diff --git a/pkg/podman/component.go b/pkg/podman/component.go
index 483aba77f50..36513abc329 100644
--- a/pkg/podman/component.go
+++ b/pkg/podman/component.go
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ type ListPodsReport struct {
 }
 
 func (o *PodmanCli) ListAllComponents() ([]api.ComponentAbstract, error) {
-	out, err := exec.Command(o.podmanCmd, "pod", "ps", "--format", "json", "--filter", "status=running").Output()
+	cmd := exec.Command(o.podmanCmd, "pod", "ps", "--format", "json", "--filter", "status=running")
+	klog.V(3).Infof("executing %v", cmd.Args)
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
 	if err != nil {
 		if exiterr, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", err, string(exiterr.Stderr))
@@ -32,10 +34,10 @@ func (o *PodmanCli) ListAllComponents() ([]api.ComponentAbstract, error) {
 	}
 
 	for _, pod := range list {
-		klog.V(5).Infof("\npod name: %s\n", pod.Name)
-		klog.V(5).Infof("labels:\n")
+		klog.V(5).Infof("\npod name: %s", pod.Name)
+		klog.V(5).Infof("labels:")
 		for k, v := range pod.Labels {
-			klog.V(5).Infof(" - %s: %s\n", k, v)
+			klog.V(5).Infof(" - %s: %s", k, v)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/podman/exec.go b/pkg/podman/exec.go
index a088ca1831c..83ddf034c5e 100644
--- a/pkg/podman/exec.go
+++ b/pkg/podman/exec.go
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ func (o *PodmanCli) ExecCMDInContainer(containerName, podName string, cmd []stri
 	args = append(args, cmd...)
 
 	command := exec.Command(o.podmanCmd, args...)
+	klog.V(3).Infof("executing %v", command.Args)
 	command.Stdin = stdin
 
-	klog.V(4).Infof("exec %s %v\n", o.podmanCmd, args)
 	out, err := command.Output()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/podman/podman.go b/pkg/podman/podman.go
index a060f0ee321..515655634a7 100644
--- a/pkg/podman/podman.go
+++ b/pkg/podman/podman.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func (o *PodmanCli) PlayKube(pod *corev1.Pod) error {
 	)
 
 	cmd := exec.Command(o.podmanCmd, "play", "kube", "-")
+	klog.V(3).Infof("executing %v", cmd.Args)
 	stdin, err := cmd.StdinPipe()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -89,7 +90,9 @@ func (o *PodmanCli) PlayKube(pod *corev1.Pod) error {
 }
 
 func (o *PodmanCli) PodStop(podname string) error {
-	out, err := exec.Command(o.podmanCmd, "pod", "stop", podname).Output()
+	cmd := exec.Command(o.podmanCmd, "pod", "stop", podname)
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	klog.V(3).Infof("executing %v", cmd.Args)
 	if err != nil {
 		if exiterr, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", err, string(exiterr.Stderr))
@@ -101,7 +104,9 @@ func (o *PodmanCli) PodStop(podname string) error {
 }
 
 func (o *PodmanCli) PodRm(podname string) error {
-	out, err := exec.Command(o.podmanCmd, "pod", "rm", podname).Output()
+	cmd := exec.Command(o.podmanCmd, "pod", "rm", podname)
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	klog.V(3).Infof("executing %v", cmd.Args)
 	if err != nil {
 		if exiterr, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", err, string(exiterr.Stderr))
@@ -113,7 +118,9 @@ func (o *PodmanCli) PodRm(podname string) error {
 }
 
 func (o *PodmanCli) VolumeRm(volumeName string) error {
-	out, err := exec.Command(o.podmanCmd, "volume", "rm", volumeName).Output()
+	cmd := exec.Command(o.podmanCmd, "volume", "rm", volumeName)
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	klog.V(3).Infof("executing %v", cmd.Args)
 	if err != nil {
 		if exiterr, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", err, string(exiterr.Stderr))
@@ -125,7 +132,9 @@ func (o *PodmanCli) VolumeRm(volumeName string) error {
 }
 
 func (o *PodmanCli) VolumeLs() (map[string]bool, error) {
-	out, err := exec.Command(o.podmanCmd, "volume", "ls", "--format", "{{.Name}}", "--noheading").Output()
+	cmd := exec.Command(o.podmanCmd, "volume", "ls", "--format", "{{.Name}}", "--noheading")
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	klog.V(3).Infof("executing %v", cmd.Args)
 	if err != nil {
 		if exiterr, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", err, string(exiterr.Stderr))
diff --git a/pkg/podman/version.go b/pkg/podman/version.go
index b9af97a876f..a1f842212cb 100644
--- a/pkg/podman/version.go
+++ b/pkg/podman/version.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
+
+	"k8s.io/klog"
 )
 
 type Version struct {
@@ -22,7 +24,9 @@ type SystemVersionReport struct {
 }
 
 func (o *PodmanCli) Version() (SystemVersionReport, error) {
-	out, err := exec.Command(o.podmanCmd, "version", "--format", "json").Output()
+	cmd := exec.Command(o.podmanCmd, "version", "--format", "json")
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	klog.V(3).Infof("executing %v", cmd.Args)
 	if err != nil {
 		if exiterr, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", err, string(exiterr.Stderr))