diff --git a/protocol/messenger.go b/protocol/messenger.go
index cd38de92e..b979c8815 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger.go
@@ -3442,7 +3442,9 @@ func (m *Messenger) SyncVerificationRequest(ctx context.Context, vr *verificatio
 // RetrieveAll retrieves messages from all filters, processes them and returns a
 // MessengerResponse to the client
 func (m *Messenger) RetrieveAll() (*MessengerResponse, error) {
+	m.logger.Debug("RetrieveAll start")
 	chatWithMessages, err := m.transport.RetrieveRawAll()
+	m.logger.Debug("RetrieveAll end", zap.Any("chatWithMessages", chatWithMessages))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -3451,6 +3453,7 @@ func (m *Messenger) RetrieveAll() (*MessengerResponse, error) {
 }
 
 func (m *Messenger) StartRetrieveMessagesLoop(tick time.Duration, cancel <-chan struct{}) {
+	m.logger.Debug("starting RetrieveMessagesLoop")
 	m.shutdownWaitGroup.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer m.shutdownWaitGroup.Done()
@@ -3468,6 +3471,7 @@ func (m *Messenger) StartRetrieveMessagesLoop(tick time.Duration, cancel <-chan
 }
 
 func (m *Messenger) ProcessAllMessages() {
+	m.logger.Debug("ProcessAllMessages")
 	response, err := m.RetrieveAll()
 	if err != nil {
 		m.logger.Error("failed to retrieve raw messages", zap.Error(err))
@@ -3888,6 +3892,9 @@ func (m *Messenger) handleRetrievedMessages(chatWithMessages map[transport.Filte
 	messageState := m.buildMessageState()
 
 	logger := m.logger.With(zap.String("site", "RetrieveAll"))
+	logger.Debug("handleRetrievedMessages",
+		zap.Any("chatWithMessages", chatWithMessages),
+	)
 
 	controlledCommunitiesChatIDs, err := m.communitiesManager.GetOwnedCommunitiesChatIDs()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/protocol/messenger_handler.go b/protocol/messenger_handler.go
index 9b0c90505..201744541 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_handler.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_handler.go
@@ -2134,6 +2134,13 @@ func (m *Messenger) handleChatMessage(state *ReceivedMessageState, forceSeen boo
 		WhisperTimestamp: state.CurrentMessageState.WhisperTimestamp,
 	}
 
+	logger.Debug("received chat message",
+		zap.String("messageID", receivedMessage.ID),
+		zap.String("from", receivedMessage.From),
+		zap.Any("contentType", receivedMessage.ContentType),
+		zap.Bool("forceSeen", forceSeen),
+	)
+
 	// is the message coming from us?
 	isSyncMessage := common.IsPubKeyEqual(receivedMessage.SigPubKey, &m.identity.PublicKey)
 
diff --git a/protocol/messenger_store_node_request_manager.go b/protocol/messenger_store_node_request_manager.go
index ff770710a..0dbf9bece 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_store_node_request_manager.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_store_node_request_manager.go
@@ -373,7 +373,11 @@ func (r *storeNodeRequest) finalize() {
 func (r *storeNodeRequest) shouldFetchNextPage(envelopesCount int) (bool, uint32) {
 	logger := r.manager.logger.With(
 		zap.Any("requestID", r.requestID),
-		zap.Int("envelopesCount", envelopesCount))
+		zap.Int("envelopesCount", envelopesCount),
+		zap.String("contentTopic", r.contentTopic.String()),
+	)
+
+	logger.Debug("shouldFetchNextPage")
 
 	r.result.stats.FetchedEnvelopesCount += envelopesCount
 	r.result.stats.FetchedPagesCount++
diff --git a/protocol/transport/transport.go b/protocol/transport/transport.go
index 37c860f76..bb44f0f32 100644
--- a/protocol/transport/transport.go
+++ b/protocol/transport/transport.go
@@ -232,8 +232,10 @@ func (t *Transport) RetrieveRawAll() (map[Filter][]*types.Message, error) {
 			logger.Warn("failed to fetch messages", zap.Error(err))
 			continue
 		}
+
 		// Don't pull from filters we don't listen to
 		if !filter.Listen {
+			logger.Debug("skip filter as not listened", zap.String("filterID", filter.FilterID))
 			for _, msg := range msgs {
 				t.waku.MarkP2PMessageAsProcessed(common.BytesToHash(msg.Hash))
 			}
@@ -250,6 +252,11 @@ func (t *Transport) RetrieveRawAll() (map[Filter][]*types.Message, error) {
 			ids[i] = id
 		}
 
+		logger.Debug("retrieved raw messages",
+			zap.String("filterID", filter.FilterID),
+			zap.Any("ids", ids),
+		)
+
 		hits, err := t.cache.Hits(ids)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error("failed to check messages exists", zap.Error(err))
diff --git a/wakuv2/common/filter.go b/wakuv2/common/filter.go
index f828d86c9..20e4e5818 100644
--- a/wakuv2/common/filter.go
+++ b/wakuv2/common/filter.go
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ func (fs *Filters) NotifyWatchers(recvMessage *ReceivedMessage) bool {
 		if matched && decodedMsg != nil {
 			log.Debug("processing message: decrypted", "envelopeHash", recvMessage.Hash().Hex())
 			if watcher.Src == nil || IsPubKeyEqual(decodedMsg.Src, watcher.Src) {
+				log.Debug("processing message: triggering watcher", "envelopeHash", recvMessage.Hash().Hex())
 				watcher.Trigger(decodedMsg)
 			}
 		}
@@ -276,6 +277,10 @@ func (f *Filter) Trigger(msg *ReceivedMessage) {
 // to a filter.
 func (f *Filter) Retrieve() []*ReceivedMessage {
 	msgs, err := f.Messages.Pop()
+	log.Debug("Retrieve messages from filter",
+		"filter", f.id,
+		"msgsCount", len(msgs),
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("failed to retrieve messages from filter store", "error", err)
 		return nil
diff --git a/wakuv2/waku.go b/wakuv2/waku.go
index 149379805..71a98f30a 100644
--- a/wakuv2/waku.go
+++ b/wakuv2/waku.go
@@ -1622,6 +1622,8 @@ func (w *Waku) processMessage(e *common.ReceivedMessage) {
 		zap.Int64("timestamp", e.Envelope.Message().GetTimestamp()),
 	)
 
+	logger.Debug("waku.processMessage")
+
 	if e.MsgType == common.StoreMessageType {
 		// We need to insert it first, and then remove it if not matched,
 		// as messages are processed asynchronously