
 
 /**
@@ -60,8 +61,14 @@ class Reminders
 
             /** @var PiggyBank $piggyBank */
             foreach ($piggyBanks as $piggyBank) {
+                $startDate  = is_null($piggyBank->startdate) ? 'null' : $piggyBank->startdate->format('d M Y');
+                $targetDate = is_null($piggyBank->targetdate) ? 'null' : $piggyBank->targetdate->format('d M Y');
+                Log::debug('PiggyBank: #' . $piggyBank->id . ', name: ' . $piggyBank->name);
+                Log::debug('Startdate: ' . $startDate . ', target date: ' . $targetDate);
+
                 if (!is_null($piggyBank->targetdate)) {
                     // count back until now.
+                    //                    echo 'Count back!<br>';
                     $start = $piggyBank->targetdate;
                     $end   = $piggyBank->startdate;
 
@@ -69,21 +76,27 @@ class Reminders
                         $currentEnd   = clone $start;
                         $start        = Navigation::subtractPeriod($start, $piggyBank->reminder, 1);
                         $currentStart = clone $start;
+                        Log::debug('Now range: [' . $currentStart->format('d M Y') . '] to [' . $currentEnd->format('d M Y') . ']');
+
                         // for today?
                         if ($today < $currentEnd && $today > $currentStart) {
+                            Log::debug('Today!');
+
                             // find a reminder first?
                             $reminders = $this->auth->user()->reminders()
                                                     ->where('remindersable_id', $piggyBank->id)
                                                     ->onDates($currentStart, $currentEnd)
                                                     ->count();
+                            Log::debug('Found ' . $reminders . ' reminders');
+
                             if ($reminders == 0) {
                                 // create a reminder here!
+                                Log::debug('create reminder!');
                                 $repository->createReminder($piggyBank, $currentStart, $currentEnd);
                             }
                             // stop looping, we're done.
                             break;
                         }
-
                     }
                 } else {
                     $start = clone $piggyBank->startdate;
@@ -91,7 +104,7 @@ class Reminders
                         $currentStart = clone $start;
                         $start        = Navigation::addPeriod($start, $piggyBank->reminder, 0);
                         $currentEnd   = clone $start;
-
+                        Log::debug('Now range: [' . $currentStart->format('d M Y') . '] to [' . $currentEnd->format('d M Y') . ']');
 
                         // for today?
                         if ($today < $currentEnd && $today > $currentStart) {
@@ -99,19 +112,18 @@ class Reminders
                                                     ->where('remindersable_id', $piggyBank->id)
                                                     ->onDates($currentStart, $currentEnd)
                                                     ->count();
+                            Log::debug('Found ' . $reminders . ' reminders');
 
                             if ($reminders == 0) {
                                 // create a reminder here!
+                                Log::debug('create reminder!');
                                 $repository->createReminder($piggyBank, $currentStart, $currentEnd);
 
                             }
                         }
-
-
                     }
                 }
             }
-
         }
 
         return $next($request);