diff --git a/radicle-fetch/src/state.rs b/radicle-fetch/src/state.rs
index f12f744c..2710c56c 100644
--- a/radicle-fetch/src/state.rs
+++ b/radicle-fetch/src/state.rs
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ impl FetchState {
         )?;
         log::debug!(
             target: "fetch",
-            "Fetched data refs for {} remotes ({}ms)",
+            "Fetched data refs for {} remote(s) ({}ms)",
             fetched.len(),
             start.elapsed().as_millis()
         );
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ impl FetchState {
         }
         log::debug!(
             target: "fetch",
-            "Validated {} remotes ({}ms)",
+            "Validated {} remote(s) ({}ms)",
             remotes.len(),
             start.elapsed().as_millis()
         );
diff --git a/radicle-node/src/service.rs b/radicle-node/src/service.rs
index ef794c79..84b201ee 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/service.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/service.rs
@@ -1863,6 +1863,8 @@ where
         let peers = self.sessions.connected().map(|(_, p)| p);
         let (ann, refs) = self.refs_announcement_for(rid, remotes)?;
 
+        debug!(target: "service", "Announcing refs for {rid} to peers..");
+
         // Update our local sync status. This is useful for determining if refs were updated while
         // the node was stopped.
         if let Some(refs) = refs.iter().find(|r| r.remote == ann.node) {
diff --git a/radicle-node/src/service/io.rs b/radicle-node/src/service/io.rs
index b04daea5..f4f88503 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/service/io.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/service/io.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl Outbox {
     }
 
     pub fn write(&mut self, remote: &Session, msg: Message) {
-        msg.log(log::Level::Trace, &remote.id, Link::Outbound);
+        msg.log(log::Level::Debug, &remote.id, Link::Outbound);
         trace!(target: "service", "Write {:?} to {}", &msg, remote);
 
         self.io.push_back(Io::Write(remote.id, vec![msg]));
@@ -81,7 +81,18 @@ impl Outbox {
                 if let Some(subscribe) = &peer.subscribe {
                     if subscribe.filter.contains(&refs.rid) {
                         self.write(peer, ann.clone().into());
+                    } else {
+                        debug!(
+                            target: "service",
+                            "Skipping refs announcement relay to {peer}: peer isn't subscribed to {}",
+                            refs.rid
+                        );
                     }
+                } else {
+                    debug!(
+                        target: "service",
+                        "Skipping refs announcement relay to {peer}: peer didn't send a subscription filter"
+                    );
                 }
             } else {
                 self.write(peer, ann.clone().into());