diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/MainDom.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/MainDom.cs
index 10096567f3..e4beafc110 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/MainDom.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/MainDom.cs
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
             lock (_locko)
             {
                 if (_signaled) return false;
+                if (_isMainDom == false)
+                {
+                    _logger.Warn<MainDom>("Register called when MainDom has not been acquired");
+                    return false;
+                }
+
                 install?.Invoke();
                 if (release != null)
                     _callbacks.Add(new KeyValuePair<int, Action>(weight, release));
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/NuCache/PublishedSnapshotService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/NuCache/PublishedSnapshotService.cs
index 6e7916c77f..3fcf61a7bc 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/NuCache/PublishedSnapshotService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/NuCache/PublishedSnapshotService.cs
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.NuCache
                         // if both local databases exist then GetTree will open them, else new databases will be created
                         _localContentDb = BTree.GetTree(localContentDbPath, _localDbExists);
                         _localMediaDb = BTree.GetTree(localMediaDbPath, _localDbExists);
+
+                        _logger.Info<PublishedSnapshotService>($"Registered with MainDom, local db exists? {_localDbExists}");
                     },
                     () =>
                     {
@@ -144,6 +146,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.NuCache
                             _mediaStore?.ReleaseLocalDb(); //null check because we could shut down before being assigned
                             _localMediaDb = null;
                         }
+
+                        _logger.Info<PublishedSnapshotService>("Released from MainDom");
                     });
 
                 // stores are created with a db so they can write to it, but they do not read from it,