diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestImageThread.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestImageThread.java
index d7c3209fd7..88b620628a 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestImageThread.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestImageThread.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import javax.swing.SwingWorker;
 import org.netbeans.api.progress.ProgressHandle;
 import org.netbeans.api.progress.ProgressHandleFactory;
 import org.openide.util.Cancellable;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.PlatformUtil;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.StopWatch;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.ingest.IngestManager.IngestModuleEvent;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.Image;
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ public class IngestImageThread extends SwingWorker<Void, Void> {
                 return Void.TYPE.newInstance();
             }
             logger.log(Level.INFO, "Starting module: " + module.getName());
+            logger.log(Level.INFO, PlatformUtil.getAllMemUsageInfo());
             progress.setDisplayName(displayName);
 
             logger.log(Level.INFO, "Initializing module: " + module.getName());
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ public class IngestImageThread extends SwingWorker<Void, Void> {
                 }
             });
             logger.log(Level.INFO, "Done running module: " + module.getName());
+            logger.log(Level.INFO, PlatformUtil.getAllMemUsageInfo());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java
index 2271d47ed5..fb776e07be 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import javax.swing.SwingWorker;
 import org.netbeans.api.progress.ProgressHandle;
 import org.netbeans.api.progress.ProgressHandleFactory;
 import org.openide.util.Cancellable;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.PlatformUtil;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.StopWatch;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.ingest.IngestMessage.MessageType;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.ingest.IngestScheduler.FileScheduler.ProcessTask;
@@ -828,7 +829,9 @@ public class IngestManager {
         @Override
         protected Object doInBackground() throws Exception {
 
-            logger.log(Level.INFO, "Starting background processing");
+            logger.log(Level.INFO, "Starting background ingest file processor");
+            logger.log(Level.INFO, PlatformUtil.getAllMemUsageInfo());
+            
             stats.start();
 
             //notify main thread modules started
@@ -925,6 +928,8 @@ public class IngestManager {
                         IngestManager.fireModuleEvent(IngestModuleEvent.COMPLETED.toString(), s.getName());
                     }
                 }
+                
+                logger.log(Level.INFO, PlatformUtil.getAllMemUsageInfo());
 
             } catch (CancellationException e) {
                 //task was cancelled