diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/EjbDataverseEngine.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/EjbDataverseEngine.java
index 411c72ac8b7..e36f7feaec3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/EjbDataverseEngine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/EjbDataverseEngine.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public <R> R submit(Command<R> aCommand) throws CommandException {
             DataverseRequest dvReq = aCommand.getRequest();
             
             Map<String, DvObject> affectedDvObjects = aCommand.getAffectedDvObjects();
-            logRec.setInfo( describe(affectedDvObjects) );
+            logRec.setInfo(aCommand.describe());
             for (Map.Entry<String, ? extends Set<Permission>> pair : requiredMap.entrySet()) {
                 String dvName = pair.getKey();
                 if (!affectedDvObjects.containsKey(dvName)) {
@@ -442,16 +442,5 @@ public DataCaptureModuleServiceBean dataCaptureModule() {
 
         return ctxt;
     }
-    
-    
-    private String describe( Map<String, DvObject> dvObjMap ) {
-        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-        for ( Map.Entry<String, DvObject> ent : dvObjMap.entrySet() ) {
-            DvObject value = ent.getValue();
-            sb.append(ent.getKey()).append(":");
-            sb.append( (value!=null) ? value.accept(DvObject.NameIdPrinter) : "<null>");
-            sb.append(" ");
-        }
-        return sb.toString();
-    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/AbstractCommand.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/AbstractCommand.java
index e4d0593835b..1876d47fc07 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/AbstractCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/AbstractCommand.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 public abstract class AbstractCommand<R> implements Command<R> {
 
-    private final Map<String, DvObject> affectedDataverses;
+    private final Map<String, DvObject> affectedDvObjects;
     private final DataverseRequest request;
 
     static protected class DvNamePair {
@@ -47,21 +47,21 @@ public AbstractCommand(DataverseRequest aRequest, DvObject anAffectedDvObject) {
 
     public AbstractCommand(DataverseRequest aRequest, DvNamePair dvp, DvNamePair... more) {
         request = aRequest;
-        affectedDataverses = new HashMap<>();
-        affectedDataverses.put(dvp.name, dvp.dvObject);
+        affectedDvObjects = new HashMap<>();
+        affectedDvObjects.put(dvp.name, dvp.dvObject);
         for (DvNamePair p : more) {
-            affectedDataverses.put(p.name, p.dvObject);
+            affectedDvObjects.put(p.name, p.dvObject);
         }
     }
 
     public AbstractCommand(DataverseRequest aRequest, Map<String, DvObject> someAffectedDvObjects) {
         request = aRequest;
-        affectedDataverses = someAffectedDvObjects;
+        affectedDvObjects = someAffectedDvObjects;
     }
     
     @Override
     public Map<String, DvObject> getAffectedDvObjects() {
-        return affectedDataverses;
+        return affectedDvObjects;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -81,4 +81,17 @@ public Map<String, Set<Permission>> getRequiredPermissions() {
     protected User getUser() {
        return getRequest().getUser();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public String describe() {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        for (Map.Entry<String, DvObject> ent : affectedDvObjects.entrySet()) {
+            DvObject value = ent.getValue();
+            sb.append(ent.getKey()).append(":");
+            sb.append((value != null) ? value.accept(DvObject.NameIdPrinter) : "<null>");
+            sb.append(" ");
+        }
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/Command.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/Command.java
index 32a8a3cb282..c6093432092 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/Command.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/Command.java
@@ -41,5 +41,6 @@ public interface Command<R> {
 	 * @return A map of the permissions required for this command
 	 */        
     Map<String,Set<Permission>> getRequiredPermissions();
-	
+
+    public String describe();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/impl/AssignRoleCommand.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/impl/AssignRoleCommand.java
index 767bee92619..34263599ff0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/impl/AssignRoleCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/impl/AssignRoleCommand.java
@@ -62,4 +62,9 @@ public Map<String, Set<Permission>> getRequiredPermissions() {
                 : Collections.singleton(Permission.ManageDatasetPermissions));
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String describe() {
+        return grantee + " has been given " + role + " on " + defPoint.accept(DvObject.NameIdPrinter);
+    }
+
 }