diff --git a/persistence/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/persistence/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 116ec780c..9ce5f0102 100644
--- a/persistence/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/persistence/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Refactors the persistence treeStore to be an IntegratableModule
 
-## [0.0.0.58] - 2023-06-13
+## [0.0.0.58] - 2023-06-07
+
+- Adds a logger to TreeStore
+
+## [0.0.0.57] - 2023-06-07
 
 - Refactors the stateTrees implementation off of the PersistenceContext and into its in module
 - Implements the new Update and Commit pattern with the SMT trees in the trees module
diff --git a/persistence/module.go b/persistence/module.go
index 2fb370617..cd943394f 100644
--- a/persistence/module.go
+++ b/persistence/module.go
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	_ modules.PersistenceModule = &persistenceModule{}
-
+	_ modules.PersistenceModule    = &persistenceModule{}
 	_ modules.PersistenceRWContext = &PostgresContext{}
 )
 
@@ -103,7 +102,10 @@ func (*persistenceModule) Create(bus modules.Bus, options ...modules.ModuleOptio
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	treeModule, err := trees.Create(bus, trees.WithTreeStoreDirectory(persistenceCfg.TreesStoreDir))
+	treeModule, err := trees.Create(
+		bus,
+		trees.WithTreeStoreDirectory(persistenceCfg.TreesStoreDir),
+		trees.WithLogger(m.logger))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/persistence/trees/module.go b/persistence/trees/module.go
index 7942ad60a..9c0d5eff0 100644
--- a/persistence/trees/module.go
+++ b/persistence/trees/module.go
@@ -28,12 +28,20 @@ func Create(bus modules.Bus, options ...modules.TreeStoreOption) (modules.TreeSt
 	return new(treeStore).Create(bus, options...)
 }
 
+// WithLogger assigns a logger for the tree store
+func WithLogger(logger *modules.Logger) modules.TreeStoreOption {
+	return func(m modules.TreeStoreModule) {
+		if mod, ok := m.(*treeStore); ok {
+			mod.logger = logger
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // WithTreeStoreDirectory assigns the path where the tree store
 // saves its data.
 func WithTreeStoreDirectory(path string) modules.TreeStoreOption {
 	return func(m modules.TreeStoreModule) {
-		mod, ok := m.(*treeStore)
-		if ok {
+		if mod, ok := m.(*treeStore); ok {
 			mod.treeStoreDir = path
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/persistence/trees/trees.go b/persistence/trees/trees.go
index 62824bc89..de51f0184 100644
--- a/persistence/trees/trees.go
+++ b/persistence/trees/trees.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ var _ modules.TreeStoreModule = &treeStore{}
 type treeStore struct {
 	base_modules.IntegratableModule
 
+	logger       *modules.Logger
 	treeStoreDir string
 	rootTree     *stateTree
 	merkleTrees  map[string]*stateTree
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ func (t *treeStore) GetTree(name string) ([]byte, kvstore.KVStore) {
 // all of the trees in the treeStore for that height.
 func (t *treeStore) Update(pgtx pgx.Tx, height uint64) (string, error) {
 	txi := t.GetBus().GetPersistenceModule().GetTxIndexer()
+	t.logger.Info().Msgf("🌴 updating state trees at height %d", height)
 	return t.updateMerkleTrees(pgtx, txi, height)
 }
 
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ func (t *treeStore) updateMerkleTrees(pgtx pgx.Tx, txi indexer.TxIndexer, height
 
 			actors, err := sql.GetActors(pgtx, actorType, height)
 			if err != nil {
-				return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get actors at height: %w", err)
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get actors at height %d: %w", height, err)
 			}
 
 			if err := t.updateActorsTree(actorType, actors); err != nil {
@@ -188,9 +190,9 @@ func (t *treeStore) updateMerkleTrees(pgtx pgx.Tx, txi indexer.TxIndexer, height
 			if err := t.updateFlagsTree(flags); err != nil {
 				return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to update flags tree - %w", err)
 			}
-		// Default
+		// Default should not happen; panic and log the treeType - this is a strong code smell.
 		default:
-			log.Fatalf("not handled in state commitment update. Merkle tree: %s", treeName)
+			t.logger.Panic().Msgf("unhandled merkle tree type: %s", treeName)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -215,7 +217,11 @@ func (t *treeStore) getStateHash() string {
 			log.Fatalf("failed to update root tree with %s tree's hash: %v", stateTree.name, err)
 		}
 	}
-	return hex.EncodeToString(t.rootTree.tree.Root())
+	// Convert the array to a slice and return it
+	// REF: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28886616/convert-array-to-slice-in-go
+	hexHash := hex.EncodeToString(t.rootTree.tree.Root())
+	t.logger.Info().Msgf("#️⃣ calculated state hash: %s", hexHash)
+	return hexHash
 }
 
 ////////////////////////