diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a9ceb7ecf..b548a5f97 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 0.5.12-dev0
+
+### Fixes
+
+* **Added extensive logging to sharepoint connector**
+
 ## 0.5.11
 
 ### Features 
diff --git a/unstructured_ingest/__version__.py b/unstructured_ingest/__version__.py
index 3af59ec2c..37a9412a6 100644
--- a/unstructured_ingest/__version__.py
+++ b/unstructured_ingest/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.5.11"  # pragma: no cover
+__version__ = "0.5.12-dev0"  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/unstructured_ingest/v2/processes/connectors/sharepoint.py b/unstructured_ingest/v2/processes/connectors/sharepoint.py
index c6586dc6e..20e13248a 100644
--- a/unstructured_ingest/v2/processes/connectors/sharepoint.py
+++ b/unstructured_ingest/v2/processes/connectors/sharepoint.py
@@ -63,24 +63,72 @@ class SharepointIndexer(OnedriveIndexer):
     async def run_async(self, **kwargs: Any) -> AsyncIterator[FileData]:
         from office365.runtime.client_request_exception import ClientRequestException
 
+        logger.info(f"[{self.connector_type}] Fetching access token...")
         token_resp = await asyncio.to_thread(self.connection_config.get_token)
+
         if "error" in token_resp:
-            raise SourceConnectionError(
-                f"[{self.connector_type}]: {token_resp['error']} "
-                f"({token_resp.get('error_description')})"
-            )
+            error_message = f"[{self.connector_type}] Authentication error: {token_resp['error']} \
+            ({token_resp.get('error_description')})"
+            logger.error(error_message)
+            raise SourceConnectionError(error_message)
+
+        logger.info(
+            f"[{self.connector_type}] Successfully obtained access token. \
+        Connecting to SharePoint site: {self.connection_config.site}"
+        )
 
         client = await asyncio.to_thread(self.connection_config.get_client)
+
         try:
             site = client.sites.get_by_url(self.connection_config.site).get().execute_query()
+            logger.info(
+                f"[{self.connector_type}] Successfully retrieved site object: {site.properties}"
+            )
+
             site_drive_item = site.drive.get().execute_query().root
-        except ClientRequestException:
-            logger.info("Site not found")
+            if site_drive_item is None:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"[{self.connector_type}] \
+                    No root drive found for site {self.connection_config.site}. \
+                Please check site permissions or if the site has a document library."
+                )
+
+            logger.info(f"[{self.connector_type}] Successfully retrieved site drive root.")
+
+        except ClientRequestException as e:
+            logger.error(f"[{self.connector_type}] Failed to fetch SharePoint site: {str(e)}")
+            raise SourceConnectionError(
+                f"[{self.connector_type}] Site not found or inaccessible: {str(e)}"
+            )
 
+        # Check if a path was provided and attempt to retrieve the specific path
         path = self.index_config.path
-        # Deprecated sharepoint sdk needed a default path. Microsoft Graph SDK does not.
         if path and path != LEGACY_DEFAULT_PATH:
-            site_drive_item = site_drive_item.get_by_path(path).get().execute_query()
+            logger.info(f"[{self.connector_type}] Fetching site drive item at path: {path}")
+
+            try:
+                site_drive_item = site_drive_item.get_by_path(path).get().execute_query()
+                logger.info(
+                    f"[{self.connector_type}] \
+                    Successfully retrieved site drive item at path: {path}"
+                )
+            except ClientRequestException as e:
+                logger.error(
+                    f"[{self.connector_type}] Invalid path '{path}'. \
+                Please verify the path exists in SharePoint. Error: {str(e)}"
+                )
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"[{self.connector_type}] Invalid path '{path}' or path does not exist."
+                )
+
+        # Final validation before proceeding to file retrieval
+        if site_drive_item is None:
+            error_msg = f"[{self.connector_type}] \
+            Unable to retrieve site drive item. \
+            This may be due to incorrect site URL, \
+            missing permissions, or an empty document library."
+            logger.error(error_msg)
+            raise ValueError(error_msg)
 
         for drive_item in site_drive_item.get_files(
             recursive=self.index_config.recursive