diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/StandardProjectPropertyResolver.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/StandardProjectPropertyResolver.java
index 8e95447..0418c5d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/StandardProjectPropertyResolver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/StandardProjectPropertyResolver.java
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ import org.apache.maven.model.Profile;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.component.annotations.Component;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.component.annotations.Requirement;
+import org.codehaus.plexus.logging.AbstractLogEnabled;
 
-@Component(role = ProjectPropertyResolver.class)
-public class StandardProjectPropertyResolver implements ProjectPropertyResolver {
+@Component(role = ProjectPropertyResolver.class, instantiationStrategy = "per-lookup")
+public class StandardProjectPropertyResolver extends AbstractLogEnabled implements ProjectPropertyResolver {
 	
 	@Requirement
 	private MavenSession session;
@@ -51,34 +52,38 @@ public class StandardProjectPropertyResolver implements ProjectPropertyResolver
     private Properties findPropertiesObject(String key) {
     	// search the user/cli properties first
     	Properties props = this.session.getUserProperties();
-    	if (props.containsKey(key))
+    	if (props.containsKey(key)) {
+    	    this.getLogger().debug("Found in session user properties: " + key);
     		return props;
-    	
-    	// search the profiles next; in order (FIXME maybe we should go backwards?)
-    	for (Profile profile : this.project.getActiveProfiles()) {
-    		props = profile.getProperties();
-    		if (props.containsKey(key))
-    			return props;
     	}
     	
-    	// now look at the project props
-    	props = this.project.getProperties();
-		if (props.containsKey(key))
-			return props;
-		
-		// now recursively look up the parent project props
-		MavenProject ancestor = this.project.getParent();
-		while (ancestor != null) {
-			props = ancestor.getProperties();
-			if (props.containsKey(key))
-				return props;
-			ancestor = ancestor.getParent();
-		}
+    	MavenProject ancestor = this.project;
+        while (ancestor != null) {
+        	// search the profiles next; in order (FIXME maybe we should go backwards?)
+        	for (Profile profile : ancestor.getActiveProfiles()) {
+        		props = profile.getProperties();
+        		if (props.containsKey(key)) {
+                    this.getLogger().debug("Found in project profile properties: " + ancestor.getArtifact() + ": " + profile.getId() + ": " + key);
+        			return props;
+        		}
+        	}
+        	
+        	// now look at the project props
+        	props = ancestor.getProperties();
+    		if (props.containsKey(key)) {
+                this.getLogger().debug("Found in project properties: " + ancestor.getArtifact() + ": " + key);
+    			return props;
+    		}
+
+            ancestor = ancestor.getParent();
+        }
 
     	// search the system properties last (FIXME is this right?)
     	props = this.session.getSystemProperties();
-    	if (props.containsKey(key))
+    	if (props.containsKey(key)) {
+            this.getLogger().debug("Found in system properties: " + key);
     		return props;
+    	}
 		
 		return null;
     }