diff --git a/ietf/idrfc/views_ballot.py b/ietf/idrfc/views_ballot.py
index 3dfefe5b8..a6258da5f 100644
--- a/ietf/idrfc/views_ballot.py
+++ b/ietf/idrfc/views_ballot.py
@@ -1016,7 +1016,8 @@ def approve_ballotREDESIGN(request, name):
         else:
             new_state = State.objects.get(used=True, type="draft-iesg", slug="ann")
 
-        if new_state.slug == "ann" and not request.REQUEST.get("skiprfceditorpost"):
+        prev_state = doc.get_state("draft-iesg")
+        if new_state.slug == "ann" and new_state.slug != prev_state.slug and not request.REQUEST.get("skiprfceditorpost"):
             # start by notifying the RFC Editor
             import ietf.sync.rfceditor
             response, error = ietf.sync.rfceditor.post_approved_draft(settings.RFC_EDITOR_SYNC_NOTIFICATION_URL, doc.name)
@@ -1032,7 +1033,6 @@ def approve_ballotREDESIGN(request, name):
 
         save_document_in_history(doc)
 
-        prev = doc.get_state("draft-iesg")
         doc.set_state(new_state)
 
         prev_tag = doc.tags.filter(slug__in=IESG_SUBSTATE_TAGS)
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ def approve_ballotREDESIGN(request, name):
         
         change_description = e.desc + " and state has been changed to %s" % doc.get_state("draft-iesg").name
         
-        e = idrfcutil_log_state_changed(request, doc, login, prev, prev_tag)
+        e = idrfcutil_log_state_changed(request, doc, login, prev_state, prev_tag)
                     
         doc.time = e.time
         doc.save()
diff --git a/ietf/sync/rfceditor.py b/ietf/sync/rfceditor.py
index 8bb29eb5f..ff894dc7d 100644
--- a/ietf/sync/rfceditor.py
+++ b/ietf/sync/rfceditor.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from xml.dom import pulldom, Node
 from django.utils.http import urlquote
 
 from ietf.utils.mail import send_mail_text
+from ietf.utils import log
 
 from ietf.doc.models import *
 from ietf.person.models import *
@@ -477,12 +478,14 @@ def post_approved_draft(url, name):
     if settings.SERVER_MODE != "production":
         return ("OK", "")
 
+    log("Posting RFC-Editor notifcation of approved draft '%s' to '%s'" % (name, url))
     text = error = ""
     try:
         f = urllib2.urlopen(request, data=urllib.urlencode({ 'draft': name }), timeout=20)
         text = f.read()
         status_code = f.getcode()
         f.close()
+        log("RFC-Editor notification result for draft '%s': %s:'%s'" % (name, status_code, text))
 
         if status_code != 200:
             raise Exception("Status code is not 200 OK (it's %s)." % status_code)
@@ -493,6 +496,7 @@ def post_approved_draft(url, name):
     except Exception as e:
         # catch everything so we don't leak exceptions, convert them
         # into string instead
+        log("Exception on RFC-Editor notification for draft '%s': '%s'" % (name, e))
         error = unicode(e)
 
     return text, error