diff --git a/src/applications/drydock/management/DrydockManagementLeaseWorkflow.php b/src/applications/drydock/management/DrydockManagementLeaseWorkflow.php
--- a/src/applications/drydock/management/DrydockManagementLeaseWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/applications/drydock/management/DrydockManagementLeaseWorkflow.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
       "%s\n",
       pht('Waiting for daemons to activate lease...'));
 
-    $lease->waitUntilActive();
+    $this->waitUntilActive($lease);
 
     echo tsprintf(
       "%s\n",
@@ -99,4 +99,80 @@
     return 0;
   }
 
+
+  private function waitUntilActive(DrydockLease $lease) {
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
+
+    $log_cursor = 0;
+    $log_types = DrydockLogType::getAllLogTypes();
+
+    $is_active = false;
+    while (!$is_active) {
+      $lease->reload();
+
+      // While we're waiting, show the user any logs which the daemons have
+      // generated to give them some clue about what's going on.
+      $logs = id(new DrydockLogQuery())
+        ->setViewer($viewer)
+        ->withLeasePHIDs(array($lease->getPHID()))
+        ->setBeforeID($log_cursor)
+        ->execute();
+      if ($logs) {
+        $logs = mpull($logs, null, 'getID');
+        ksort($logs);
+        $log_cursor = last_key($logs);
+      }
+
+      foreach ($logs as $log) {
+        $type_key = $log->getType();
+        if (isset($log_types[$type_key])) {
+          $type_object = id(clone $log_types[$type_key])
+            ->setLog($log)
+            ->setViewer($viewer);
+
+          $log_data = $log->getData();
+
+          $type = $type_object->getLogTypeName();
+          $data = $type_object->renderLog($log_data);
+        } else {
+          $type = pht('Unknown ("%s")', $type_key);
+          $data = null;
+        }
+
+        echo tsprintf(
+          "<%s> %B\n",
+          $type,
+          $data);
+      }
+
+      $status = $lease->getStatus();
+
+      switch ($status) {
+        case DrydockLeaseStatus::STATUS_ACTIVE:
+          $is_active = true;
+          break;
+        case DrydockLeaseStatus::STATUS_RELEASED:
+          throw new Exception(pht('Lease has already been released!'));
+        case DrydockLeaseStatus::STATUS_DESTROYED:
+          throw new Exception(pht('Lease has already been destroyed!'));
+        case DrydockLeaseStatus::STATUS_BROKEN:
+          throw new Exception(pht('Lease has been broken!'));
+        case DrydockLeaseStatus::STATUS_PENDING:
+        case DrydockLeaseStatus::STATUS_ACQUIRED:
+          break;
+        default:
+          throw new Exception(
+            pht(
+              'Lease has unknown status "%s".',
+              $status));
+      }
+
+      if ($is_active) {
+        break;
+      } else {
+        sleep(1);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/drydock/storage/DrydockLease.php b/src/applications/drydock/storage/DrydockLease.php
--- a/src/applications/drydock/storage/DrydockLease.php
+++ b/src/applications/drydock/storage/DrydockLease.php
@@ -194,38 +194,6 @@
     return false;
   }
 
-  public function waitUntilActive() {
-    while (true) {
-      $lease = $this->reload();
-      if (!$lease) {
-        throw new Exception(pht('Failed to reload lease.'));
-      }
-
-      $status = $lease->getStatus();
-
-      switch ($status) {
-        case DrydockLeaseStatus::STATUS_ACTIVE:
-          return;
-        case DrydockLeaseStatus::STATUS_RELEASED:
-          throw new Exception(pht('Lease has already been released!'));
-        case DrydockLeaseStatus::STATUS_DESTROYED:
-          throw new Exception(pht('Lease has already been destroyed!'));
-        case DrydockLeaseStatus::STATUS_BROKEN:
-          throw new Exception(pht('Lease has been broken!'));
-        case DrydockLeaseStatus::STATUS_PENDING:
-        case DrydockLeaseStatus::STATUS_ACQUIRED:
-          break;
-        default:
-          throw new Exception(
-            pht(
-              'Lease has unknown status "%s".',
-              $status));
-      }
-
-      sleep(1);
-    }
-  }
-
   public function setActivateWhenAcquired($activate) {
     $this->activateWhenAcquired = true;
     return $this;