diff --git a/src/gui/folder.cpp b/src/gui/folder.cpp
index e55c0e14f3..0db67d1031 100644
--- a/src/gui/folder.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/folder.cpp
@@ -296,19 +296,19 @@ void Folder::prepareToSync()
 
 void Folder::slotRunEtagJob()
 {
-    qDebug() << "* Trying to check" << alias() << "for changes via ETag check. (time since last sync:" << (_timeSinceLastSyncDone.elapsed() / 1000) << "s)";
+    qDebug() << "* Trying to check" << remoteUrl().toString() << "for changes via ETag check. (time since last sync:" << (_timeSinceLastSyncDone.elapsed() / 1000) << "s)";
 
     Q_ASSERT(_accountState );
 
     AccountPtr account = _accountState->account();
 
     if (!_requestEtagJob.isNull()) {
-        qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << alias() << "has ETag job queued, not trying to sync";
+        qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << remoteUrl().toString() << "has ETag job queued, not trying to sync";
         return;
     }
 
     if (_definition.paused || !_accountState->isConnected()) {
-        qDebug() << "Not syncing.  :"  << alias() << _definition.paused << AccountState::stateString(_accountState->state());
+        qDebug() << "Not syncing.  :"  << remoteUrl().toString() << _definition.paused << AccountState::stateString(_accountState->state());
         return;
     }
 
@@ -356,12 +356,13 @@ void Folder::slotRunEtagJob()
 
 void Folder::etagRetreived(const QString& etag)
 {
-    qDebug() << "* Compare etag with previous etag: last:" << _lastEtag << ", received:" << etag;
+    //qDebug() << "* Compare etag with previous etag: last:" << _lastEtag << ", received:" << etag;
 
     // re-enable sync if it was disabled because network was down
     FolderMan::instance()->setSyncEnabled(true);
 
     if (_lastEtag != etag) {
+        qDebug() << "* Compare etag with previous etag: last:" << _lastEtag << ", received:" << etag << "-> CHANGED";
         _lastEtag = etag;
         emit scheduleToSync(this);
     }
@@ -882,7 +883,7 @@ void Folder::startSync(const QStringList &pathList)
     _syncResult.setSyncFileItemVector(SyncFileItemVector());
     emit syncStateChange();
 
-    qDebug() << "*** Start syncing " << alias() << " - client version"
+    qDebug() << "*** Start syncing " << remoteUrl().toString() << " - client version"
              << qPrintable(Theme::instance()->version());
 
     if (! setIgnoredFiles())
diff --git a/src/gui/folderman.cpp b/src/gui/folderman.cpp
index e6195452a6..8f812f20b7 100644
--- a/src/gui/folderman.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/folderman.cpp
@@ -523,12 +523,12 @@ void FolderMan::slotEtagJobDestroyed(QObject* /*o*/)
 void FolderMan::slotRunOneEtagJob()
 {
     if (_currentEtagJob.isNull()) {
-        QString alias;
+        Folder *folder;
         foreach(Folder *f, _folderMap) {
             if (f->etagJob()) {
                 // Caveat: always grabs the first folder with a job, but we think this is Ok for now and avoids us having a seperate queue.
                 _currentEtagJob = f->etagJob();
-                alias = f->alias();
+                folder = f;
                 break;
             }
         }
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ void FolderMan::slotRunOneEtagJob()
                 restartApplication();
             }
         } else {
-            qDebug() << "Scheduling" << alias << "to check remote ETag";
+            qDebug() << "Scheduling" << folder->remoteUrl().toString() << "to check remote ETag";
             _currentEtagJob->start(); // on destroy/end it will continue the queue via slotEtagJobDestroyed
         }
     }
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ void FolderMan::startScheduledSyncSoon(qint64 msMinimumDelay)
 void FolderMan::slotStartScheduledFolderSync()
 {
     if( _currentSyncFolder ) {
-        qDebug() << "Currently folder " << _currentSyncFolder->alias() << " is running, wait for finish!";
+        qDebug() << "Currently folder " << _currentSyncFolder->remoteUrl().toString() << " is running, wait for finish!";
         return;
     }
 
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ void FolderMan::slotForwardFolderSyncStateChange()
 
 void FolderMan::slotFolderSyncStarted( )
 {
-    qDebug() << ">===================================== sync started for " << _currentSyncFolder->alias();
+    qDebug() << ">===================================== sync started for " << _currentSyncFolder->remoteUrl().toString();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ void FolderMan::slotFolderSyncStarted( )
   */
 void FolderMan::slotFolderSyncFinished( const SyncResult& )
 {
-    qDebug() << "<===================================== sync finished for " << _currentSyncFolder->alias();
+    qDebug() << "<===================================== sync finished for " << _currentSyncFolder->remoteUrl().toString();
 
     _lastSyncFolder = _currentSyncFolder;
     _currentSyncFolder = 0;
diff --git a/src/gui/owncloudgui.cpp b/src/gui/owncloudgui.cpp
index 5d0771e4b5..5db9f5bddd 100644
--- a/src/gui/owncloudgui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/owncloudgui.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void ownCloudGui::slotSyncStateChange( Folder* folder )
 
     auto result = folder->syncResult();
 
-    qDebug() << "Sync state changed for folder " << folder->alias() << ": "  << result.statusString();
+    qDebug() << "Sync state changed for folder " << folder->remoteUrl().toString() << ": "  << result.statusString();
 
     if (result.status() == SyncResult::Success || result.status() == SyncResult::Error) {
         Logger::instance()->enterNextLogFile();
diff --git a/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp b/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp
index ad874ed30c..60ac96f99a 100644
--- a/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void AbstractNetworkJob::setReply(QNetworkReply *reply)
 
 void AbstractNetworkJob::setTimeout(qint64 msec)
 {
-    qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << msec;
+    //qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << msec;
 
     _timer.start(msec);
 }
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ void AbstractNetworkJob::start()
     const QUrl url = account()->url();
     const QString displayUrl = QString( "%1://%2%3").arg(url.scheme()).arg(url.host()).arg(url.path());
 
-    qDebug() << "!!!" << metaObject()->className() << "created for" << displayUrl << "+" << path();
+    QString parentMetaObjectName = parent() ? parent()->metaObject()->className() : "";
+    qDebug() << "!!!" << metaObject()->className() << "created for" << displayUrl << "+" << path() << parentMetaObjectName;
 }
 
 void AbstractNetworkJob::slotTimeout()