diff --git a/virtManager/libvirtobject.py b/virtManager/libvirtobject.py
index 52515b72d..1a7e6c6e0 100644
--- a/virtManager/libvirtobject.py
+++ b/virtManager/libvirtobject.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class vmmLibvirtObject(vmmGObject):
         return self._xmlobj_to_define
 
     def _redefine_helper(self, origxml, newxml):
-        uihelpers.log_redefine_xml_diff(origxml, newxml)
+        uihelpers.log_redefine_xml_diff(self, origxml, newxml)
 
         if origxml != newxml:
             self._define(newxml)
diff --git a/virtManager/snapshots.py b/virtManager/snapshots.py
index f001e79eb..84b2becae 100644
--- a/virtManager/snapshots.py
+++ b/virtManager/snapshots.py
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ class vmmSnapshotPage(vmmGObjectUI):
         xmlobj.description = desc
         newxml = xmlobj.get_xml_config()
 
-        uihelpers.log_redefine_xml_diff(origxml, newxml)
+        uihelpers.log_redefine_xml_diff(snap, origxml, newxml)
         if newxml == origxml:
             return
         self.vm.create_snapshot(newxml, redefine=True)
diff --git a/virtManager/uihelpers.py b/virtManager/uihelpers.py
index e9005a174..10338588d 100644
--- a/virtManager/uihelpers.py
+++ b/virtManager/uihelpers.py
@@ -1415,9 +1415,11 @@ def exception_is_libvirt_error(e, error):
             e.get_error_code() == getattr(libvirt, error))
 
 
-def log_redefine_xml_diff(origxml, newxml):
+def log_redefine_xml_diff(obj, origxml, newxml):
+    objname = "<%s name=%s>" % (obj.__class__.__name__, obj.get_name())
     if origxml == newxml:
-        logging.debug("Redefine requested, but XML didn't change!")
+        logging.debug("Redefine requested for %s, but XML didn't change!",
+                      objname)
         return
 
     import difflib
@@ -1425,4 +1427,4 @@ def log_redefine_xml_diff(origxml, newxml):
                                         newxml.splitlines(1),
                                         fromfile="Original XML",
                                         tofile="New XML"))
-    logging.debug("Redefining with XML diff:\n%s", diff)
+    logging.debug("Redefining %s with XML diff:\n%s", objname, diff)