diff --git a/host/src/engine.rs b/host/src/engine.rs
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d1ebd19..08ca87f
--- a/host/src/engine.rs
+++ b/host/src/engine.rs
@@ -309,6 +309,12 @@ impl HandshakeEngine {
             ) || registration
                 || first_msg.get_data(DataType::PublicKeys).is_some()
                 || claimed_client_id.is_some_and(|client_id| client_id != 0);
+            tracing::info!(
+                claimed_client_id = ?claimed_client_id,
+                registration,
+                authentication_requested,
+                "classified MTP opening authentication mode"
+            );
             if authentication_requested {
                 let attempt = crate::config::AuthenticationAttempt {
                     peer_network_identity: _authentication_context.peer_network_identity.clone(),
@@ -566,6 +572,7 @@ impl HandshakeEngine {
             }
 
             // Unknown or zero ID: fall back to guest
+            tracing::info!("allocating MTP guest identity");
             let guest_id_lease = match self.assign_guest_id().await {
                 Ok(lease) => lease,
                 Err(error) => {
@@ -574,6 +581,7 @@ impl HandshakeEngine {
                 }
             };
             let guest_id = guest_id_lease.id;
+            tracing::info!(guest_id, "allocated MTP guest identity");
             send_accepted_generic(sender, &negotiated, tm, Some(guest_id))
                 .await
                 .map_err(AcceptError::Send)?;
diff --git a/transport/src/generic_connection.rs b/transport/src/generic_connection.rs
index 830fb40..a7a32de 100644
--- a/transport/src/generic_connection.rs
+++ b/transport/src/generic_connection.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::{
     connection::{DecodeRejectionCounters, RuntimePolicy, classify_decode_error},
     framing::{RetryClassifier, write_frame},
 };
-use mtp_codec::{CommunicationValue, DecodeLimits, TypeMap};
+use mtp_codec::{CommunicationValue, DataType, DecodeLimits, TypeMap};
 use mtp_common::CommunicationError;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ impl<C: TransportConnection> GenericSender<C> {
         if self.connection.close_reason().is_some() {
             return Err(CommunicationError::StreamClosed);
         }
+        if let Some(version) = value.get_str(DataType::Version) {
+            tracing::debug!(
+                message_type = ?value.get_type(),
+                version,
+                connected = ?value.get_data(DataType::Connected),
+                client_id = ?value.get_data(DataType::Id),
+                "sending MTP handshake response frame"
+            );
+        }
         match self.policy.send_mode {
             crate::SendMode::SingleStreamPerMessage => {
                 let mut stream = self.open().await?;
diff --git a/wasm/src/client/authentication.rs b/wasm/src/client/authentication.rs
index df7989e..73bfc9f 100644
--- a/wasm/src/client/authentication.rs
+++ b/wasm/src/client/authentication.rs
@@ -99,10 +99,19 @@ impl WasmClient {
                 return Err(js_error(message));
             }
 
+            let missing_version = || {
+                js_error(format!(
+                    "host omitted a valid negotiated protocol version (response_type={:?}, connected={:?}, frame_len={})",
+                    outcome.get_type(),
+                    outcome.get_data(DataType::Connected),
+                    outcome_bytes.len(),
+                ))
+            };
+
             let negotiated_version = match outcome.get_data(DataType::Version) {
                 Some(DataValue::Str(version)) => mtp_codec::Version::parse(version)
-                    .ok_or_else(|| js_error("host omitted a valid negotiated protocol version"))?,
-                _ => return Err(js_error("host omitted a valid negotiated protocol version")),
+                    .ok_or_else(|| missing_version())?,
+                _ => return Err(missing_version()),
             };
             if negotiated_version != PROTOCOL_VERSION {
                 return Err(js_error(