diff --git a/src/Plugin/QueueItem/NodeItem.php b/src/Plugin/QueueItem/NodeItem.php
index 3aa580ff..2e9789bb 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/QueueItem/NodeItem.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/QueueItem/NodeItem.php
@@ -60,10 +60,30 @@ public function send() {
       $entity = \Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getStorage('node')->loadRevision($this->vid);
     }
 
+    if (!$entity) {
+      \Drupal::logger('quant_seed')->error(
+        'Failed to load entity for node ID: @id, revision ID: @vid',
+        [
+          '@id' => $this->id,
+          '@vid' => $this->vid,
+        ]
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
     foreach ($entity->getTranslationLanguages() as $langcode => $language) {
       if (!empty($this->filter) && !in_array($langcode, $this->filter)) {
         continue;
       }
+
+      \Drupal::logger('quant_seed')->notice(
+        'Processing language @langcode for node @id',
+        [
+          '@langcode' => $langcode,
+          '@id' => $this->id,
+        ]
+      );
+
       Seed::seedNode($entity, $langcode);
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/Seed.php b/src/Seed.php
index 9f71efb7..d8e72a7f 100644
--- a/src/Seed.php
+++ b/src/Seed.php
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ public static function unpublishRedirect($redirect) {
    * Seeds taxonomy term.
    */
   public static function seedTaxonomyTerm($entity, $langcode = NULL) {
+
+    // Use the translation to ensure correct metadata such as published state.
+    $entity = $entity->getTranslation($langcode);
+
     $tid = $entity->get('tid')->value;
 
     $url = Utility::getCanonicalUrl('taxonomy_term', $tid, $langcode);
@@ -264,6 +268,9 @@ public static function seedTaxonomyTerm($entity, $langcode = NULL) {
    */
   public static function seedNode(EntityInterface $entity, $langcode = NULL) {
 
+    // Use the translation to ensure correct metadata such as published state.
+    $entity = $entity->getTranslation($langcode);
+
     $nid = $entity->get('nid')->value;
     $rid = $entity->get('vid')->value;