diff --git a/metropolis/pkg/supervisor/supervisor_processor.go b/metropolis/pkg/supervisor/supervisor_processor.go
index 5fa759e..b205a0b 100644
--- a/metropolis/pkg/supervisor/supervisor_processor.go
+++ b/metropolis/pkg/supervisor/supervisor_processor.go
@@ -334,8 +334,10 @@
 		// they're ready/restartable. All of the node's children must be
 		// restartable in order for this node to be restartable.
 		childrenReady := true
+		var childrenNotReady []string
 		for _, c := range cur.children {
 			if !ready[c.dn()] {
+				childrenNotReady = append(childrenNotReady, c.dn())
 				childrenReady = false
 				break
 			}
@@ -353,6 +355,10 @@
 			curReady = true
 		}
 
+		if cur.state == nodeStateDead && !childrenReady {
+			s.ilogger.Warningf("Not restarting %s: children not ready to be restarted: %v", curDn, childrenNotReady)
+		}
+
 		// Note down that we have an opinion on this node, and note that
 		// opinion down.
 		visited[curDn] = true