diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/ConfigurationController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/ConfigurationController.php
index 9292f8c387..1c01a16727 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/ConfigurationController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/ConfigurationController.php
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ class ConfigurationController extends Controller
         $subTitle     = (string)trans('firefly.instance_configuration');
         $subTitleIcon = 'fa-wrench';
 
+        Log::channel('audit')->info('User visits admin config index.');
+
         // all available configuration and their default value in case
         // they don't exist yet.
         $singleUserMode = FireflyConfig::get('single_user_mode', config('firefly.configuration.single_user_mode'))->data;
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ class ConfigurationController extends Controller
         // get config values:
         $data = $request->getConfigurationData();
 
+        Log::channel('audit')->info('User updates global configuration.', $data);
+
         // store config values
         FireflyConfig::set('single_user_mode', $data['single_user_mode']);
         FireflyConfig::set('is_demo_site', $data['is_demo_site']);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/HomeController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/HomeController.php
index 2373143b9a..16733d64f5 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/HomeController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/HomeController.php
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class HomeController extends Controller
      */
     public function index()
     {
+        Log::channel('audit')->info('User visits admin index.');
         $title         = (string)trans('firefly.administration');
         $mainTitleIcon = 'fa-hand-spock-o';
         $sandstorm     = 1 === (int)getenv('SANDSTORM');
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ class HomeController extends Controller
      */
     public function testMessage(Request $request)
     {
+        Log::channel('audit')->info('User sends test message.');
         /** @var User $user */
         $user      = auth()->user();
         $ipAddress = $request->ip();
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/LinkController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/LinkController.php
index 01b1814138..4a3a3afcea 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/LinkController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/LinkController.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use FireflyIII\Http\Requests\LinkTypeFormRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Models\LinkType;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\LinkType\LinkTypeRepositoryInterface;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Log;
 use View;
 
 /**
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ class LinkController extends Controller
         $subTitle     = (string)trans('firefly.create_new_link_type');
         $subTitleIcon = 'fa-link';
 
+        Log::channel('audit')->info('User visits link index.');
+
         // put previous url in session if not redirect from store (not "create another").
         if (true !== session('link-types.create.fromStore')) {
             $this->rememberPreviousUri('link-types.create.uri');
@@ -88,6 +91,8 @@ class LinkController extends Controller
             return redirect(route('admin.links.index'));
         }
 
+        Log::channel('audit')->info(sprintf('User wants to delete link type #%d', $linkType->id));
+
         $subTitle   = (string)trans('firefly.delete_link_type', ['name' => $linkType->name]);
         $otherTypes = $repository->get();
         $count      = $repository->countJournals($linkType);
@@ -116,6 +121,7 @@ class LinkController extends Controller
      */
     public function destroy(Request $request, LinkTypeRepositoryInterface $repository, LinkType $linkType)
     {
+        Log::channel('audit')->info(sprintf('User destroyed link type #%d', $linkType->id));
         $name   = $linkType->name;
         $moveTo = $repository->findNull((int)$request->get('move_link_type_before_delete'));
         $repository->destroy($linkType, $moveTo);
@@ -144,6 +150,8 @@ class LinkController extends Controller
         $subTitle     = (string)trans('firefly.edit_link_type', ['name' => $linkType->name]);
         $subTitleIcon = 'fa-link';
 
+        Log::channel('audit')->info(sprintf('User wants to edit link type #%d', $linkType->id));
+
         // put previous url in session if not redirect from store (not "return_to_edit").
         if (true !== session('link-types.edit.fromUpdate')) {
             $this->rememberPreviousUri('link-types.edit.uri'); // @codeCoverageIgnore
@@ -165,6 +173,8 @@ class LinkController extends Controller
         $subTitle     = (string)trans('firefly.journal_link_configuration');
         $subTitleIcon = 'fa-link';
         $linkTypes    = $repository->get();
+
+        Log::channel('audit')->info('User on index of link types in admin.');
         $linkTypes->each(
             function (LinkType $linkType) use ($repository) {
                 $linkType->journalCount = $repository->countJournals($linkType);
@@ -187,6 +197,8 @@ class LinkController extends Controller
         $subTitleIcon = 'fa-link';
         $links        = $linkType->transactionJournalLinks()->get();
 
+        Log::channel('audit')->info(sprintf('User viewing link type #%d', $linkType->id));
+
         return view('admin.link.show', compact('subTitle', 'subTitleIcon', 'linkType', 'links'));
     }
 
@@ -206,6 +218,9 @@ class LinkController extends Controller
             'outward' => $request->string('outward'),
         ];
         $linkType = $repository->store($data);
+
+        Log::channel('audit')->info('User stored new link type.', $linkType->toArray());
+
         $request->session()->flash('success', (string)trans('firefly.stored_new_link_type', ['name' => $linkType->name]));
         $redirect = redirect($this->getPreviousUri('link-types.create.uri'));
         if (1 === (int)$request->get('create_another')) {
@@ -243,6 +258,8 @@ class LinkController extends Controller
         ];
         $repository->update($linkType, $data);
 
+        Log::channel('audit')->info(sprintf('User update link type #%d.', $linkType->id), $data);
+
         $request->session()->flash('success', (string)trans('firefly.updated_link_type', ['name' => $linkType->name]));
         app('preferences')->mark();
         $redirect = redirect($this->getPreviousUri('link-types.edit.uri'));
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CurrencyController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CurrencyController.php
index dda6f02d1f..622ca191e6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CurrencyController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CurrencyController.php
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class CurrencyController extends Controller
         ];
 
         $request->session()->flash('preFilled', $preFilled);
-
+        Log::channel('audit')->info('Edit currency.', $currency->toArray());
 
         // put previous url in session if not redirect from store (not "return_to_edit").
         if (true !== session('currencies.edit.fromUpdate')) {
diff --git a/app/Services/Github/Request/UpdateRequest.php b/app/Services/Github/Request/UpdateRequest.php
index 1616db8701..d49a982874 100644
--- a/app/Services/Github/Request/UpdateRequest.php
+++ b/app/Services/Github/Request/UpdateRequest.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class UpdateRequest implements GithubRequest
             $releaseXml = new SimpleXMLElement($res->getBody()->getContents(), LIBXML_NOCDATA);
         } catch (RuntimeException $e) {
             Log::error(sprintf('Could not get body from github updat result: %s', $e->getMessage()));
-            $releaseXml = new SimpleXMLElement('');
+            throw new FireflyException(sprintf('Could not get body from github updat result: %s', $e->getMessage()));
         }
 
         //fetch the products for each category