diff --git a/codeflash/api/aiservice.py b/codeflash/api/aiservice.py
index db78a64df..1a46f91c5 100644
--- a/codeflash/api/aiservice.py
+++ b/codeflash/api/aiservice.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def optimize_python_code_refinement(self, request: list[AIServiceRefinerRequest]
             }
             for opt in request
         ]
-        logger.info(f"Refining {len(request)} optimizations…")
+        logger.debug(f"Refining {len(request)} optimizations…")
         console.rule()
         try:
             response = self.make_ai_service_request("/refinement", payload=payload, timeout=600)
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def optimize_python_code_refinement(self, request: list[AIServiceRefinerRequest]
 
         if response.status_code == 200:
             refined_optimizations = response.json()["refinements"]
-            logger.info(f"Generated {len(refined_optimizations)} candidate refinements.")
+            logger.debug(f"Generated {len(refined_optimizations)} candidate refinements.")
             console.rule()
             return [
                 OptimizedCandidate(
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ def get_new_explanation(  # noqa: D417
 
         if response.status_code == 200:
             explanation: str = response.json()["explanation"]
-            logger.debug(f"New Explanation: {explanation}")
             console.rule()
             return explanation
         try:
diff --git a/codeflash/optimization/function_optimizer.py b/codeflash/optimization/function_optimizer.py
index 29585638b..610569aa3 100644
--- a/codeflash/optimization/function_optimizer.py
+++ b/codeflash/optimization/function_optimizer.py
@@ -440,6 +440,9 @@ def determine_best_candidate(
                 # check if this code has been evaluated before by checking the ast normalized code string
                 normalized_code = ast.unparse(ast.parse(candidate.source_code.flat.strip()))
                 if normalized_code in ast_code_to_id:
+                    logger.warning(
+                        "Current candidate has been encountered before in testing, Skipping optimization candidate."
+                    )
                     past_opt_id = ast_code_to_id[normalized_code]["optimization_id"]
                     # update speedup ratio, is_correct, optimizations_post, optimized_line_profiler_results, optimized_runtimes
                     speedup_ratios[candidate.optimization_id] = speedup_ratios[past_opt_id]
@@ -588,8 +591,10 @@ def determine_best_candidate(
                         if len(possible_refinement) > 0:  # if the api returns a valid response
                             refinement_response.append(possible_refinement[0])
                     candidates.extend(refinement_response)
-                    logger.info(f"Added {len(refinement_response)} candidates from refinement")
                     original_len += len(refinement_response)
+                    logger.info(
+                        f"Added {len(refinement_response)} candidates from refinement, total candidates now: {original_len}"
+                    )
                     refinement_done = True
         except KeyboardInterrupt as e:
             self.write_code_and_helpers(
@@ -1099,11 +1104,6 @@ def find_and_process_best_optimization(
             if best_optimization:
                 logger.info("Best candidate:")
                 code_print(best_optimization.candidate.source_code.flat)
-                console.print(
-                    Panel(
-                        best_optimization.candidate.explanation, title="Best Candidate Explanation", border_style="blue"
-                    )
-                )
                 processed_benchmark_info = None
                 if self.args.benchmark:
                     processed_benchmark_info = process_benchmark_data(
@@ -1227,6 +1227,7 @@ def process_review(
             file_path=explanation.file_path,
             benchmark_details=explanation.benchmark_details,
         )
+        console.print(Panel(new_explanation_raw_str, title="Best Candidate Explanation", border_style="blue"))
         data = {
             "original_code": original_code_combined,
             "new_code": new_code_combined,