diff --git a/src/drunc/controller/children_interface/child_node.py b/src/drunc/controller/children_interface/child_node.py
index 9d91bdea..865b6ed1 100644
--- a/src/drunc/controller/children_interface/child_node.py
+++ b/src/drunc/controller/children_interface/child_node.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import abc
 from drunc.exceptions import DruncSetupException
 from drunc.utils.utils import ControlType, get_control_type_and_uri_from_connectivity_service, get_control_type_and_uri_from_cli
+import logging
 from drunc.utils.grpc_utils import pack_to_any
 from druncschema.token_pb2 import Token
 from druncschema.request_response_pb2 import Response, ResponseFlag, Description
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ def describe(self, token:Token) -> Response:
             name = descriptionName,
             endpoint = self.get_endpoint(),
             info = get_detector_name(self.configuration),
-            session = os.getenv("DUNEDAQ_SESSION"), 
+            session = os.getenv("DUNEDAQ_SESSION"),
             commands = None,
             broadcast = None,
         )
@@ -78,15 +79,15 @@ def describe(self, token:Token) -> Response:
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_child(name:str, cli, configuration, init_token=None, connectivity_service=None, **kwargs):
+        log = logging.getLogger("ChildNode.get_child")
 
         from drunc.utils.configuration import ConfTypes
+        log.info(f"Setting up child '{name}'")
 
         ctype = ControlType.Unknown
         uri = None
         if connectivity_service:
             ctype, uri = get_control_type_and_uri_from_connectivity_service(connectivity_service, name, timeout=60)
-        import logging
-        log = logging.getLogger("ChildNode.get_child")
 
         if ctype == ControlType.Unknown:
             ctype, uri = get_control_type_and_uri_from_cli(cli)
diff --git a/src/drunc/controller/configuration.py b/src/drunc/controller/configuration.py
index f90e6704..0b0b12f7 100644
--- a/src/drunc/controller/configuration.py
+++ b/src/drunc/controller/configuration.py
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ def find_segment(segment, id):
             return segment
 
         for child_segment in segment.segments:
-            if ControllerConfHandler.find_segment(child_segment, id) is not None:
-                return child_segment
+            segment = ControllerConfHandler.find_segment(child_segment, id)
+            if segment is not None:
+                return segment
 
         return None
 
diff --git a/src/drunc/controller/controller.py b/src/drunc/controller/controller.py
index 2d9edda0..184dfcb3 100644
--- a/src/drunc/controller/controller.py
+++ b/src/drunc/controller/controller.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def __init__(self, configuration, name:str, session:str, token:Token):
 
         from logging import getLogger
         self.logger = getLogger('Controller')
-
+        self.logger.info(f'Initialising controller \'{name}\' with session \'{session}\'')
         self.configuration = configuration
 
         from drunc.broadcast.server.configuration import BroadcastSenderConfHandler